What does Donald Trump win for president mean for Washington businesses? – Washington Business Journal
The never-ending election came to a stunning ending. How do Washington’s business leaders plan to move forward?
Government contractors were not expecting a Trump victory – Washington Business Journal
“Absolutely everybody was thinking that it was going to be a Clinton administration,” one government contracting exec said.
Source: Government contractors were not expecting a Trump victory – Washington Business Journal
CMOs will outspend CIOs on technology in 2017 | CIO
Gartner has reinforced its prediction that CMOs will outspend CIOs on IT in 2017. Marketing tech is now directly responsible for growth in the enterprise, according to Gartner.
Trump and government contractors: Early thoughts — Washington Technology
Government contracting is never a central theme to a presidential campaign, so there are few specifics on how a Trump presidency will impact contractors, but there are a few hints. Here are some early thoughts on to expect.
Source: Trump and government contractors: Early thoughts — Washington Technology
DoD Wants to Add IR&D Costs to “Evaluated” Cost of Proposal | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Last Friday, we discussed the new DFARS (DoD FAR Supplement) provision that requires contractors to engage in “technical discussions” with someone within DoD concerning their IR&D (Independent Research and Development) projects as a precondition to having costs associated with those projects, reimbursed by the Government (see Contractors Must Now Engage in Technical Exchanges with DoD Prior to Incurring IR&D Costs).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DoD Wants to Add IR&D Costs to “Evaluated” Cost of Proposal
For Veteran’s Day: Helping veteran-owned firms get their share of government contracts | American City & County
Experts from veteran-owned businesses and trade groups discuss some of the tools and resources that can help veteran-owned companies win government contracts.
Source: For Veteran’s Day: Helping veteran-owned firms get their share of government contracts
GAO sustains protest in National Guard IT contract — FCW
The government watchdog upheld the protest of a 2015 IT services contract, because the contracting agency failed to consider a conflict of interest and pricing problems.
Source: GAO sustains protest in National Guard IT contract — FCW
The Government’s Contractor Responsibility Determination Process | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
To protect the Government’s interest and to ensure timely delivery of whatever quantities the Government needs, contracting officers, prior to award, must make an affirmative determination that the prospective contractor is “responsible” i.e..is capable of performing the contract.
GAO’s Jurisdiction Over Most Civilian Task Order Protests Has Expired – SmallGovCon
GAO’s jurisdiction to hear most civilian agency task and delivery order protests expired on September 30, 2016, as confirmed in a recent GAO bid protest
Source: GAO’s Jurisdiction Over Most Civilian Task Order Protests Has Expired – SmallGovCon
FedRAMP sets goals for FY2017 — GCN
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program aims to speed up the authorization process and double the number of cloud services.