“It certainly is not a given” that contractors will recover costs caused by the 35-day shutdown, an attorney tells us. “It’s also not foregone conclusion that you automatically cannot recover those costs.”
Source: How contractors can recover shutdown costs – Washington Business Journal
Not all of the money flows to Greater Washington contractors, of course, but the overall hit underscores the financial impact that even a partial shutdown can cause for the region’s economy.
Source: Bloomberg: What the government shutdown is costing contractors – Washington Business Journal
“As was true with the 2013 shutdown, while it is always hard, there seems to be something about the two-week window that has a real effect on its impacts,” says one market expert.
Source: Government shutdown’s impact on federal contractors – Washington Business Journal
The big victims are the region’s smaller businesses with shallower cashboxes and slimmer margins.
Source: Shutdown impact on small contractors – Washington Business Journal
“Contract workers and their families should not suffer the consequences of a shutdown that they did not cause,” they write.
Source: Sen. Chris Van Hollen pushes for back pay for contractors – Washington Business Journal
Any thoughts that this latest federal government shutdown would be a fleeting annoyance to start the new year have likely dissipated.
Source: What contractors should do as shutdown drags on – Washington Business Journal
The numbers in total paint a picture of protestors getting some form of relief in nearly half of all claims, perhaps fueling a view that “lawfare” is a worthy cost of doing business.
Source: GAO releases annual bid protest review – Washington Business Journal
The GSA will consolidate two dozen multiple award schedules for products and services into a single schedule, a long-overdue move seen simplifying the government’s acquisition process.
Source: GSA to consolidate multiple award schedules – Washington Business Journal
Rely too much on standardization and sapping creativity, or using automation but not redeploying talent on higher-level work, and talent might flee, according to an industry analyst.
Source: Why fixed-price contracts can be a ‘mixed blessing’ – Washington Business Journal
Federal market observers expect the House to increase oversight of the executive branch — and by extension its funding priorities — but not necessarily in ways that disrupt substantial investments in national defense and IT modernization.
Source: Midterm election impacts on government contractors – Washington Business Journal