July 2018 – Page 8 – Government Aggregator

How to fix the Pentagon’s acquisition workforce problems in one week — FCW

Published on July 12, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The Section 809 Panel, established to find ways to streamline and improve the defense acquisition process, has advocated for drastic changes, primarily by empowering acquisition leaders to make buying and hiring decisions and boosting funding to train civilian acquisition workers, according to its latest report.

Source: How to fix the Pentagon’s acquisition workforce problems in one week — FCW

All things contracting with Larry Allen – FederalNewsRadio.com

Published on July 12, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews GovCon contract guru and consultant Larry Allen on a variety of topics, including:

end of FY spending

potential of starting FY 2019 with yet another CR or shutdown

Section 846 (the e-commerce initiative in the NDAA)

the NAVAIR NAICS code shell game

Source: All things contracting with Larry Allen – FederalNewsRadio.com

GAO Faults Contractor for General Manager’s Sickness – SmallGovCon

Published on July 12, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

When an incumbent contractor’s general manager got sick and had to quit, the contractor promptly found a replacement, which the agency approved. But there was still one problem: the incumbent had already proposed to use the same general manager for the next contract.

Source: GAO Faults Contractor for General Manager’s Sickness – SmallGovCon

Why Audits of Government Contracts and Grants are Important for Taxpayers

Published on July 12, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Back in 2009 and 2010, the Federal Government was spending seemingly endless amounts of cash on stimulus projects (remember the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act). While everyone quickly realized that the jobs promised by spending a trillion dollars on what were supposed to be “shovel ready” projects, didn’t materialize as hoped. There are plenty of examples questionable expenditures. In one such case, the Energy Department decided to use stimulus money to expedite nuclear facility cleanup. A lab needed to test soil samples was told to hire fourteen new employees in anticipation of a significant workload increase. The project was not exactly shovel-ready and so excavation never materialized and no soil samples were sent to the lab. When the stimulus money ran out, the lab laid off the fourteen chemists.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Why Audits of Government Contracts and Grants are Important for Taxpayers

Can you really fix DOD acquisitions in a week? — Defense Systems

Published on July 12, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The Section 809 Panel, established to find ways to streamline and improve the defense acquisition process, has advocated for drastic changes, primarily by empowering acquisition leaders to make buying and hiring decisions and boosting funding to train civilian acquisition workers, according to its latest report.

Source: Can you really fix DOD acquisitions in a week? — Defense Systems

Introduction to Strengths-Based Winning in Federal Contracting | Pre-conference workshop (PCW-14) at Deltek Insight 2018 | Lohfeld

Published on July 11, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Most of what professionals know about developing proposals is pure folklore. This class pulls back the curtain to reveal how the government actually evaluates proposals and what constitutes a strength to government evaluators. In this paradigm-shifting class, attendees will cast aside folklore and learn how to develop proposals that make it easy for the government to award you the contract. Attendees learn how to perform strength-based capture, strength-based solutioning, and strength-focused proposal reviews as well as write proposal text that highlights those strengths. After completing this course you will be able to:

Source: Introduction to Strengths-Based Winning in Federal Contracting | Pre-conference workshop (PCW-14) at Deltek Insight 2018 | Lohfeld

5 mistakes to avoid when developing a SOW with Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM | CIO

Published on July 11, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

Here are five of more than 30 risk points to address in the construction of an MSOW. You should consider all program risk points prior to signing off, rather than waiting until after the signing of the MSOW to conduct the first risk assessment.

Source: 5 mistakes to avoid when developing a SOW with Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM | CIO

Tips for making deadlines, from a federal contracting expert

Published on July 11, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

The fiscal year might not end for another three months but contractors who do not get off the dime will have trouble making the government’s deadlines, and their own quotas. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some time-honored, but often overlooked tips.

Source: Tips for making deadlines, from a federal contracting expert

The misguided campaign to undermine OTAs and innovation — Defense Systems

Published on July 11, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

In government contracting, it is a truism that significant challenges to the status quo invariably create pushback. But the status quo in government IT is inertia, and in a world of constantly evolving cyber threats, this creates greater risks and vulnerabilities. Our enemies in cyberspace are not standing still. Why should federal agencies?

Source: The misguided campaign to undermine OTAs and innovation — Defense Systems

GSA looks to streamline acquisition for federal buyers — FCW

Published on July 6, 2018 in Blog by The Aggregator

In a step it hopes will help ease agency acquisition of everything from IT systems to pencils, the General Services Administration is adding a feature to its schedule programs called Order Level Materials, which was the subject of a recent rulemaking process.

Source: GSA looks to streamline acquisition for federal buyers — FCW

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