Looking for help with space regulations?
Creating the technology to get to space is hard enough, something that may be just as or even more difficult, navigating your way through the bureaucratic regulations that…
DoD builds AI tool to speed up ‘antiquated process’ for contract writing
The Defense Department is testing out an artificial intelligence tool to help the agency write contracts and speed up the federal acquisition process. DoD’s Chief Digital and AI…
Defense Industrial Base loses thousands more firms, mainly because DoD is a tough customer
The Defense Industrial Base is still quite vast, but it’s steadily shrinking. The latest edition of an annual report by the National Defense Industrial Association suggests that even…
One more step away from the acquisition regulation that most vendors hate
The General Services Administration wants to expand the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) program to more of its contract vehicles. A new memo from Jeff Koses, GSA’s senior procurement…
CMMC spurs cybersecurity awareness, but don’t sleep on everything else
As I was about to enter a large breakout room at the Gaylord Hotel in Nashville back in July 2013, I was excited to deliver a presentation on…
Category management — never quite trusted on the civilian side — comes to Defense acquisition
The Defense Department is telling its acquisition people to use what’s known as category management to expand the use of small business. But for years, small business has…
Strategic asset spotlight: GSA’s OASIS
About a decade ago, the General Services Administration commenced with the implementation of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) professional services contract vehicle. This program consists…
Now is the time to weigh in on the future of federal HR services
When it comes to modernizing back office functions across the government, sometimes you have to start at the bottom. Forget about the cloud or the modern software for…
Big questions continue to swirl around CMMC in 2023
“Every single business doing any kind of business with the Department of Defense will need to get certified and get a third-party audit that they have basic cyber…
Navy wants local help figuring out what to do with a now closed facility
All National Science Foundation employees on an excepted service pay scale will receive a 4.6% average pay raise for 2023. NSF leadership announced the update in an email…