With a record-breaking new defense budget, Defense Contracting Management Agency wants to make sure individual agencies have the skills necessary to fulfill contracting obligations and follow all the…
Quiet hiring is unofficially having an employee take on new responsibilities or hiring contractors rather than full-time employees. The most honest and ethical approach to quiet hiring requires…
The Office of Personnel Management is getting up to speed with one of its newest duties — standing up a governmentwide marketplace for human resources IT solutions. Steve…
As the increase in product and services costs started to hit the federal sector last year, the General Services Administration heard the complaints and frustrations of vendors for…
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Contractors start the new calendar year with customers funded for…
When issues arise during performance of a federal government contract, causing a contractor to experience delays and/or to incur additional, unanticipated costs, contractors have a choice of remedies….
Proper training of managers and Human Resources employees on vetting resumes—including protocols on what to do when discrepancies are found—is essential. The post How Much—If Any—“Embellishment” on Resumes…
As the calendar flips into 2023, the federal technology community can count on a few things. Cybersecurity/zero trust, IT modernization and customer experience will remain hot topics. Conferences,…
With more people, more ideas and more money, the Air Force expects AFWERX 3.0 to go beyond its earlier incarnations and lead the crowded field of defense acquisition…
The Defense Department’s ambitious plan to completely revamp its household goods moving system appeared to have finally surmounted its final legal hurdle this week with the passage of…