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As part of this year’s defense authorization bill, Congress blocked DoD from demanding emission disclosures unless they are directly relevant to the contract.
In federal contract protests, a company can't make a money appeal on a protest decision unless that appeal contains a specific dollar amount.
New Senate bill would help small businesses compete on skills and capabilities rather than just price at the main contract level.
Contracting will continue even with a long-term continuing resolution or even a partial government shutdown.
With Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) becoming increasingly popular within the defense acquisition community, misconceptions around its use still linger.
The proposed rules would also require ICT contractors to report a cyber incident to the government within eight hours.
Multiple-award contracts don't mean everyone who bids get a slot. A new federal circuit court ruling shows that losing companies can protest those who did get an award and maybe knock them off.
By law and regulation, the Veterans Affairs department is supposed to check out the employees used by its contractors. A recent look-see by VA's Office of Inspector General found pretty serious non-compliance.
Contractors are wary of the latest proposed rule giving DoD access to their IT systems. It is part of an effort to improve cybersecurity with incident reporting and information sharing. Another rule would impose new requirements on contractors unclassified systems.
Gigantic federal spending programs, outside of regular appropriations, look like a big opportunity to small and minority-owned businesses. That is according to a group called Reimagining Main Street, which surveyed its constituents.
Small businesses are entering the defense industrial base at a historically low rate, but the Pentagon wants to turn things around.
The $17.9 billion moving contract's latest delays had been caused by IT integration challenges, but those problems have apparently been solved.
The Pentagon’s IG said Defense vendors are getting millions of dollars they did not earn because of shortcomings in how DoD manages cost-plus contracts.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is concerned about a recent GSA IG report that found GSA bought 150 videoconference cameras manufactured in China