8(a) program pushed further to the edge by DoD audit
The 8(a) small business contracting program is coming under the microscope of its biggest user. The Defense Department is joining a growing list of agencies auditing the use…
Congress pushes back on parts of DoD’s acquisition reform agenda
Congressional appropriators are backing the Pentagon’s push to speed up weapons buying, but warn that speed “must be factored alongside cost, performance, lethality and scalability.” The House released…
Can key visits to cities anchoring U.S. national security spur a new American “arsenal”?
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton I want to start with Secretary Hegseth’s Arsenal of Freedom tour. He’s taking his pitch on the road and recently spoke at the…
China hacked our mobile carriers. So why is the Pentagon still buying from them?
A freshly belligerent China is flexing its muscles in ways not seen since the USSR during the Cold War, forging a new illiberal alliance with Russia and North…
Forst: GSA is the ‘engine room’ that runs government
Ed Forst never served in the Navy, but the metaphor he uses to describe the role the General Services Administration would make any admiral proud. Forst, who has…
Matchmaking Managers and Employees
Should the hiring decision-maker consider the most common personality and work style in a team of employees when selecting their new manager? The post Matchmaking Managers and Employees…
Army to update its software directive, pursue new funding category for software
The Army is updating its software directive and scrapping its existing policy on software funding that has routinely hindered software projects across the service. Michael Obadal, the service’s…
The President’s PMA push to “Deliver Results and Buy American” meets a thicket of rules
Interview transcript Terry Gerton You know, our timing on this topic is pretty lucky since the president’s management agenda just dropped. One of its three goals is to…
In a crowded federal contracting space, Hive Group bets on innovation
Interview transcript Terry Gerton Let’s start with talking about Hive. You’ve positioned yourself really as a disrupter in the federal contracting space. Are there specific technology or process…
New Year’s Information Resolutions
Should managers be trained to provide a “New Year’s agenda” to employees so everyone knows from the outset what the key challenges and to-dos will be for the…