GSA’s OASIS+ sucked into the protest void
The OASIS+ professional services governmentwide contract couldn’t avoid the protest bug after all. Boston Consulting Group Federal filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Office on Aug. 28…
Air Force needs to clarify its goals for space technology acquisition
The Defense Department can improve the acquisition process for space technology with more “market intelligence.” Its acquisition leaders need to make clearer distinctions between investing in programs that…
Federal contract workers’ calls for higher wages reveal deeper need for pay reform
A group of call center employees at large federal contractor Maximus is urging the company to offer better pay and benefits ahead of what will be a major…
FAR & Beyond: What is fair and reasonable transparency?
This column was originally published on Roger Waldron’s blog at The Coalition for Government Procurement and was republished here with permission from the author. Keeping with the title and theme…
Pentagon’s top three priorities for a better acquisition program
The Defense Department will prioritize three areas of concentration to strengthen and speed up its lumbering acquisition process. Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, it will use…
Sen. Ernst to agencies: No more ‘easy As’ on the SBA scorecard
A new effort by the Senate is seeking to fix much of what’s wrong with federal small business contracting. And at the same time, hold agencies leadership more…
This new rule gives contractors a way to rate the government
Federal contractors get plenty of feedback from the government. But outside of protests, the notion of a 360-degree evaluation doesn’t exactly operate here, until now, maybe. It is…
Verizon calls its own foul in how it managed GSA’s cybersecurity
Verizon blew the whistle on itself in how it was protecting the data and systems at the General Services Administration. That admission likely resulted in a smaller penalty…
There they go again: Labor proposes overtime for salaried contractor employees
The Labor Department has revived an old idea: Salaried private-sector employees who work overtime. Well, you can’t just compensate them with pizza. A rule proposed last week would…
SBA looking to accelerate AI breakthroughs as part of ‘customer-centric’ transformation
The Small Business Administration is stepping up efforts to ensure startups have access to the capital they need to accelerate breakthroughs in artificial intelligence – especially in matters…