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Federal agencies unlikely to use all allocations in time, data says

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The most recent federal spending data show agencies are unlikely to use all of their appropriated money by the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30th. There is just not enough time, and Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Counsel, spoke on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the implications.

Source: Federal agencies unlikely to use all allocations in time, data says

Acquisition in the federal government: a conversation with FAS’ Alan Thomas – FederalNewsRadio.com

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What is FAS doing to make its operations easy, efficient and modern? How is FAS delivering best value mission support to customer agencies? What is FAS doing to promote smarter buying and the efficient use of technology across the federal government? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Alan Thomas, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) at the General Services Administration.

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Tips for making deadlines, from a federal contracting expert

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The fiscal year might not end for another three months but contractors who do not get off the dime will have trouble making the government’s deadlines, and their own quotas. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some time-honored, but often overlooked tips.

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All things contracting with Larry Allen – FederalNewsRadio.com

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This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews GovCon contract guru and consultant Larry Allen on a variety of topics, including:

  • end of FY spending
  • potential of starting FY 2019 with yet another CR or shutdown
  • Section 846 (the e-commerce initiative in the NDAA)
  • the NAVAIR NAICS code shell game

Source: All things contracting with Larry Allen – FederalNewsRadio.com

Tips for making deadlines, from a federal contracting expert

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The fiscal year might not end for another three months but contractors who do not get off the dime will have trouble making the government’s deadlines, and their own quotas. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some time-honored, but often overlooked tips.

Source: Tips for making deadlines, from a federal contracting expert

For vendors, DoD’s CUI requirements are more than an exercise

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Scott Schlimmer, co-founder of Cybersaint Security, and Bill Brennan, senior director of cyber business enablement at Leidos, explain why contractors could risk losing their contracts if they don’t comply.

Source: For vendors, DoD’s CUI requirements are more than an exercise

Special hiring authorities for DoD’s acquisition workforce: too much of a good thing – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Congress has taken a very active role over the past decade in trying to solve DoD’s acquisition workforce challenges by continuing to pass a series of special hiring authorities that let the department bypass the government’s usual hiring system.

In some ways, it may have been a little too active.

Source: Special hiring authorities for DoD’s acquisition workforce: too much of a good thing – FederalNewsRadio.com

“And the winners are…” – FederalNewsRadio.com

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This week on Off the Shelf, Lorraine Campos from Crowell & Moring, Jonathan Aronie from Sheppard Mullin, Jason Workmaster from Covington, and David Dowd from Mayer Brown bring you “The Rogers” Awards highlighting the significant and not so significant legal, policy and contractual events/developments of the past year.

This legal dream team provides insights on the Section 809 commercial item recommendations, JEDI, the DoD Commercial Item Guidebook and the Section 846 of the 2018 NDAA.

Other topics “honored” include the MSPV-NG J&A that fundamentally alters the structure of the MSPV program and the return of the Suspension and Debarment Official.

Source: “And the winners are…” – FederalNewsRadio.com

All things procurement – FederalNewsRadio.com

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This week on Off the Shelf, Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, tackles the latest developments in government procurement, including Section 846 implementation, schedules modernization, and category management’s move to “Best in Class” contracts.

He also shares his thoughts on the current focus on shared services opportunities across government and GSA’s potential leading role.

Source: All things procurement – FederalNewsRadio.com

David Drabkin: Fundamental reorganization needed for DoD acquisition

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If the Defense Department wants faster and better ways to do acquisition, it’s got to do more than change a few rules. It really needs to fundamentally reorganize the offices and functions involved. That’s one takeaway from a new, 500-plus page set of recommendations from the Section 809 Panel, named for a defense authorization bill provision that empowered it. Panel chairman David Drabkin joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the highlights.

Source: David Drabkin: Fundamental reorganization needed for DoD acquisition

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