New rules coming for contractors working on federal infrastructure projects
Companies leaders who want a piece of projects funded by last year’s infrastructure bill, should pay attention. The White House is coming out with lots of new rules…
Senate Democrats join call for pause on new VA EHR rollouts until metrics improve
Top Democrats on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee are planning to introduce legislation that would pause the VA’s troubled rollout of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) until…
After years of double billing DoD for genetic tests, LabCorp pays $2.1M fine
The initial list of the best places to work in the federal government is out. Stop us if you’ve heard this before. NASA, once again, comes out on…
The key rules of government contracting
GovCon guru and attorney Alan Chvotkin, partner at Nichols Liu, joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to share his key rules of government contracting….
USAID revamps the way it engages with overseas development partners
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) does all of its work overseas. It engages with local grantees and contractors to do the work in a particular…
How contractors can develop a better nose for where the money is
With all those congressional hearings, it’s noisy on Capitol Hill this week. But contractors who listen closely will hear the sounds of opportunity, as agencies discuss their spending…
‘Unlike…any other program’ Commerce IG prepares to oversee $50B CHIPS Act
The Commerce Department’s inspector general is adding staff and gearing up to oversee a massive influx of funding aimed at revitalizing the U.S. semiconductor industry, as lawmakers look…
Questions surrounding MAS FSS price analysis: Low price regardless of context
On March 6th, the General Services Administration extended to September 30, 2023, Acquisition Letter MV-22-02, Temporary Moratorium of Certain Limitations Contained in Certain GSA Economic Price Adjustment Contract…
Labor leaders urge Biden administration to investigate systemic racial inequity at large federal contractor
A large federal contractor employing thousands of call center employees is under fire for alleged racial and gender inequity and barriers to career advancement for lower-level staff members….
All things AFFIRM
Mark Krzysko, president, AFFIRM This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Mark Krzysko, DoD executive and president of the Association for Federal Information…