FBI, DCIS raid Carahsoft headquarters
The FBI and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service served a search warrant at Carahsoft Technology Corp.’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia this morning. Multiple sources confirmed law enforcement agencies…
State Dept transforming procurement with category management, streamlined processes
Federal Monthly Insights – Contract Management Modernization – 9/24/2024 https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/092424-ICERTIS-SHOW-3.mp3 Download audio The State Department is embarking on a transformation in how it performs acquisition. It’s moving to…
Did the Loneliness Epidemic Seep into Your Workplace?
It can feel alienating being on a path by yourself while all around you employees collaborate and interact with each another. The post Did the Loneliness Epidemic Seep…
Advanced imaging satellites keep getting more and more affordable
Space technology company Umbra has recently launched a new business line aiming to deliver high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. Through the mechanisms of how the company is…
Big changes proposed for the old HUBzone small business contracting program
Earlier this week we reported on changes the Small Business Administration wants to make to a popular contracting program known as mentor protégé. Another big rule, a total…
GSA’s FAS streamlining federal procurement by updating GSA Advantage, improving UX, reducing PALT
In the battle to modernize and streamline federal procurement, the General Services Administration is on the front lines and in the trenches. As more public policy objectives make…
Key procurement priorities at GSA
Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration (GSA) joins Off the Shelf for a focused discussion on GSA’s current procurement policy priorities. Jeff Koses, senior…
Procurement Potpourri
Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for “Procurement Potpourri,” a wide-ranging discussion of key procurement policy and…
Regulation changes & other issues in contracting
This week on Amtower Off Center, Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss current issues in contracting including upcoming changes in…
Contractors prepare for appropriations to run out in two weeks
It’s hard to tell how Congress will put together a funding bill for even a continuing resolution with less than two weeks left in the fiscal year. So…