GSA tells agencies to target top 10 consulting firms for cuts
The General Services Administration is making a second, more direct push to strongly encourage agencies to cut “nonessential” consulting contracts by March 7. And this time, it’s telling…
A front seat for 25 years of change in the federal government
In some ways the government barely ever changes. In other ways, the government today is unrecognizable from the one of 25 years ago. Four presidents, seven administrations and…
A vague Pentagon memo has some contractors on edge
An acting undersecretary has told managers throughout the Defense Department to review contracts for consulting services. Not just a casual review, but with an eye towards terminating or…
Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any…
Do People Need to Be Trained to Say Thank You?
The importance of saying thank you should never be taken for granted, and it should never be taken for granted that everyone knows how to do it! The…
An acquisition reset: Deregulating to deliver best value mission support for the American people
Unfortunately, the last 30 years have seen the determined, inexorable re-regulation of commercial item contracting. As highlighted in previous blogs, the number and scope of unique federal clauses…
Why a Comfortable Office Space Is More than a Nice-to-Have
When you have office space and work arrangements that provide exposure to natural light while maximizing comfort, employees are willing to give you more. The post Why a…
FAR review and reform
In the spirit of procurement reform, efficiency and economy, and to be consistent with our blogs in the prior weeks, the Coalition and its members have undertaken an…
Industry laying low as DOGE digs into agencies
Over the first three weeks of the Trump administration’s “shock and awe” approach to reorder the government, contractors have been unusually quiet. From the canceling of contracts to…
Why contractors are fuming at what’s going on at USAID
The Department of Government Efficiency has focused heavily on the U.S. Agency for International Development. It sent thousands of employees home and took the agency name off the…