The six-year closure of Schedule 75 is impacting long-standing GSA industry partners whose contracts are expiring with no opportunity to submit a new offer.
Source: Is ‘re-opening’ a GSA schedule really closing a market channel? – FederalNewsRadio.com
Forrester Research provides some new forecasts for technology spending.
Source: Andrew Bartels: New forecasts for technology spending – FederalNewsRadio.com
DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) has undertaken a new initiative to improve its business capabilities. The DCMA business capability framework is “…a set of high level contract management functions that underpin the Agency’s strategic plan and captures the results of the daily, multi-functional activities of … personnel in order to provide actionable insight to the Defense Acquisition Enterprise.”
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: DCMA Reforms to Improve Their Product Offerings
This could be an interesting next few years for NASA, especially if the Trump administration scales back the agency’s climate observation work.
But that won’t necessarily stop the space agency from continuing to innovate, embrace new technologies and continue its move toward the cloud. In fact, while there have been recent challenges within the agency, particularly concerning cybersecurity, expect NASA to continue its role as a standard-bearer for new technologies within federal IT.
Source: Inside NASA’s top 4 IT priorities — Washington Technology
We’re delighted that, after taking a break from blogging, we’re back!
To those of you who followed us before, when we posted between 2006-2014: it’s great to see you again. Did you miss us?
And to new readers: welcome! I guess we owe you an introduction. ‘The Proposal Guys’ is written by Jon Williams and BJ Lownie. We’re the principal directors of Strategic Proposals, an award-winning proposal management consultancy, in the UK and US respectively. And we’re both Fellows of APMP – the Association of Proposal Management Professsionals.
Source: And so we’re back… – The Proposal Guys Jon and BJ’s proposal blog
State CIOs assist in the transition as new governors assume power.
Source: What New Governors Mean for State IT Plans and Priorities | StateTech Magazine
Last Monday (March 6), the Senate passed a joint resolution disapproving the final rule implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The House initiated the joint resolution and passed it in February. From what we’ve been able to discern from reading online sources, the President is expected to sign it into law.
Democrats decry efforts to end union grievance process.
Source: House Committee Approves New Federal Firing Bill – Oversight – GovExec.com
A report issued by the Government Accountability Office recommends improvements to the Pilot Program for Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower Protections.
Source: GAO Seeks Improvements to Contractor Whistleblower Pilot Program | Government Contracts Blog
