Fair Pay policy a ‘solution in search of a problem’ | FederalNewsRadio.com
Not everyone is thrilled with the Obama administration’s final rule regarding government contractors and labor law compliance.
Not everyone is thrilled with the Obama administration’s final rule regarding government contractors and labor law compliance.
A White House report to Congress says the House version of 2017 spending bills would be $792 million above the limit for defense and non-defense categories.
Source: Sequestration cuts on horizon for 2017 if Congress doesn’t act – FederalNewsRadio.com
Appropriators are optimistic that their bills will eventually fall in line with spending caps, despite OMB warning.
Source: Agencies Could Face a Nearly $800M Sequester Next Year – Management – GovExec.com
Four former Hewlett Packard Enterprise employees, all of them over 50, allege in a lawsuit that the firm pushed older workers out so it could hire more younger employees.
Source: At HP, baby boomers allege age discrimination | Computerworld
Big governmentwide contracts are seeing increased buying compared to last year.
On August 25, 2016, the Obama Administration published the long-awaited Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) final rule and Department of Labor (DOL) final guidance implementing the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” executive order (“Executive Order”) (available here and here). The underlying executive order has been amended (available here) with purportedly technical corrections to conform the final… Continue Reading
Source: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule and Guidance Released – Government Contracts Legal Forum
Of the four major industry groups examined in Onvia’s State, Local and Education Procurement Snapshot for Q2 2016, the technology group saw a 3.8% rate of growth over the same quarter the previous year. Special to this blog is an easy-to-share infographic that depicts what happened in the Q2 2016 SLED technology contracting market:
Source: [Infographic] Q2 2016 Technology Procurement Up 3.8% | Onvia
Tony Scott is calling for $3 billion in loans to move to cheaper, more secure options.
Source: US chief information officer ups push to modernize government tech | TheHill
The amount of business flowing through GWACs continues to grow as government buyers flock to the huge multiple award contracts.
Source: GWACs remain the vehicle of choice for government buyers — Washington Technology
An analysis of five solicitations for contracts worth a total of $7 billion shows just how poor the writing is that plagues agency RFPs.