It’s always been an existential question. Can small businesses continue with contracts if they become no longer small. Companies do grow, after all, whether organically or with mergers…
Karla Smith Jackson, senior procurement executive, deputy chief acquisition officer, and assistant administrator for the Office of Procurement at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), joins Off the…
The National Institutes of Health procurement arm issued requests for proposals on a multiple award contract three and a half years ago. The program, known as CIOSP4, still…
Protests of contracts went down last fiscal year. The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are…
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Plans for a next-generation governmentwide travel and expense management platform are coming into focus, following a recent contract award central to its day-to-day operations. The General Services Administration…
Federal employees aren’t alone in wondering about President-elect Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. So are federal contractors. They wonder what the DOGE will think the government…
Cloud services are driving a quiet revolution in back office functions at federal agencies. While public-facing customer experience applications like artificial intelligence-driven chatbots get a lot of attention,…
The leaders of today’s organizations may be more focused on a homogenous “happy” front than the need for open, honest discussion at work. The post Is Being Upbeat…
The Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to make massive cuts to the federal workforce and government spending will soon come under Congress’ microscope as well. Leaders on the…