DoD’s top personnel officer says Congress is imposing too many acquisition changes and not leaving enough staff to implement them.
Source: DoD stuck with too many reforms and not enough staff – FederalNewsRadio.com
It’s not just Lockheed and Boeing. As president, Trump can mess with just about any contract he wants, even high-priced fighter jets, ships and armored trucks.
Source: Defense Contractors Should Fear More Than Trump’s Tweets – Defense One
Before federal agencies can draw insights from Big Data, they must find a way to process and store all of this new information.
Source: How Federal Agencies Can Simplify Big Data Complexities | FedTech Magazine
Federal employees are subject to restrictions on what they can give and receive.
Contractors have their uses, but companies that opt for them by default lose the valuable institutional knowledge that permanent employees can bring
Hint: Expect cyber, data and emerging technologies such as virtual reality to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.
Source: Ebook: 2017 Federal IT Trends Forecast – Nextgov.com
The presidential election offered all of the twists and turns of a NBA championship game but contractors cannot afford to be spectators during the transition, especially one as unpredictable as this one.
Source: Strategies for navigating an administration transition — Washington Technology
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals can order an agency to “speed up” its decision on a certified claim if the contracting officer’s anticipated time frame is unreasonably slow.
In a recent case, the ASBCA ordered a contracting officer to issue a decision approximately eight weeks earlier than the contracting officer planned to do so. The ASBCA’s decision highlights a little-known provision of the Contract Disputes Act, which entitles a contractor to request that an appropriate tribunal order an agency to hasten its decision on a claim.
Source: ASBCA Orders Agency To Speed Up Claim Decisions – SmallGovCon
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Source: Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov’t Contractors Can’t Do Without – Government Contracts Legal Forum
The Berry Amendment is a statutory requirement that restricts the Department of Defense (DoD) from using procurement funds for food, clothing, fabrics, fibers, yarns, other made-up textiles, and hand or measuring tools that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. With respect to textiles, the Berry Amendment has been critical to the viability of the textile and clothing production base in the US (source: Department of Commerce Website).
