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Andrea Inserra Accepts 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic

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Andrea Inserra, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, was personally presented with the 2025 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The Wash100 Award was founded by Garrettson in 2014 to pay tribute to the most influential personalities in the government contracting sector. The 100 executives from the public and private sector honored with the award […]

DoD shepherds CMMC through Trump deregulatory initiative

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DoD shepherds CMMC through Trump deregulatory initiative The Trump administration has a ’10 out, one in’ rule for new regulations, but DoD officials are confident they can finalize the CMMC requirements soon. Justin Doubleday@jdoubledayWFED March 25, 2025 7:12 pm 3 min read The Defense Department is still working to finalize the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification […]

Contractors face new setback in getting paid for their work

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Contractors face new setback in getting paid for their work “There are some court cases wending their way through our judicial system where judges have ordered agencies to make payments,” said Stephanie Kostro. Tom Temin@tteminWFED March 25, 2025 1:48 pm 6 min read Among the latest White House executive orders, one is holding up payments […]

Two new AI tools help illuminate GSA’s future state

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The General Services Administration is leaning into artificial intelligence with a goal of easing the burden on its workforce and making data more accessible. One of the tools, released last week, is designed to support staff in their daily work, featuring a chat function and application programming interface (API), similar to commercially available AI capabilities. […]

Layoffs, possible shutdown put contractors in uneasy state

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]