The Defense Department mandated the use of a services acquisition workshop in 2012 for all procurements worth more than $1 billion.
Source: Agencies could learn a thing or two from DoD’s approach to buying services – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Government Accountability Office reviews how well agencies are applying the Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program.
Source: Agencies could better protect whistleblowers working for contractors – FederalNewsRadio.com
When two competing bids come in for one contract, and the winner is tens of millions of dollars higher then the loser, something’s up.
Source: Joe Petrillo: What happens when competing bids are millions apart? – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Trump administration’s plan to reduce non-defense discretionary spending means civilian agencies will need to take a red pen to programs and personnel.
Source: FY18 budget cuts could slice into agency programs, personnel
Better Buying Power coincided with several consecutive years of declines in the rate of cost growth for the Pentagon’s major weapons systems.
When President Donald Trump issued his executive order freezing federal hiring, it contained a clause against using contractors to make up for it.
Source: David Berteau: What the hiring freeze means for contractors – FederalNewsRadio.com
Total acquisition cost remains the missing link in measuring, assessing and reforming the procurement system to deliver best value mission support.
Source: Total acquisition cost: The missing tool from the procurement reform toolbox – FederalNewsRadio.com
Upcoming budget cycles in 2017 and 2018 will be unlike any other for agencies and contractors, some budget experts say.
Source: Expect the unexpected with upcoming budget, appropriations cycle, experts say – FederalNewsRadio.com
Hinge Marketing’s Lee Frederiksen discusses the new Hinge study: “2017 Government Services Research: Marketing & Growth Insights”.
Source: Marketing trends for contractors – FederalNewsRadio.com
Tim Hurlebaus, president of CGI Federal, discusses key trends shaping the federal IT and services marketplace.
