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Shutdown ends, but another could be right around the corner – Federal News Network

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The partial government shutdown may be over but another one could be right around the corner. President Trump told the Wall Street Journal  he doesn’t think a newly created board made up of 17 members of congress will be able to reach a deal over the next three weeks. Trump said another government shutdown is certainly an option. The board tasked with hashing out an immigration deal is set to meet this week and is led House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.). (Wall Street Journal)

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Section 846 & schedules modernization – Federal News Network

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This week Jonathan Aronie, partner at Sheppard Mullin, joins Off the Shelf for an engaging discussion of schedules modernization and Section 846.

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A 10-step checklist for agency leaders returning from shutdown

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As more formerly furloughed feds filter back to work, no doubt they’re finding all sorts of piled up tasks both pressing and trivial. To help with the backlog, the Partnership for Public Service has put together a 10-step plan and a special re-open checklist. Margot Conrad, the Partnership’s director of federal workforce programs, had more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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GAO is open but shutdown still likely to delay bid protests

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Bid protests, contract protests — they’re the part of federal procurement everyone loves to hate. But like many governmental functions, they serve a useful purpose. With many agencies and departments caught up in the partial federal shutdown, one might wonder whether the protest process has been affected. Joseph Petrillo, procurement attorney with Petrillo and Powell, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some answers,

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Government’s reputation as prompt bill payer among shutdown’s casualties

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Whatever one might say about the complexity of the federal procurement system, it has at least one thing going for it: Once a contractor has navigated the vagaries of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and won an award, the government is extremely good at paying its bills on time.

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Shutdown costs mounting with contractors’ lost revenue

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About the only good thing coming from continuing the partial government shutdown might be less traffic, but the costs keep mounting. One fallout is the loss in revenue to federal contractors, especially in the Washington, D.C. region. To find out just how much loss that is, Bloomberg Government analyst Paul Murphy joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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Shutdown has cost small businesses $2.3 billion – Federal News Network

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A new estimate from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said there were about $2.3 billion in government contracts that would have been issued to small firms over the past month, but weren’t because of the government shutdown. The analysis is based on 2018 data from agencies affected by the shutdown. Last year, those agencies signed $29 billion in contracts to 41,000 small businesses. (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)

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The post-shutdown chaotic wave is days from hitting many contractors – Federal News Network

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While federal workers may be breathing a short sigh of relief now that the partial shutdown is over, contractors still are weeks from feeling relaxed.

The 35-day partial government shutdown undoubtedly pushed project milestones, due dates for solicitations and overall government spending well to the right. While all of these delays impact vendors, the real sigh of relief will come when agencies rescind stop work orders so contractors can send their employees back to work.

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New law designed to change how gov’t handles small biz programs

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The new law, called the Small Business Runway Extension Act, was signed by President Trump earlier this month.

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Key trends for procurement in 2019

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Angela Styles, partner at Bracewell LLP, joined Off the Shelf this week for a wide-ranging discussion of some of the key trends shaping the federal procurement landscape.

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