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…
You’re not innovating if you’re not talking to small business
Federal requirements mandate that government agencies award nearly a quarter (23%) of all contracts annually to small businesses. But fulfilling set-aside provisions should not be the primary reason…
Using data to transform procurement
Mark Fox, director of Federal Sales at Amazon Business, joins Off the Shelf this week for a discussion on procurement transformation, e-commerce, and the role data management can…
An update on the MAS program
This week on Off the Shelf, Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, provides an update on the MAS program, including processing Economic Price Adjustments (EPA) and other modifications….
Branding & marketing in GovCon
Mike LeJeune, partner, RSM Federal This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by fellow GovCon consultant Mike LeJeune of RSM Federal for a wide…