With spending against governmentwide acquisition contracts reaching an all-time high in fiscal 2023, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is pushing agencies to make changes to ensure a…
For decades, we have recognized the national security implications of our reliance on overseas raw materials and supplies. These implications have prompted a growing recognition that our nation…
The landscape of government contracting pricing is stuck in a bygone era. In my 26th year as a business owner and contractor with hundreds of proposals under my…
A contractor got into a pricing squeeze when the customer, in this case the Marine Corps, way underestimated the quantities for the services under the fixed-price contract. It…
A District of Columbia federal judge is granting the government’s request to raise the fine, by $50 million, for Gen Digital’s violation of the False Claims Act. The…
What does it take for a workplace to earn the “toxic” label? Here are three components that can factor in. The post Characteristics of Workplace Toxicity appeared first…
If the government needs something made, it is supposed to look for a small business to make it. If no small business exists, an agency can get a…
On November 17, 2023, DoD issued for public comment Proposed Rule, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Case 2018-D074, Inapplicability of Additional Defense-Unique Laws and Certain Non-Statutory DFARS…
Part of that sigh of relief that you may have heard coming from the Pentagon when Congress passed the 2024 defense authorization bill was for no major new…
GSA’s Polaris contract has been pulled back into the protest vortex. The General Services Administration’s small business governmentwide acquisition contract, known as Polaris, faces a new complaint. VCH…