Layoffs, possible shutdown put contractors in uneasy state
The looming partial government shutdown would hit federal contractors when many are already feeling down. At least one company is already starting to feel the effects of the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate what they say are duplicative or nonessential contracts. Federal News Network has learned that Guidehouse laid off a few hundred employees this […]
Better data, not a review, new systems will fix acquisition
As part the U.S. DOGE Service’s offensive, the reviewing and canceling of contracts for things they deem duplicative or unnecessary has been a focal point. The latest data on the DOGE website claims agencies have terminated 4,083 contracts that is “saving” about $15 billion. Now President Donald Trump is charging DOGE and agencies to look […]
Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a Republican-led spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The essentially party-line vote, 54-46, didn’t give the full picture of gnawing Democratic angst over how to confront the Trump […]
MITRE CEO Mark Peters Accepts 2025 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic
Photo by Executive Mosaic Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson personally presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to MITRE President and CEO Mark Peters during a recent meeting. Established in 2014 by Garrettson, the Wash100 Award honors the most significant and impactful executives shaping the government contracting industry. These esteemed individuals who make the prestigious Wash100 list […]
Opportunities for acquistion reform – Federal News Network
Ken Dodds, Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement This week on Off the Shelf, Ken Dodds, executive vice president, and general counsel for the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement, shares his thoughts on opportunities for acquisition reform. Dodds discusses the opportunities to streamline GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), including potential reform of […]
The best thing about other-transaction-authority acquisitions may not be there after all
It’s no secret the Defense Department and other agencies have been using other-transaction-authority acquisitions more than more. One reason is they help agencies get things done faster. And easier without the conditions of regular buys under the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Plus, OTA acquisitions come without the headaches of protests. Or do they? We get the […]
Northrop Grumman’s LGM-35 Sentinel Program: Cost Overruns, Delays, and the Future of Defense Contracting
A Billion-Dollar Challenge in the Making The LGM-35 Sentinel, Northrop Grumman’s highly anticipated next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, was supposed to be the future of U.S. nuclear deterrence—a sleek, high-tech replacement for the aging Minuteman III missiles. But like so many ambitious defense projects before it, the Sentinel program is quickly becoming a case study in spiraling costs, unforeseen complexities, and […]