Mark Amtower: Expert: Tips for contractors as the federal fiscal year winds down | Government Product News
Mark Amtower, a government-contracting consultant, advises businesses how to land federal contracts before Sept. 30, the end of the federal fiscal year.
Source: Mark Amtower: Expert: Tips for contractors as the federal fiscal year winds down
New Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Gain Traction in Congress – Contracting – GovExec.com
Bipartisan House bill would loop in subcontractors and make experimental rules permanent.
Source: New Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Gain Traction in Congress – Contracting – GovExec.com
Deborah Kelly: New rule would alter contractor reporting – FederalNewsRadio.com
A proposed new rule from the EEOC and the Labor Department would impose a big reporting requirement on some federal contractors.
Source: Deborah Kelly: New rule would alter contractor reporting – FederalNewsRadio.com
Misleading Discussions | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Yesterday we discussed a bid protest case where the Army erred in its past performance rating. It gave the same past performance rating of “relevant” to Delfasco who was the incumbent and had been producing the same parts for years as it did to the eventual winning bidder, GTI, who lacked relevant past performance with respect to two necessary skills identified in the solicitation and only somewhat relevant on another skill. The GAO blew the whistle on the Army and sustained the protest (see Nonsensical Past Performance Rating).
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Misleading Discussions
Ebook: State of Federal IT Contracting – Nextgov.com
Read about the contracts that will help shape the future of federal IT and some of the technologies they’ll likely help procure.
Source: Ebook: State of Federal IT Contracting – Nextgov.com
The Pentagon’s Massive IT Consolidation Plan Is In Trouble – Defense One
Defense officials can’t project the program’s cost because of its complexity, and because officials can’t even agree what is or isn’t included.
Source: The Pentagon’s Massive IT Consolidation Plan Is In Trouble – Defense One
GSA’s Schedule 70 drills in on health IT — FCW
As federal health care agencies’ spending on IT continues to rise, GSA gives health IT a dedicated Special Item Number on its largest, most-used contract.
5 lessons learned from the FedRAMP process — GCN
Advice for those starting down the long and difficult road toward cloud authorization by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
SBA OHA: Joint Ventures Can Be LLCs – SmallGovCon
Joint Ventures can be formally organized as limited liability companies, according to a recent SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals size appeal decision.
DOE Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Implementation Plan | Department of Energy
DOE Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Implementation Plan