The Donald Trump administration, in its fiscal 2018 budget, outlines steps it contends would strengthen the U.S. federal government’s information systems, even as
The acting federal chief information officer tells the ACT-IAC Management of Change conference shared services adoption will take place ‘on a scale that we’ve never done before.’
Source: Acting federal CIO strongly signals shared services acceleration — Washington Technology
How President Donald Trump’s proposed $4.1 trillion federal spending plan would affect individual government agencies
Stan Soloway shares some counter-intuitive reasoning that says agencies under budget pressure often are the most innovative and might be where the best opportunities are found.
Source: Tight budgets bring a silverlining — Washington Technology
The Army issued a solicitation for emergency medical services at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania. The RFP (Request For Proposal) specified that proposals were due by 4:00 p.m. One of the bidders made four tries at submitting its proposal electronically; 2:43 p.m., 2:57 p.m., 3:01 p.m, and 3:06 p.m. The Government servers however logged receipt of those three tries at 6:00 p.m., 6:05 p.m., 6:06 p.m., and 6:09 p.m. Since they were received by the Government after 4:00 p.m., the bidder, Western Star, was eliminated from the bidding.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Proposal Gets Snagged in Email System – Received Late – Tossed
The budget hikes some cyber spending at DHS and FBI but cuts R&D.
Source: Here’s How the Trump Budget Treats Cyber – Nextgov.com
Federal IT sees an overall boost in spending, but many research programs take a hit.
Source: The Bumps, Cuts and Zeros in Trump’s Tech Budget – Nextgov.com
A government contractor confidence index compiled from a survey by government business intelligence company Onvia finds positive outlooks on future growth and the overall economy, especially among the tech sector.
Source: Federal contractors confident after post-election uncertainty, says survey
Kick off your conference experience on Monday, June 12 from 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Welcome Reception sponsored by Lohfeld Consulting Group. Visit with old friends, meet new colleagues, and network the night away!
Be sure to stop by our booth to check out our latest book—10 Steps to creating high-scoring proposals—and enter to win our Kindle Voyage grand prize (AppMaven’s ereader of choice)!
Here’s to a great conference! We can’t wait to see you in New Orleans!
Source: Join us at the 2017 APMP Bid & Proposal Con in New Orleans! | Lohfeld
Last Friday, we brought you a provision of the Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act that will require the Department of Defense to outsource at least 25 percent of the incurred costs audits to QPA (Qualified Private Auditors). This is going to put DCAA in a head-to-head competition with commercial auditors and it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act – Part 2
