5 steps for contractors to meet the FAR’s cyber requirements — Washington Technology
With major data breaches and system hacks dominating the headlines over the past few years, cybersecurity has become a top consideration for anyone operating a business. Although these breaches affect companies from all industries, the government remains a top target for cybercriminals across the globe.
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Reversing course, Pentagon says it fully supports restructuring of its acquisition bureaucracy – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Pentagon met the letter of the law by turning in a report to Congress on how it plans to implement one of its largest organizational changes in decades.
Procurement & the presidential transition – FederalNewsRadio.com
Gormley Group President Bill Gormley discusses opportunities and challenges facing the transition’s new procurement leadership team.
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Kingdomware Doesn’t Affect Size Protests – SmallGovCon
The Supreme Court’s Kingdomware decision does not affect the timeliness of SBA size protests, according to an SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals decision.
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A different kind of market research – FederalNewsRadio.com
Host John Gilroy discusses market research with Repperio founder and CEO June Marshall, and president Behrad Mahdi.
Source: A different kind of market research – FederalNewsRadio.com
Whistle(blowing) While You Work: GAO Recommends Improvements to Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program – Government Contracts Legal Forum
On March 2, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report highlighting necessary improvements to effectively implement the Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program (WPPP). The WPPP, introduced in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, and made permanent by Congress in December 2016, expanded whistleblower rights against reprisal for employees of contractors, subcontractors, and grantees. That same year, the FAR was also amended to require contracting officials to include a contract clause requiring contractors to communicate to their employees their rights under the WPPP in contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold and awarded after September 30, 2013. The WPPP also required agencies use best efforts to include the FAR clause in major contract modifications of existing contracts.
Q&A Part 3 | Top 20 bids for 2017—and the market trends that will affect how you build your pipeline | Lohfeld
Lohfeld govcon experts answer audience questions received during our recent Top 20 bids for 2017 webinar. Here is part 3 of our Q&A.
Army Corps of Engineers chief gung-ho for opportunities, collaboration – FederalNewsRadio.com
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite is on a mission to drive the U.S. Corps of Engineers toward more collaboration and opportunities.
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