Training Managers to Avoid Creating a False Sense of Urgency
One sign of a culture of false urgency is when employees feel compelled to work at nights and on the weekends because that’s the only time they feel…
A discussion of canine assisted warrior therapy
This week’s Off the Shelf is dedicated to cainine-assisted warrior therapy and the impact assistance dogs have on veterans suffering from physical limitations and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
It’s a small but important detail: are foreign contractor employees legit?
In the endless quest for talent, federal contractors sometimes use foreign employees. A long-running program called E-verify lets employers confirm such potential employees are eligible to work in…
Federal agencies in three southern states will get cleaner energy
Federal facilities in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi will get cleaner electricity soon, as the government works towards its goal of carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) for federal operations by…
Yes, people, the House leadership failure also affects acquisition
The longer the House of Representatives remains in stasis, the closer the next budget deadline comes without any action to resolve it. There is lots at stake, including…
The evolving cybersecurity framework
Alex Canizares, partner at Perkins Coie, joins Off the Shelf for a discussion of the evolving cybersecurity framework and what it means for government contractors. Cybersecurity has become…
The FAS realignment: Opportunities for “dead easy?”
With the start of the new fiscal year (FY24), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) launched its much-anticipated organizational realignment. The realignment breaks down regional stovepipes across FAS, creating…
Fear and loathing in Defense IT: Time to enforce FAR conflict of interest rules and revolving door abuses
With future wars being fought in cyberspace, our national security goals are highly reliant on effective and timely acquisitions of advanced information technology capabilities, especially within the command…
Federal contracting dollars for women-owned small business remain below 5%
Federal Bureau of Prisons officers are concerned about the ripple effects of an end to their pay bonuses. By January, hundreds of BOP officers will see the loss…
The end of the beginning phase for GSA’s OASIS+ is near
Friday is the end of the beginning for the General Services Administration’s years’ long effort to develop the OASIS+ professional services contract. After two years of planning, meetings,…