Navigating the current GovCon environment
Kaamil Khan, president, Makpar Corporation This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Kaamil Khan, president of Makpar Corporation, a small IT services firm….
Leadership at the intersection of security and trade
Nazak Nikakhtar, partner,Wiley Rein On this episode of Leaders and Legends in Government, host Aileen Black welcomes the Honorable Nazak Nikakhtar, former assistant secretary at Commerce’s International Trade…
DHS contract reviews creating uncertainty, causing layoffs
The impact of the Homeland Security Department’s requirement for all contract awards and modifications worth more than $100,000 to get approval from the secretary’s office is having real…
Connecting policy, innovation and national security from Capitol Hill to Cape Canaveral
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton Well, I know that PSC is doing a lot with border security these days, with all of the funding going to DHS through the…
Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded…
Defusing Workplace Conflict
Training employees on how to turn around bad interpersonal situations. The post Defusing Workplace Conflict appeared first on Training.
As DISA preps JWCC-Next, Olympus, JOE initiatives take hold
The next version of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Computing contract is coming into focus. While the final solicitation is still months away, the Defense Department is applying several…
The imperative of best value through the Multiple Award Schedules
On July 16, the General Services Administration published via its website 16 legislative proposals that the Office of Management and Budget transmitted to the 119th Congress. Legislative proposal…
Federal CIO starting to come out of his shell?
It’s easy to miss some juicy news tidbits these days. Between the rate of change federal employees and contractors are in the middle of and the assorted platforms…
Why disability and veteran protections are once again in the spotlight
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton Well, let’s start with the basics because not everybody knows what the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is in the Department of Labor….