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White House Wants to Reduce the Shutdown Pain for Contractors – Management – GovExec.com

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During this week’s continuing shutdown drama, White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has reportedly instructed agencies to identify the hardest hit programs, presumably to add to the growing lists of tasks the Trump administration believes it can legally perform to mitigate the pain.

Source: White House Wants to Reduce the Shutdown Pain for Contractors – Management – GovExec.com

Small Businesses Join Ranks of Contractors Miffed by Shutdown – Management – GovExec.com

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Small-business contractors—those with ongoing commitments to supply agencies with everything from toolboxes to emergency meals to construction materials—are facing their own frustrations over the partial government shutdown. Some are among the employers least able to cope.

Source: Small Businesses Join Ranks of Contractors Miffed by Shutdown – Management – GovExec.com

VA Shadow Rulers Had Sway Over Contracting and Budgeting – Management – GovExec.com

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Newly released emails about the three Trump associates who secretly steered the Department of Veterans Affairs show how deeply the trio was involved in some of the agency’s most consequential matters, most notably a multibillion-dollar effort to overhaul electronic health records for millions of veterans.

Source: VA Shadow Rulers Had Sway Over Contracting and Budgeting – Management – GovExec.com

Defense Contractors Are Helping Care for Detained Migrant Children – Contracting – GovExec.com

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General Dynamics is one of the largest defense contractors in the country, a massive conglomerate that builds jets, tanks, bullets and submarines at facilities around the United States. It is also caring for the detained migrant children that the government has separated from their parents.

Source: Defense Contractors Are Helping Care for Detained Migrant Children – Contracting – GovExec.com

How a Contractor’s Bid Protest Was a Surprise Boost for Procurement Innovation

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Acquisition reform advocates should be delighted, not despondent over GAO’s recent rejection of the Pentagon’s unusual cloud deal.

Source: How a Contractor’s Bid Protest Was a Surprise Boost for Procurement Innovation

FEMA Meals Contractor’s Proposal Was Rife With False Claims, Senators Allege – Contracting – GovExec.com

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Feds canceled the small Atlanta firm’s $156 million deal to feed hurricane victims in Puerto Rico after the company failed to meet requirements.

Source: FEMA Meals Contractor’s Proposal Was Rife With False Claims, Senators Allege – Contracting – GovExec.com

It Shouldn’t Take Feds 6 Years to Approve Major Infrastructure Projects – Promising Practices – Management – GovExec.com

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The Obama administration has made progress in untangling a complicated nest of requirements that spans 18 agencies.

Source: It Shouldn’t Take Feds 6 Years to Approve Major Infrastructure Projects – Promising Practices – Management – GovExec.com

Congress Tries to Avoid a Government Shutdown As Oct. 1 Nears – Management – GovExec.com

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Lawmakers hope to vote next week on a short-term continuing resolution funding agencies through Dec. 9.

Source: Congress Tries to Avoid a Government Shutdown As Oct. 1 Nears – Management – GovExec.com

Contractors Urge Next President to Upgrade Acquisition Workforce – Contracting – GovExec.com

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Existing staff lack the time and resources to keep up with demand.

Source: Contractors Urge Next President to Upgrade Acquisition Workforce – Contracting – GovExec.com

What Contractors Need to Know About New Sex Discrimination Rules – Promising Practices – Management – GovExec.com

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The Labor Department’s new regulations reflect 45 years of legal developments.

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