A report by Forrester Research analyst Rick Parrish extrapolates challenges that customer-centric government could face based on the Trump administration’s private sector-focused, anti-regulatory promises and appointments to date.
Source: Analyst: Trump administration could enrich contractors, not customer experience
The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 requires that the Comptroller General (i.e. the GAO or Government Accountability Office) report to Congress each instance in which a federal agency did not fully implement one of its recommendations in connection with a bid protest decided in the prior fiscal year and each instance in which a final decision in a protest was not rendered within 100 days after the protest has been filed.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: GAO Publishes Fiscal Year 2016 Bid Protest Statistics
The latest FITARA scorecard revealed progress and old problems for government agencies. CIOs say the law is a good thing, but the scorecard needs help.
SBA issued a memo stating all task and delivery orders between $3,000 and $150,000 under the GSA schedule are to be set-aside for small businesses if two or more are qualified.
Source: SBA and GSA, OFPP not seeing eye-to-eye on ‘rule of two’ application – FederalNewsRadio.com
A number of potential Trump priorities and initiatives may have a significant impact on government contractors. We look at four that are likely to get lots of attention.
Source: Federal procurement: The road ahead under Trump — Washington Technology
The FAR Councils published two new regulations today, one concerning Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces and the other Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. We previously reported on these topics at earlier stages of the rule making process. See Safe Workplaces and Paid Sick Leave.
The GAO sustained 22.56% of GAO bid protests in FY 2016, nearly double the “sustain” rate from the prior fiscal year.
Source: GAO Bid Protest “Sustains” Jump Sharply In FY 2016 – SmallGovCon
All the facts worth knowing about IT leaders’ tech budgets, spending plans, hiring priorities and strategic initiatives for 2017.
Source: Tech Forecast 2017: Facts and figures for the year ahead in IT | Computerworld
In today’s market, companies need to ask themselves several critical questions to determine their identity and then plot their course from there.
Source: Know yourself: How corporate identity should dictate strategy — Washington Technology
We are pleased to bring you the December edition of “Government Contracts Legislative and Regulatory Update,” a summary of the relevant changes that took place during the month of November. Highlights this month include:
- Compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 nears completion
- FAR Council issues a final rule requiring representation of contractor greenhouse gas emission disclosures
- BIS issues a final rule to remove arms embargoes against certain countries
- DoD proposes a rule that would increase contractors’ evaluated bid prices by including allowable IR&D expenses
