VA gets pushback on small biz drive
Weeks after the Veterans Affairs Department began an extraordinary drive to boost small business contracting, lawmakers are suggesting the effort may be harming veterans care.
Suspensions & debarments up
Federal contractor suspensions and debarments are on the rise, and administration officials say their aggressive approach is the reason.
Sequestration may bring more contract terminations
The clock is ticking on sequestration, bringing with it a possible increase in federal contract terminations as agencies prepare to cope with steep automatic cuts.
Top 3 tips to prepare for a stop-work
It could happen. And it is best to be prepared, advises Marsha Lindquist
Tangherlini details GSA reorg, reduced strategic sourcing fees
Dan Tangherlini, acting administrator for the General Services Administration, described management changes and lower fees coming from his top-to-bottom review.
GSA confirms: Schedule 75 reopens 10/1/13
The General Services Administration plans to reopen Schedule 75 for office supplies on Oct. 1, 2013
White House cuts back on consultants
The Obama administration is purging consulting contracts faster than expected in a schedule it had set for itself, according to a recent study by Bloomberg Government.
DOD exemptions from sequestration
The Defense Department exempts nearly as much (or more) as it sequesters, according to an analysis by Deniece Peterson, director of federal industry analysis at Deltek.
Column: LPTA Opportunity: Know your customer well
Students in our business development tools workshops often ask for suggestions on ways to address a “Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA)” procurement.
Washington Insider:
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA, released a draft copy of legislation he is preparing for sweeping changes to federal information technology procurement...
More than 75% of the member firms recently surveyed by the Coalition for Government Procurement reported an increase in contract duplication in the last 12 months...
NASA is getting ready to fund its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) initiatives...
The National Cancer Institute is preparing to award $10 million for its SBIR program for cancer therapeutics, cancer imaging technologies, in vivo diagnostics and other items...
EEO-1 and Vets-100/100A reports are due on Sept. 30....
Sen. Dean Heller, R-NV, introduced legislation that would allow small businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by service members killed in action to be eligible for veteran preferences in government contracting...
The White House announced the nomination of Alan Estevez as the new principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics...
A subcommittee of the President’s Management Advisory Board recommended mandatory strategic sourcing at the September meeting...
