DoD award lead times increased for higher value contracts
While the award lead times have generally decreased for defense contracts and orders over $250,000 in the last several years, it takes longer for the Defense Department to…
GSA aims to make buying SaaS easier through new policy
The effort to make buying cloud services easier for agencies and more in line with industry standards continues with yet another acquisition workaround. The General Services Administration issued…
Should the Defense Department get more mixed up with mergers and acquisitions?
The defense industrial base roster of companies keeps shrinking, and supply chain snags have become constant. Now at least some members of Congress have asked whether the Defense Department…
A troubling small business trend is getting worse
Bloomberg Government recently underscored something federal contracting data has been showing. In the last ten years, the number of small businesses doing business with the government has fallen…
Employers of the disabled worry about the uncertain federal budget
Government shutdown threats and scrimping on contractor employee wages, those conflicts affect one group of working people perhaps more than any other. People with disabilities. Joining the Federal…
Should AI Keep Tabs on Your Employees’ Emotions?
Using AI to monitor employee emotions could help them manage stress but also could lead to even unhappier workers. The post Should AI Keep Tabs on Your Employees’…
Key policies affecting small business in the federal market
Ken Dodds, vice president of Acquisition Policy at the Coalition for Government Procurement joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for a in-depth discussion of…
DoD slated to receive over $18B for military construction initiatives
The Defense Department will receive $18.7 billion for military construction and family housing initiatives for fiscal 2024. The six-bill spending package passed by the House yesterday, includes funding…
If you’re a budget numbers nerd, this is the week to watch
Even as Congress takes up spending bills for a fiscal year already half over, budget watchers are preparing for release of the administration’s 2025 wish list. In theory,…
Employee E-mail Etiquette: The Importance of Acknowledgement
Is a discussion of what to do when a dicey e-mail reaches executives a topic that is reviewed during leadership development programs? The post Employee E-mail Etiquette: The…