October 21, 2016 Cutting through the Red Tape to Faster, Smarter Acquisition Source: GovTechWorks, Tobias Naegele, October 12, 2016 The fundamental mismatch between the speed of acquisition and the speed of government is an endless topic of conversation among government … Continued
October 20, 2016 Congress Appears Poised To Gut Government Contracts For Small Business Source: Forbes, Robb Mandelbaum, September 30, 2016 M.L. Mackey and her husband started their company, Beacon Interactive Systems, 22 years ago. Since 2002, they have made their … Continued
October 19, 2016 Got Something to Sell to the Pentagon? It’s About to Get Easier Source: Defense One, Mohana Ravindranath, October 13, 2016 A new office just opened to help the Defense Department’s high-tech agency buy more easily from first-time … Continued
October 3, 2016 5 things you must do after winning a contract Source: Washington Technology, Christine Williamson, September 12, 2016 The recent limitation imposed on the Defense Contract Audit Agency to perform audits means private sector accounting firms now have … Continued
September 20, 2016 Pentagon’s Contract-Spending Problem Source: Nextgov, Frank Konkel, August 24, 2016 The Defense Department continues to spend more than half its contracting dollars without legitimate competition between vendors, according to its Office of Procurement and Acquisition Policy. A … Continued
August 17, 2016 DLA set to expire CAGE codes Source: Information Operations Strategic Communications, August 11, 2016 The Defense Logistics Agency is changing the way it manages Commercial and Government Entity codes by assigning an expiration date to all new … Continued
August 3, 2016 Congress Wants Details on Pentagon’s LPTA Contracts Source: GovTech Works, Tobias Naegele, July 13, 2016 Congress wants the Defense Department to shed more light on how it’s using lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) contracts – and to report … Continued
July 26, 2016 FedMall Town Hall Meeting – August 17, 2016 Source: FEDBIZOPPS.GOV, July 21, 2016 Solicitation Number: DPAP-Notice-2016-07-21 Notice Type: Special Notice Synopsis: FedMall Town Hall Meeting – August 17, 2016 The Department of Defense Electronic Mall (DOD EMALL) … Continued
June 20, 2016 Pentagon Clerks Entered Wrong Data for Post-Contract Audits Much of the Time Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, May 19, 2016 The Defense Department’s contract audit follow-up records contained inaccurate data in as many as 100 of … Continued
May 18, 2016 Defense Business: These Are Nervous Times for Contractors Source: National Defense, Sandra I. Erwin, May 9, 2016 Speaking to a room of government contractors recently, defense officials insisted that there is no witch-hunt. Contrary to industry perception, … Continued
