Contrary to popular belief, the Pentagon really can buy and field things quickly when it needs to – including very complicated things. But doing so can come with…
The Defense Department’s long-awaited proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program lays out DoD’s plan to introduce the CMMC requirements over the next three years. The…
The Government Accountability Office recently upheld the protest of a contract award from the Defense Intelligence Agency. DIA was hiring a small business to conduct counterintelligence training. It…
An acting commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Services. Two governmentwide acquisition contracts to be awarded and a third launched. Dealing with the FBI relocation mess. The General Services…
The State Department is back to processing passport applications at pre-pandemic levels. Routine processing now takes six to eight weeks. For an extra $60, the department will process…
With many of these young people introduced to the work world remotely, they are missing the benefits of in-person emotional support. The post How Do We Relieve Gen…
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is pushing for harder oversight of sexual harassment in government. A new bill from Ernst would terminate federal employees convicted of sexual assault. The…
Townsend Bourne, partner at Sheppard Mullin, joins Off the Shelf for an examination of a series of cyber policies, regulations, and certifications that are in various stages of…
It looks like Congress has managed to get the National Defense Authorization law done before December 31. As always, the bill is chock full of items federal contractors…
A senior leader at the Genderal Services Administration is returning to the private sector. Sonny Hashmi, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, is leaving after three…