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Fraud Friday – Government Employee Solicited and Accepted Bribes from Contractor | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on November 6, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

PNWC's Government Contracting Update

Now they’re both in a heap of trouble.

There is not that much different in the relationship between a Government contracting officer and his contractor and that of a purchasing agent and his suppliers. In both cases, management places a great deal of trust that the person will act with integrity in carrying out his duties – namely buying at the best possible prices and terms. Trust is crucial but is not a substitute for good internal controls.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Fraud Friday – Government Employee Solicited and Accepted Bribes from Contractor

Friday Flash 11.03.17 | The Coalition for Government Procurement

Published on November 6, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

FAR & Beyond Blog BIC Contracts, the Regulatory Freeze, and the Impact on the Federal Market Anniversaries are a time of reflection, evaluation, and motivation. These moments provide an opportu…

Source: Friday Flash 11.03.17 | The Coalition for Government Procurement

Open government advocates push for finalization of ‘release to one, release to all’ policy

Published on November 6, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Last year, federal agencies produced 700,000 Freedom of Information Act requests — not pages, individual products.

Twenty-two open government organizations are looking to help expand public access to information, and at the same time lessen the paperwork burden on agencies, through a petition for rulemaking to finalize the “release to one is a release to all” policy standard.

The petition calls on the Office of Management and Budget and the Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy to finalize a policy tied to the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. The policy requires agencies to post online the information they release under a FOIA production.

Source: Open government advocates push for finalization of ‘release to one, release to all’ policy

Boston Properties’ Ray Ritchey says Greater Washington’s defense contractors are ready to grow again – Washington Business Journal

Published on November 6, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

As an industry, defense contractors spent the past two or three years cutting costs and downsizing, but that’s starting to change, one expert says.

Source: Boston Properties’ Ray Ritchey says Greater Washington’s defense contractors are ready to grow again – Washington Business Journal

Category management helped agencies save $500 million on mobile devices, services – FederalNewsRadio.com

Published on November 3, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

It’s been a busy year for the mobile service category management team. In fiscal 2017, the interagency working group completed a roadmap, procurement guidance and studied the feasibility of a mobile broker model.

Now as 2018 gets going, the MSCT is moving from making documents to helping agencies further reduce costs for mobile devices and services.

Jon Johnson, the director of the General Services Administration’s enterprise mobility program, said on average agencies are paying almost $20 a month less for mobile services and devices with some paying as much as $30 less.

Source: Category management helped agencies save $500 million on mobile devices, services – FederalNewsRadio.com

Who are 2017’s best government contractors? — Washington Technology

Published on November 3, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Four companies and three executives were recognized Wednesday night as the best in the government contracting field by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council.

Source: Who are 2017’s best government contractors? — Washington Technology

5 steps for launching an account-based marketing strategy — Washington Technology

Published on November 3, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

Among the hotter topics in the business to business market is the notion of account-based marketing, or ABM. Translated into Gov-speak, this is agency-based marketing, which many have been doing for years

However, seeing as it is hot in B2B, I thought I’d share a simple ABM formula I’ve used with companies for the past 25-plus years. It is a five-step approach and it works. Here is the short version.

Source: 5 steps for launching an account-based marketing strategy — Washington Technology

Outsourcing – is it a bad word? | IBM Center for the Business of Government

Published on November 3, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

As a former State CIO, I remember the term “outsourcing” as a bad word.

Source: Outsourcing – is it a bad word? | IBM Center for the Business of Government

GAO: Email Delivery Receipt Didn’t Confirm Proposal Submission – SmallGovCon

Published on November 3, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

A contractor submitted its proposal by email, and received an email receipt–but the email receipt wasn’t enough to prove the agency got the proposal.

Source: GAO: Email Delivery Receipt Didn’t Confirm Proposal Submission – SmallGovCon

2018 NDAA – Public Comment Submitted to Congress | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Published on November 3, 2017 in Blog by The Aggregator

PNWC's Government Contracting Update

The Professional Services Council (PSC) has weighed in on some of the provisions of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) now that the House and Senate bills have moved on to conference committee for reconciliation. Among their concerns is the provision in the Senate version requiring losing bid protesters to pay the processing costs incurred by DoD (see Large Contractors May Need to Reimburse DoD for Bid Protest Costs). The PSC “strongly objects” to this provision. But PSC’s letter also covers major concerns over provisions related to DCAA’s (Defense Contract Audit Agency’s) incurred cost backlog. PSC writes:

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: 2018 NDAA – Public Comment Submitted to Congress

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