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Key trends in federal IT – FederalNewsRadio.com
Tim Hurlebaus, president of CGI Federal, discusses key trends shaping the federal IT and services marketplace.
Trump budget will hike defense spending by $54 billion – FederalNewsRadio.com
President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending.
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GAO: Failure To Explain Prejudice Doomed Otherwise Successful Protest – SmallGovCon
A GAO bid protest was denied even though the protester proved that the awardee’s proposal didn’t satisfy the solicitation because the protester didn’t
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Contract Close-Out Process – Part 5 | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
This week we’ve been discussing the process for closing out Government cost-type (or flexibly-priced) contracts. If you’ve missed any of this series, you can follow these links:
Part 1 – Describes tasks that must be completed to close out a contract.
Part 2 – The Contractor Prepared “Completion Voucher”
Part 3 – Defense Contract Audit Agency’s (DCAA’s) Involvement in the Process
Part 4 – How Contractors Can Expedite the ProcessSource: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Contract Close-Out Process – Part 5
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GAO’s 2017 High-Risk List Cites Continuing Procurement Issues | Government Contracts Blog
The Government Accountability Office has released is High-Risk List for 2017. The HRL, issued every two years, examines federal programs and operations that are especially vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, or that need transformative change. The report, GAO-17-317, HIGH-RISK SERIES: Progress on Many High-Risk Areas, While Substantial Efforts Needed on Others, addresses 32 high-risk areas from the 2015 HRL. The 2017 HRL includes six procurement-related areas that appeared on the 2015 HRL:
Source: GAO’s 2017 High-Risk List Cites Continuing Procurement Issues | Government Contracts Blog
DOJ Issues New Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs – Government Contracts Legal Forum
On February 8, 2017, the Department of Justice Fraud Section posted a new guidance document on its website entitled, “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (“Compliance Guidance”). This Compliance Guidance, comprised of a number of topics and questions, comes a little over a year after the Fraud Section hired Hui Chen as its resident compliance expert. … Continue Reading
What is a contract vehicle? | Government Sales Insider
Last month, I began our “What is…?” series by looking at the very basics of government contracting. However, that information can only get you so far – knowing the size of the market doesn’t tell y…
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