Thinking differently, especially about how to pick procurement professionals, could lead to greater innovation.
Source: Small Changes Could Make a Big Impact in Federal Acquisition – Nextgov.com
CIOs of federal agencies that fail to fully comply with the standards laid out in the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act can expect to be dragged into more “boring hearings,” according to Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas).
ASBCA opinion involving a contractor attempting to get out of a release with the government by refusing to accept payment from the government.
Source: Release of Claims Can’t Be Undone by Refusing Government Payment – SmallGovCon
A former Raytheon engineer filed a $3.56 million lawsuit claiming that he had been fired from his job in retaliation for raising concerns about timecard fraud to company ethics officials. The former employee complained that the company refused to compensate employees for time worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program is now offering FedRAMP Tailored, a faster approval process for cloud service providers with low-impact software-as-a-service offerings.
Source: FedRAMP launches streamlined approvals for low-impact services — GCN
Private sector companies frustrated with the sluggish Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program (FedRAMP), and freshmen vendors overwhelmed by cloud security requirements, have a new resource when it comes to doing business with the government.
FedRAMP Tailored is geared toward cloud service providers with low-impact software-as-a-service (LI-SaaS) systems, and brings “shadow IT out of the shadows,” said Matt Goodrich, the director of the FedRAMP program management office, during a Thursday phone call with reporters.
Source: New FedRAMP Tailored bringing ‘shadow IT’ out of the dark
It’s that time again! Time to find out who made the List of Greater Washington’s fastest-growing companies, which is still as competitive as ever.
The full details on each company, including where they all rank, will be revealed Oct. 19 at our Fastest Growing Companies awards reception. Join us at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, for the big reveal in real time, or pick up a copy of our special publication released Oct. 20.
Source: Here are Greater D.C.’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2017 – Washington Business Journal
