DC entrepreneurs simultaneously tackle public and private sectors – FederalNewsRadio.com
Entrepreneurs can successfully straddle the worlds of government contracting and private sector deals. One local founder says the region is ripe with untapped opportunity.
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Study Confirms Conventional Wisdom: Legacy Federal IT Breeds Cybersecurity Risks | FedTech Magazine
Upgrading outdated technology systems can improve agencies’ security, according to an academic study.
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FedRAMP seeks to further streamline approval process — GCN
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program director Matt Goodrich outlined six preliminary criteria for software-as-a-service vendors whose offerings are considered low-risk under a new process currently under review called FedRAMP Tailored.
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Contractors Cannot Anticipatorily Adjust Statutory Compensation Caps | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Section 702 of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2013 significantly reduced the cap on compensation charged to Government contracts. The old statutory formula applicable to contracts awarded prior to June 24, 2014 now sits at $1,144,888. The new cap applicable to contracts awarded after that date is $487,000 and applies to all contractor employees on contracts awarded by all executive agencies.
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Claim Under VA FSS Task Order Should Have Gone To GSA – SmallGovCon
A contractor working under a VA FSS order should have filed its claim with the GSA Contracting Officer, not the VA Contracting Officer, according to the CBCA.
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Gartner Projects Worldwide IT Spending to Reach $3.5B in 2017 | Data Center Knowledge
Worldwide IT spending will increase by 1.4 percent from last year, reaching $3.5 billion in 2017, according to projections released Monday by Gartner. The growth rate was projected to be 2.7 percent in the previous quarterly forecast, but was hit by the rising U.S. dollar. “The strong U.S. dollar has… Read More
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Organization Conflict of Interest Appeal Denied | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
Harkcon Inc was an unsuccessful bidder on a Coast Guard contract to provide training support services at Coast Guard training centers and support units throughout the country. When the award was made to Metris LLC, Harkcon alleged that Metris had an unequal access to information OCI (Organizational Conflict of Interest) that the Coast Guard failed to investigate. You see, Metris had hired a former Coast Guard employee who, while employed by the Coast Guard, was the chief of the Coast Guard’s Forces Readiness Command’s Training Division where Harkcon (the protestor) had worked as a subcontractor. His role as chief provided him access to nonpublic, competitively useful information about Harkcon.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Organization Conflict of Interest Appeal Denied
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GAO Declines to Apply GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act Retroactively to Lapse in Jurisdiction | Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Government Accountability Office has declined to reconsider protests it dismissed during the recent lapse in its jurisdiction…under IDIQ contracts.
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Counterterrorism Chief: Contractors ‘Kicking Butt’ in Combating Insider Threats – Defense – GovExec.com
Anticipating problems is a “team sport,” top official says.
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Defense Contracting Innovation in State of Flux | Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Over the last few years, both the Department of Defense and Congress have been pursuing innovation in defense-related technologies, processes or methods.
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