They’re less focused on applying such changes to customer experience.
Source: Agencies Spend Big to Transform Internal Processes, Report Finds – Nextgov.com
Government contracts attorney Steven Koprince will present four Learning Sessions at the 2016 National Veterans Small Business Engagement in Minneapolis.
Source: SDVOSBs & VOSBs: I’ll See You In Minneapolis For NVSBE 2016 – SmallGovCon
A group of 12 mechanical and aerospace engineers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory toured two aviation companies run by two brothers in the Philadelphia area Oct. 13, 2016. Read More
Source: Army Researchers Seek Innovation During Small Business Visit | Armed with Science
IBM is blaming subcontractors for failing to block DDoS attacks that disrupted Australia’s largest-ever online census in early August. But as the project’s chief
Just before the provisions of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order were scheduled to become effective, a U.S. District Court (Eastern Texas) issued a preliminary injunction blocking most of the provisions implementing the President’s Executive Order (EO) on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (FPSW). Most notably, the provision imposing new reporting requirements regarding labor law violations by Government contractors and subcontractors has been suspended.
A blog for government contractors to help them understand FAR and CAS, and to survive audits by DCAA and DCMA.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Reducing Fines for Contract Fraud
The government bears the burden of proving the amount of an equitable adjustment based on a reduced scope of work.
Source: Government Must Prove Amount Of Unilateral Price Reduction – SmallGovCon
Some federal IT managers say there are too many tools in the playing field and not enough governmentwide guidance to implement them quickly and easily.
Source: Agencies overwhelmed by a cluttered IT market, lack of federal guidance – FederalNewsRadio.com
A report from GSA’s Office of the Inspector General highlights 18F’s inability to recover costs.
The rules on billing or claiming reimbursements under Government contracts are not always straight-forward and certainly not consistent from one contract type to another. Government contractors must, in every case, consult their contracts to determine billing terms and conditions. Generally, the Government is not in the business of financing a contractor’s operations. Contractors need to spend their own money before seeking reimbursement under their Government contracts. Whether reimbursed by progress payments, milestone payments, or public vouchers, contractors should anticipate a two to three month float from the time they pay their workers or suppliers until they receive reimbursement from the Government. Some contractors try to jump the gun by submitting for reimbursement for costs not yet paid. For small businesses, that might be okay if exemptions are granted but for most Government contractors, that would be prohibited and could result in big trouble. Take Persaud Companies, Inc, for example.