For the second time in 2017, the General Services Administration is requesting feedback on ways to reduce its reliance on the proprietary business entity identifier system it uses to keep track of government contracts.
The DFARS cybersecurity clause—prescribing the reporting requirements for contractors that experience a cyber incident; DFARS 252.204-7012
The Air Force issued a RFTOP (Request for Task Order Proposals) under its IDIQ contracts for cyber security and information systems technical tasks. Proposals were to be submitted electronically no later than 1:00 p.m. Central Time on July 17, 2017. The solicitation provided that proposal receipt would be acknowledged by return email.
Government contractor cybersecurity is essential. The director of the Kansas SBDC Cybersecurity Center for Small Business discussed how contractors can get help
Northrop Grumman has not shied away from and has openly touted its strategy of being highly disciplined about which contracts it bids and the ones it does not.
Source: How Northrop applies ‘high degree of discipline’ to services bids — Washington Technology
The government has too many acting chief information officers. Those were the recent comments from Chris Liddell, director of strategic initiatives for the administration, and they couldn’t be more spot on. Some of the biggest federal agencies currently have acting CIOs, including Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce and Defense.
Source: Too many acting CIOs put a damper on the federal market — Washington Technology
The founder of a small business contracting firm is preparing for prison after he was sentenced to five years behind bars for bribing a contracting official to award his company a $50 million contract.
Source: Former CEO heading to prison for bribery — Washington Technology
This infographic shows the trends that are shaping the future for the public procurement profession.
Source: Infographic: Plotting public procurement’s progression
What is the status of states and territories as their governors make “opt-in” or “opt-out” decisions about FirstNet? Check out this map to get the updated information.
Source: Track the FirstNet ‘opt-in/opt-out’ progress of all 50 states and 6 territories with this map
The largest and arguably most successful companies in the government’s 8(a) small business program range from entrepreneur-driven operations to business entities owned by Alaska Native Corporations and tribe-owned organizations.
Source: Introducing the Top 25 8(a) firms in the federal market — Washington Technology
