This year’s awardees offer a fresh set of stories that are filled with good ideas.
Source: Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2017: An Inspiring Look at What’s Right in Government
We’ve established by now that government contracting is one of the most complicated business segments to work in. Part of what makes it so cumbersome is the plethora of rules and regulations, all packaged neatly in the hunk of a publication known as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
According to NextGov, Representative Will Hurd (R-Texas) will reintroduce the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act this week. Hurd, with Representative Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), originally sponsored MGT in September 2016 to tackle the Federal Government’s aging IT infrastructure.
In SmallGovCon’s GovCon Voices series, government contracts CPA Courtney Edmonson asks whether a recent ASBCA decision will affect the DCAA’s obsession with
Source: GovConVoices: Prime Management Of Subcontracts – SmallGovCon
John Gilroy hosts a round table discussion of FedRAMP and how its new goals will help agencies transition to the cloud..
Source: FedRAMP: What do new goals mean for you? – FederalNewsRadio.com
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the resolution is part of a package, signed by President Donald Trump, to “roll back job killing rules.”
Source: Trump signs joint resolution to roll back ‘blacklisting’ rule for federal contractors
Headed by the president’s son-in-law, the team is meant to advise the president on spurring job growth and business development.
Source: White House Innovation Office to Recommend Policies that Implement Private-Sector Strategies
Yesterday the President signed into law H.J.Res 37 which repeals the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces regulations, which was based on an Executive Order from the prior President.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: RIP – Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations
A look at the pace of the market.
President Donald Trump is naming Jared Kushner, the assistant to the President and his son-in-law, to lead the new Office of American Innovation.
Source: New White House innovation office to take on federal acquisition – FederalNewsRadio.com
