Acquisition

GSA contracting officers are driving schedule holders crazy

Contractors on the GSA’s multiple-award schedule say contracting officers are trying to re-negotiate contracts and making unreasonable demands for information.

Contracting

Government Accountability Office

Image of GAO sign at headquarters office

Why the government should use more shared services to reduce costs

Shared Services

Lawmakers advance DHS bills to ban Chinese batteries, help TSAers with commute

Acquisition Policy

All things SmartPay

Big Data Technology for Business Finance Concept.

Grants procurement pilots demonstrate speed to modernization

Ask the CIO

Key trends in audits and investigations

A break down of the proposed CIRCIA rule

Retired four-star admiral faces 30 years in prison on bribery charges

Federal Newscast

Coast Guard still struggling with major acquisition programs

Defense

Justice Department expands its procurement fraud strike force

Contracts/Awards

Army changing the color of money used to modernize software

Army

DoD stands up ‘SWAT team’ to help speed software acquisition

Adoption of DoD’s new software acquisition pathway has been slow, but officials are looking for ways to jumpstart its use.

Defense News

FAR, Federal Acquisition Regulation,Contracting

What new White House guidance on grants means for agencies that hand them out

Now that it have been 10 years since issuing them, the White House has updated what is known as Uniform Guidance on grants and federal assistance. One…

Acquisition

contracting, 8(a) program, Small Business Administration

Agencies set records for small business contracting in 2023

Contracts/Awards

The Small Business Administration says agencies awarded an all-time high of 28.4% of all eligible prime contracts to small businesses last fiscal year.