COMMENTARY
With a new emphasis on pricing and profits, DOD will make it more difficult for contractors to innovate.
- By Stan Soloway
- May 06, 2011
GSA communications efforts around the $10 billion OASIS contract have been unprecedented and are an example for others, but there are still critical questions about the lucrative contract that need to be answered. PSC President and WT columnist Stan Soloway explores issues around pricing, strategic sourcing and past performance.
- By Stan Soloway
- Apr 26, 2013
COMMENTARY
Mattis has requested a review of DOD's core business processes. Will this launch a new era of procurement reforms and new ways of doing business?
- By Stan Soloway
- Feb 28, 2017
COMMENTARY
Contractors need the government to act now and plan for sequestration.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jun 13, 2012
OPINION
A push for more supply chain accountability and the new workforce executive order will shift more responsibility to contractors, and with responsibility comes greater risk, but PSC President Stan Soloway asks, Is this pendulum swinging too far?
- By Stan Soloway
- Nov 05, 2014
COMMENTARY
Private finance initiatives are an effective way to relieve budgetary pressure and enable agencies to move forward with infrastructure improvements, writes Stan Soloway.
- By Stan Soloway
- May 11, 2010
COMMENTARY
The fiscal 2012 National Defense Authorization Act contains more than two dozen significant procurement-related provisions. Some raise serious concerns, others raise questions, and still others could have positive results.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jul 27, 2011
OPINION
The government needs a healthy contractor base, but there is a lack of understanding of how government policies and behaviors impact that health. PSC President Stan Soloway argues that measuring the condition of the industry demands looking beyond profit and losses.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jun 05, 2014
The hot button issue of insourcing is creating unease, especially in the Defense Department, where weak guidance has produced a sense of confusion among the various components.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jul 02, 2009
COMMENTARY
The Trump administration will face many issues on day one, and none loom larger than how the administration will craft a budget that can meet its policy priorities.
- By Stan Soloway
- Nov 14, 2016
COMMENTARY
Columnist Stan Soloway says the best way to weather the coming years of government austerity is for agencies and contractors to collaborate on the best and most cost-effective solutions.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jan 21, 2011
OPINION
FedRAMP was intended to be a gateway for companies selling cloud services to the government but because of delays and a lack of reciprocity many are questioning whether it is at risk of being a ramp to nowhere. Stan Soloway explains.
- By Stan Soloway
- Dec 10, 2015
COMMENTARY
The Haiti relief effort offers an important lesson for those responding to the everyday challenges of government.
- By Stan Soloway
- Mar 01, 2010
OPINION
The bipartisan budget deal is a welcome gift as we head into the Christmas season, but tough decisions lie ahead for 2014 and beyond. PSC President Stan Soloway explores the pressing issues that are yet to be resolved.
- By Stan Soloway
- Dec 19, 2013
Nothing is better for the procurement process that a good argument that pushes the best ideas forward.
- By Stan Soloway
- Aug 31, 2011