Purchase card freeze paralyzes small business, leaves agencies scrambling
A freeze on government credit cards is leaving small businesses with paused orders, unpaid invoices and no way to process new purchases since the federal agencies don’t have…
Trump administration contracting freeze puts vendors out of business
The Trump administration’s contracting freeze has caused several contractors to go out of business. The Professional Services Council, an industry association, said it’s aware of almost a dozen…
Optimizing the multiple award schedule program
On Monday, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced major changes to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. The changes include allowing contracts that fail to meet sales thresholds…
GSA to cut 577 schedule vendors, 31 SINs
The General Services Administration is targeting as many as 577 schedule holders for removal in the next six months. These are companies who have either not met their…
Ten years later, agencies still making gains on category management
What: Federal agencies move to best-in-class contracting and category management When: “Transforming the Marketplace” memo published by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in December 2014 Why it…
Trump’s take on obscure law leaves contractors baffled
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act goes back decades. It prohibits U.S. companies from bribing officials of other countries for contracts. Even if corruption is the norm in that…
DoD shepherds CMMC through Trump deregulatory initiative
The Defense Department is still working to finalize the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) acquisition rule and clear a deregulatory push by the Trump administration. DoD released the…
Federal contractor watchdog office seeks to ‘deter DEI’ at firms working with agencies
The new head of the Labor Department’s federal contractor watchdog office says the agency is taking steps to deter diversity, equity and inclusion policies at companies doing business…
Contractors face new setback in getting paid for their work
Among the latest White House executive orders, one is holding up payments to contractors. EO 14-222 tells agencies to build tracking systems. It requires written justifications for each…
Two new AI tools help illuminate GSA’s future state
The General Services Administration is leaning into artificial intelligence with a goal of easing the burden on its workforce and making data more accessible. One of the tools,…