Whistleblowers Exposed Contractors Who Sold Defective Helmets to Pentagon – Contracting – GovExec.com
Justice Department watchdog summarizes investigations of $30 million project.
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Pentagon’s Contract-Spending Problem – Nextgov.com
Of $205 billion awarded in contract spending across DOD, only $101 billion was competed.
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GAO bans contractor for overprotesting – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Government Accountability Offices says the contractor filed too many protests and failed to engage constructively on the issues.
Source: GAO bans contractor for overprotesting – FederalNewsRadio.com
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Making Sense of Federal IT’s Move to the Cloud and Software-Defined Networking | FedTech Magazine
Juniper Networks’ Tim Solms discusses how federal IT is being transformed by the shift to the cloud and software-based networks.
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Feds Could Save $5.8 Billion on IT by Using New Practices to Manage Spending, Report Says | FedTech Magazine
A report from the federal Commission on IT Cost, Opportunity, Strategy, and Transparency urges agencies to track IT spending more like a business.
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TrargetGov: Is accelerated fiscal year-end spending old school? (with related video) | Government Product News
Federal contracts expert Gloria Larkin tells GPN that contractors who focus on specific contract vehicles and social media may achieve success at the end of the federal fiscal year.
Source: TrargetGov: Is accelerated fiscal year-end spending old school? (with related video)
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GAO: Unequal Opportunity To Revise Pricing Was Improper – SmallGovCon
An agency acted improperly by giving only the awardee the opportunity to revise its pricing–even though the awardee declined the invitation.
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Contract Fraud, the Fraud Triangle, and Internal Controls | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update
While perusing the Justice Department’s press releases related to fraud, we were struck by the sheer numbers of reported fraud cases. Just this week, the was a company president pleading guilty to bribery at Tinker AFB, a woman sent to prison for trying to illegally export our latest fighter jet engines to China, Navy and contractor employees pleading guilty to taking and giving kickbacks, another Navy employee sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting illegal gratuities, another contractor executive sentenced to prison for illegally exporting weapons parts, and a company using “front-companies” to obtain small-business set aside contracts.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Contract Fraud, the Fraud Triangle, and Internal Controls
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How GSA is making category management work for acquisition | Federal Times
Director of Category Management Strategic Execution Steven Krauss, talks about the future of acquisition.
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Where USDA Will Focus Its IT Spend in FY17 | Government Sales Insider
A changing agriculture industry is creating a high demand for big data and analytics tools at USDA in FY17.
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