September 28, 2017 Analysis of the FY 2018 Defense Budget – Procurement RealClear Defense, Katherine Blakely, September 15, 2017 Overview Although increased capacity and lethality are the second priority of the Pentagon’s PB 2018 budget request behind restoring the readiness … Continued
September 27, 2017 Senate Passes $700 Billion 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, Including Procurement Reforms Lexology, Tom Mason, Francis E. Purcell, Jr., Ray McCann and Joe Berger, September 21, 2017 Key Notes: On September 18, 2017 the Senate passed its … Continued
September 19, 2017 Trump Signs Funding Measure to Avert Shutdown Government Executive, Erich Wagner, September 8, 2017 President Trump on Friday signed legislation staving off a government shutdown and default until early December and appropriating $15.25 billion for hurricane relief … Continued
July 25, 2017 Contractors Are Confident Amid Uncertain Political Environment Source: Route Fifty, Paul Irby, July 11, 2017 Businesses that sell to government are bullish—buoyed by an uptick in voter-approved infrastructure spending, as well as an increase in bids and … Continued
June 30, 2017 Peters Amendments to National Defense Authorization Act Passed by Senate Armed Services Committee Source: UPMatters.com, June 29, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, authored several provisions … Continued
June 5, 2017 Contract to Watch: State Department’s $850M Effort to Revamp Passports and Services Source: Nextgov, Frank Konkel, May 22, 2017 The State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs is seeking bidders to modernize the underlying technology it uses to … Continued
May 12, 2017 8 Trends to Keep Ahead of in Federal Contracting Source: Federal News Radio, David Thornton, April 28, 2017 The Trump administration has most of Washington on the edge of their seats waiting to see what comes next, … Continued
May 2, 2017 SAM Registration: New Bill Requires Notification Of Free Assistance Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, May 1, 2017 There is no cost to register in SAM or other government contracting databases–but that hasn’t stopped some companies from charging would-be … Continued
April 27, 2017 Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Order Draws Mixed Reviews from Contractors Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, April 18, 2017 President Trump on Tuesday traveled to the Snap-On Tool manufacturing plant in Kenosha, Wis., to sign a previously announced … Continued
April 18, 2017 Contractors Resist Push to Post Contracts Online Source: Government Executive, Charles S. Clark, March 31, 2017 In a move intended to make it easier for the public to see what exactly federal contractors do for the taxpayer … Continued
