How Northrop applies ‘high degree of discipline’ to services bids — Washington Technology
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
Too many acting CIOs put a damper on the federal market — 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
Former CEO heading to prison for bribery — 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
Infographic: Plotting public procurement’s progression | American City & County
This infographic shows the trends that are shaping the future for the public procurement profession.
Source: Infographic: Plotting public procurement’s progression
Track the FirstNet ‘opt-in/opt-out’ progress of all 50 states and 6 territories with this map | American City and County
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
Introducing the Top 25 8(a) firms in the federal market — Washington Technology
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
Protest of Proposed Corrective Action Premature, Says GAO – SmallGovCon
An offeror’s protest of a proposed corrective action was premature where the offeror merely anticipated potential adverse action, according to a recent GAO bid
Source: Protest of Proposed Corrective Action Premature, Says GAO – SmallGovCon
Get Your Voice Heard – Section 809 Panel Wants to Hear From You | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Over the past several weeks, we’ve written a few times about the activities of the Section 809 Panel whose job is to figure out how to ensure the Defense Department (and by extension, Civilian agencies) to more consistently buy what it needs in a timely and cost-effective manner (see, for example, Update on Section 809 Panel).
Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson optimistic federal budget stalemate will be resolved soon – Washington Business Journal
Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson is “pretty optimistic” a continuing budget resolution won’t extend into 2018, which would alleviate some of the financial uncertainty defense contractors are facing in the Trump administration.
The 3 DOD trends you need to know | Government Sales Insider
As we prepare for the Department of Defense FY18 budget briefing we’ll deliver at this year’s Government IT Sales Summit, we’ve been able to take a step back and look across the DOD to identify department-wide trends, initiatives and happenings.
Source: The 3 DOD trends you need to know | Government Sales Insider