Trump administration says it’s cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to eliminate the majority of U.S. development and humanitarian help abroad. The cuts detailed by the […]
General Dynamics NASSCO Secures $655M Navy Contract for Aircraft Carrier Maintenance
A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential six-year, $654.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy for shipyard availabilities and related maintenance support services for the military branch’s aircraft carriers. The Department of Defense said Wednesday Naval Sea Systems Command launched a competitive procurement process for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through the System for Award Management […]
The SBA doubles down on the Rule of Two
A long-standing rule concerning small business preference is about to get a major expansion, courtesy of the Small Business Administration. The rule, which applied to open market competitions, will, once the rule is finalized, also apply to multiple award contract vehicles. That’s a big change. Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish joined the Federal Drive with […]
Grants QSMO shifts latest attempt to modernize systems into next gear
The third attempt to bring some standardization to the technology that underpins the federal grant making progress is taking advantage of being the last shared service initiative out of the gate. The Grants Quality Service Management Office is focused on offering the tools and services agencies need most based on their input and feedback. Chad […]
The urgency for application modernization
Insight by Deloitte The urgency for application modernization Shifting the majority of the federal workforce to telework overnight forced agencies to improve capacity, and shift workloads, applications and data to the cloud on… June 9, 2020 4:25 pm < a min read This content is provided by Deloitte. Federal agencies have been working toward IT […]
Using end-to-end observability for cyber, CX improvements
The Office of Management and Budget’s 2022 IT Operating Plan highlighted the need to reduce complexity of systems to bring down costs. And, of course, it promoted the idea of using data to better drive decisions. Over the years, agencies and vendors have made their technology environments a little more complex due to too many […]
VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday. The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals, […]
Sonia Mundra Named Omni Federal Strategic Growth SVP
Sonia Mundra, an industry executive, has joined Omni Federal as senior vice president of strategic growth. In a LinkedIn post published Wednesday, Mundra said Omni Federal, a Madison Dearborn Partners portfolio company, is “harnessing the raw power of DevSecOps, cloud, and cyber solutions to confidently tackle profound challenges and champion mission successes that fortify our […]
Coming to a contract protest near you, loser pays legal fees
A clause in the Defense Authorization law for 2025 has procurement attorneys sitting up in their chairs. It calls on the Defense Department and the Government Accountability Office to develop a plan to test a novel idea: having companies that lose bid protests to repay DoD for legal costs. Venable procurement attorney Chris Griesedieck the […]
What to expect at the General Services Administration under Trump Two
When it comes to the government’s procurement tab, the General Services Administration is one of the most influential agencies. It manages many of the contracts from which all agencies buy. And it one of the agencies that helps decide governmentwide procurement policy. So what should happen in the Trump administration at the GSA? The Federal […]