GSA ‘unimpressed,’ insulted by consulting companies’ efforts to cut spending
The General Services Administration is running out of patience with the top government consulting firms. In a strongly worded letter sent to all 10 firms, GSA warned them to provide better data and more specifics for cost savings and contract terminations — or risk the consequences. “GSA and our partner agencies have thoroughly reviewed your […]
Trump administration estimates 50,000 federal employees will lose civil service protections
Approximately 50,000 career federal employees are on track to see their civil service protections removed, as the Trump administration pushes forward with converting workers in government policy roles to an “at-will” employment status. A forthcoming proposed rule from Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will amend civil service regulations to allow career federal employees to be […]
Industry wonders whether the Pentagon will ever reform its budgeting system
The Defense Department’s planning, programming, budgeting and execution system it looks pretty much like it has for decades. This, more than a year has after a Congressionally-chartered commission came out with a long list of ways to reform it. This year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at least paid lip service to the idea of PPBE […]
DC weighs layoffs and other cuts as House Republicans leave the city budget in limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser tried to keep the focus on a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mixed-used development. But she couldn’t help fielding a string of questions about the budget crisis hanging over the nation’s capital city. Asked Monday about the risk of layoffs and furloughs, she said: “We’re hoping that we […]
Lockheed Secures $180M Navy Contract Modification for F-35 Aircraft Parts
Image by Military_Material from Pixabay Lockheed Martin has received a $180 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to procure parts, materials and components to support the conversion of three F-35 production aircraft to flight science replacement planes. Scope of Contract Action The Department of Defense said Monday the new flight science aircraft will help […]
Industry has something to say about that rewrite of the buying rules
The now infamous rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, all 2,000 pages of it, the government has a lot of work to do. But the result will have the most effect on contractors. For whether they’ll have any say in the rewrite and what they would say, The Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to […]