In 2015, the Navy awarded a contract to HCS Inc to repair a leak in an 8″ water line. After work began, it was discovered that the leak was in a 4″ line that intersected the 8″ line. Since the 4″ line was no longer needed, the Navy instructed HCS to cap the 4″ line, thus solving the leakage problem.
An agency’s restriction of competition to brand-name items was unjustified and undocumented, according to a recent GAO bid protest decision.
Source: GAO: Brand Name Restrictions Must Be Justified – SmallGovCon
Just when most of the country is on vacation — including the U.S. Congress — federal government agencies become active in awarding contracts. The federal fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, and many agencies wait until the last quarter of the year to make acquisitions. The last few months have brought billions of dollars in federal contracts for information technology providers.
Source: Year-End Deals on Track for Federal IT Providers | Government | E-Commerce Times
Speaking at the FedTalks 2016 conference, the federal CIO said that agencies should focus on adopting shared IT services and improving the quality of cybersecurity defenses.
Source: Tony Scott: Federal Government Needs to Move to a Customer-Centric IT Model | FedTech Magazine
At its Symposium/ITxpo show, Gartner released new worldwide IT spending numbers that predict enterprises will spend up to $3.5 trillion on technology in 2017. That’s an increase of about 3% over 2016, with much of that money going toward software and services.
Source: Gartner: IT Spending Will Hit $3.5 Trillion In 2017 – InformationWeek
School districts and state-level public universities continue to invest in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But that investment isn’t just incorporating STEM programs into curriculum. Schools are also issuing contracts to renovate, modify and construct new facilities to create STEM classrooms.
Imagine for a moment you have been appointed as the new U.S. federal government CISO. What do you do to secure the federal information infrastructures?
Source: 6 Items that Should Be on the New Federal CISO’s To-Do List – Nextgov.com
Be careful if the Government asks you to enter into a no-cost storage contract. It may cost you some money.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: There are Costs Associated with No-Cost Storage Contracts
The SBA has revised its regulation governing profit splitting for 8(a) joint venturers, but some confusion remains regarding certain aspects of the new rule.
Source: SBA Revises 8(a) JV Regulation–But Confusion Remains – SmallGovCon
Total government purchases in the U.S. could reach $3.36 trillion in 2017. That’s 3 percent higher than 2016 levels, say forecasters at IHS Global Insight. As we head into 2017, which areas need more public sector budget dollars? Please choose your answer(s). We’ll report poll results in the next Keating Report forecast on government budgets and spending
Source: Where should public sector budget dollars go in 2017? | American City & County
