Risk and reward must be part of DOD acquisition reform efforts
A Defense Department initiative designed to improve the acquisition process must strike a fair balance between risk and reward to ensure the health of the defense industry, writes Stan Soloway with the Professional Services Council.
Contractor IDs: A lesson from Harry Potter
FCW cartoonist and blogger John Klossner has a solution for feds concerned about identifying who's a fed and who's a contractor.
Be prepared: The auditors are coming.
Michael Tinsley explains some of the challenges and solutions when companies face government auditors.
Big contracts mean big pressure for contractors
The flexibility of large task-order contracts has helped them explode in the market. Their growth is both a blessing and curse for contractors.
Why not more software reuse?
Blogger Steve Kelman believes the federal government could make big gains by making it a priority to reuse software wherever possible.
White House promises major changes to IT management
The federal government is doing a major rehab on how it oversees and manages the $70 billion in annual IT spending.
SBA suspends 2 firms, alleging they served as fronts
The Small Business Administration has suspended EG Solutions and MultimaxArray FirstSource until they can address accusations of acting as fronts to pass small-business work to large company subcontractors.
McCaskill proposes end to ANC special status
Sen. Claire McCaskill's bill would remove exclusive provisions for the companies owned by Alaska Native Corporations.
Hey, small business, ready to leave the 8(a) world?
To survive graduation, small businesses need to prepare for tougher competition by building the infrastructure and relationships needed for success. What steps have the Top 25 8(a) companies taken?
CACI automates Uncle Sam’s ‘I Want You’ enlistment process
CACI International Inc. has been awarded a three-and-a-half year, $75 million Defense Department contract from the DOD’s Business Transformation Agency to assist in processing applicants who want to join the armed forces.
Acquisition workforce gets half-hearted support, survey shows
A new survey shows a widening chasm between the trajectory of policy and what acquisition workers see as benefits.
NARA e-mail service on the fritz
Efforts to replace faulty network equipment have been complicated by problems with U.S. trade law.
Will you win the contracts you need to survive 2011?
The future holds more competition, tighter margins and big opportunities for politically savvy, nimble-footed companies. Are you ready?
Air Force creates new acquisition office
Small business is set to remain a top priority as the Air Force works to improve its contracting, purchasing and requirements processes.
Coalition urges withholding changes in the withholding tax
The Government Withholding Relief Coalition, a group of 113 associations, is urging the lame-duck Congress to delay tackling the withholding tax change for two years, if it cannot simply repeal the measure.
Poor records increase security risks
A Senate committee report exploring the role of Afghan nationals working for private security contractors fails to consider difficulties embodied in building accurate personnel databases in a country with complex and shifting alliances, says Stan Soloway of the Professional Services Council.
5 ways to change during tough times
Business development leaders and individuals who refuse to change in difficult economic times risk significantly limiting their professional and personal growth. When the pain of change is less than the pain we are in, we will change, writes Bill Scheessele of MBDi.
ISR technology key to victory in Afghanistan, Cartwright says
Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking at the GEOINT 2010 Symposium called for broader and better fielding of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology in Afghanistan.
Officials recognize breakthroughs in bulk buying
Agencies, acting differently and under new pressures, are reconsidering strategic sourcing's benefits.
Procurement experts weigh election results
Shifting political balance in Congress could bring changes to procurement, IT.
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