When the Office of Federal Procurement Policy launched its Better Contracting Initiative in November 2023, leaders promised this time would be different when it came to developing enterprisewide…
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The Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity has caused an unusual question, at least in the minds of some: Could a president take over large federal contract awards…
It’s always been an existential question. Can small businesses continue with contracts if they become no longer small. Companies do grow, after all, whether organically or with mergers…
Karla Smith Jackson, senior procurement executive, deputy chief acquisition officer, and assistant administrator for the Office of Procurement at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), joins Off the…
The National Institutes of Health procurement arm issued requests for proposals on a multiple award contract three and a half years ago. The program, known as CIOSP4, still…
Protests of contracts went down last fiscal year. The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are…
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Plans for a next-generation governmentwide travel and expense management platform are coming into focus, following a recent contract award central to its day-to-day operations. The General Services Administration…
Federal employees aren’t alone in wondering about President-elect Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. So are federal contractors. They wonder what the DOGE will think the government…