This Labor Department advisor has been working disability issues for decades
Persistence and focus have paid off for one Labor Department policy advisor. His beat for 23 years of federal service has been access for people with disabilities, access…
Labor Department now has better ability to dig into discrimination claims against federal contractors
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is strengthening its ability to investigate and remedy employment discrimination allegations filed against federal contractors. Labor finalized an update…
GSA’s commercial platforms gaining steam, but data, other concerns persist
Three years into the Commercial Platforms Initiative, the vision Congress had for the initiative isn’t necessarily coming to fruition. But new data and analysis shows that doesn’t mean…
Office of Strategic Capital hits road bumps on future funding
While some lawmakers and Defense Department officials frequently hold up the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) as a success story, a disagreement on Capitol Hill appears to have…
Agencies will soon be able to get feedback on what it’s like working with them
The Postal Service’s financial woes are deepening. USPS reports a $1.7 billion net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, and expects to see a net loss…
Small tech companies ask Congress for changes to make acquisition easier to navigate
Small, innovative companies want Congress to help them get a bigger share of Defense Department contracts — and they have suggestions for what form that help should take….
Five reasons to get excited about governmentwide Section 508 assessment criteria
This is the first part of a two-part article. In July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, yet it is understandable that people…
A forest of proposed rules sprouts up around federal acquisition
Buy-American and not-buy-from-China rules have raised concerns from contractors. Meanwhile the FTC proposes new rules on contractor mergers that look practically unworkable. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got…
A state official calls on GSA to reopen its multiple award schedule
Among the 40,000-odd counties in the United States are some really big ones. Like San Diego County, California. At the recent National Contract Management Association’s World Congress, I…
Federal judge challenges SBA’s standard for giving firms disadvantaged status
The Small Business Administration is putting a temporary pause on adding new applicants to its disadvantaged business program. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee…