Five reasons to get excited about governmentwide Section 508 assessment criteria
This is the first part of a two-part article. In July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, yet it is understandable that people…
A forest of proposed rules sprouts up around federal acquisition
Buy-American and not-buy-from-China rules have raised concerns from contractors. Meanwhile the FTC proposes new rules on contractor mergers that look practically unworkable. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got…
A state official calls on GSA to reopen its multiple award schedule
Among the 40,000-odd counties in the United States are some really big ones. Like San Diego County, California. At the recent National Contract Management Association’s World Congress, I…
Federal judge challenges SBA’s standard for giving firms disadvantaged status
The Small Business Administration is putting a temporary pause on adding new applicants to its disadvantaged business program. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee…
Three ways the proposed NDAA could change the way contractors do business
When Congress returns from the August recess and tackles the job of reconciling the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, companies doing…
One of SBA’s signature contracting programs is on hiatus
The Small Business Administration is putting a temporary pause on adding new applicants to its disadvantaged business program. A U.S. district court in Tennessee ruled the agency can’t…
How to inoculate your agency’s acquisitions against protests
Protests of agency solicitations or contract awards draw protests about two thousand times every year. It’s no fun for either side. But there are things the government can…
Agencies to get more than a dozen new cyber acquisition regs in the coming years
Cybersecurity permeates nearly every conversation in the federal community already. And it’s about to soak in much deeper. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is reviewing a dozen different…
The Visible Expert Revolution
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Lee Frederiksen of Hinge Marketing to discuss Lee’s new book, The Visible Expert Revolution. Lee Frederiksen,…
NCMA World Congress: A rich knowledge environment
The NCMA World Congress came back last month. Not that the National Contract Management Association’s annual confab ever went away. But the most recent event, at Nashville’s Gaylord…