Larry Allen

FAR, Federal Acquisition Regulation,Contracting

It’s April, but end-of-termism will start to slow federal contracting

Political appointees begin to depart. In their absence, contractors should prepare for a slowdown in new and innovative project starts.

Contracting

How contractors can ‘almost’ stay prepared for everything

Contracting

Contractors wonder which of two procurement systems applies to them

Contracting

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GSA aims to make buying SaaS easier through new policy

Acquisition Policy

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A troubling small business trend is getting worse

Contracting

Advice for contractors when the government really, really could shut down

Contracting

How acquisition hinders national security

Acquisition

For contractors, a lot to ponder five months into the fiscal year

Contracting

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OFPP expands small business ‘rule of two’ to multiple award contracts

Acquisition Policy

Contractors can be forgiven if they’re grumpy this month

Contracting

Why the General Services Administration has a busy year coming up

Workforce

The continuing resolution doesn’t do a whole lot for contractors

The continuing resolution makes things seem normal until at least the middle of January. But contractors should take note. The CR is less than it seems…

Contracting

Why there’s not a huge cause for optimism for the rest of the federal budget year

The latest continuing resolution Congress passed last week avoided a government shutdown. But even if lawmakers achieve that feat again next year, on the…

Congress

Contract spending is set to grow across the board in 2024

Contracting

Bloomberg Government predicts record contract spending, once Congress passes appropriations bills for 2024. It sees $762 billion in total procurement, including $113 billion for professional services. With how companies need to prepare, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin turned to federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.