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That smooshy sound you hear is everyone squirming in their seats as the national-debt default looms closer. The weird thing is, the government is fully appropriated for the rest of fiscal 2023, with four months of high spending yet to go.
A new report from the General Services Administration's Inspector General didn't have many nice things to say about its Multiple Award Schedule’s Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) pilot.
The fourth report in a year about the Transactional Data Reporting pilot continues to ring the same negative notes from the inspector general while GSA officials continue to push back against that tune.
If you see a robed figure on the corner with a sign reading, "The End is Near," take note. He could be talking to federal contractors. The longer the debt limit debate in Congress drags on, the more likely it will interrupt federal buying.
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, argues the latest issues with TTS around Login.gov is casting doubt on the areas GSA excels at and the agency can’t afford to have that happen any longer.
From new and burdensome rules, to delays in governmentwide vehicles, to Congressional new blood, federal contractors face a daunting year.
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss how federal procurement is being impacted by a cavalcade of current and proposed contract compliance requirements.
The Government Accountability Office dismissed 117 protests after NITAAC said it reassess the self-scoring cut-off line and relook at offers.
Figures from the Government Accountability Office show a 12% drop in the number of contracting protests in fiscal '22 relative to the year before, protests are down 40% Since 2018.
Allen Federal Business Partners President Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of how inflation, climate change and the upcoming election will affect contractors in fiscal year 2023.
Alliant 3 is a promising new government-wide acquisition contract for technology services. The request for proposals is now out and open for comments.
Two weeks into the continuing resolution agencies hoping to start new initiatives are now looking towards December 16. That's when Congress promised to establish a 2023 budget. History shows that's a pretty thin read to lean on.
Congress is currently flirting with the possibility of a government shutdown, as well as the potential year long continuing resolution no one wants, not to mention the fact that inflation is making it harder to conduct business and getting permission to increase prices remains difficult.
Federal agencies are moving into the spend it or lose it stage of the fiscal year with just two weeks to go.