Grants procurement pilots demonstrate speed to modernization
The Grants Quality Service Management Office over the last year helped several micro agencies buy award management services. This pilot was part of how the QSMO is crawling before it tries to walk or run with larger agencies. Andrea Sampanis, the acting director of the Grants Quality Service Management Office in the Department of Health […]
Addressing the government cyber talent shortage
Insight by Deloitte Addressing the government cyber talent shortage Ask any IT manager across government what challenges they face, and somewhere in the top three they’ll tell you how hard it is to find and hire talent June 10, 2020 7:00 am < a min read This content is provided by Deloitte. Ask any IT […]
How the pullbacks of U.S. foreign aid affects contractors who actually deliver it
Foreign aid starts out as appropriated dollars. The State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development turn the dollars into contracts. Which means the Trump administration’s pullback on foreign assistance and its near total shutdown of US aid, mean contractors are feeling the pinch. Two attorneys with long federal experience from Jenner and Block, Ian […]
How ‘America First’ Affects Global Supply Chains in Government Procurement
Introduction President Donald Trump’s latest trade policies and tariff measures are reshaping global supply chains, directly impacting businesses looking to sell to the U.S. government. With new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, federal contractors face rising costs, procurement delays, and shifting trade regulations. For businesses seeking to win government contracts, staying informed […]
Designing for people with disabilities
The Public Experience Portfolio’s User Experience (UX) team consistently conducts research to evaluate various aspects of the program. We generally try to recruit a broad audience but also use a prequalification process to ensure diversity. Despite these efforts, we found we weren’t reaching the disability community as thoroughly as we would like. We decided to conduct […]
DoD raises formal performance concerns on multibillion dollar moving contract
The Defense Department has issued a formal notice to the contractor on its multibillion dollar household goods moving contract using a compliance mechanism that’s typically reserved for situations in which the government has strong indications that a vendor is not performing according to the terms of the contract. The recent “show-cause” notice from U.S. Transportation Command […]
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Deregulating to deliver best value mission support for the American people
Unfortunately, the last 30 years have seen the determined, inexorable re-regulation of commercial item contracting. As highlighted in previous blogs, the number and scope of unique federal clauses that now apply to commercial item contracts render the term “commercial item contracting” a contradiction in terms. The hurdles created by a highly regulated federal acquisition system […]
Industry laying low as DOGE digs into agencies
Over the first three weeks of the Trump administration’s “shock and awe” approach to reorder the government, contractors have been unusually quiet. From the canceling of contracts to efforts to reduce the federal workforce, industry and their associations haven’t publicly vocalized any broad concerns or offered any true opposition or support for the US DOGE […]
SBA resets some small business goals for 2025
Agencies have some new small business contracting goals for fiscal 2025 and they are more in line with traditional targets. The Small Business Administration specifically reset the small disadvantaged business goals, requiring agencies to at least award 5% of all contracts to these firms. The SBA updated these goals on Jan. 24 assigning every agency […]