Join Bloomberg Government, in partnership with the National Defense Industrial Association, for a complimentary webinar on January 15 at 2:00 PM ET analyzing Congress’ recent budget deal and ways contractors can position themselves for growth in 2015. Topics Will Include: What the defense … [Read more...]
Defense Agency Faulted for Wrongful Challenge to Contractor
The Defense Contract Audit Agency’s decision to reject $6.6 million in a contractor’s claimed costs in fiscal 2008 did not comply with generally accepted government auditing standards, the Defense Department’s watchdog found. The probe of a complaint received over the inspector general’s hotline … [Read more...]
Weekly Roundup: December 8-12, 2014
Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of December 8-12,, 2014. Dan Chenok Big Data continues to make its presence known. Perspectives on the current impact of the cyber threat landscape. Contract Management Association leader discusses how procurement … [Read more...]
Guide to DFARS Contract Clauses, 2014 Edition
The Guide to DFARS Contract Clauses: Detailed Compliance Information for Government Contracts is a print version of our popular DFARS Matrix Tool. It provides the full text of every DFARS solicitation provision and contract clause, followed by a detailed, plain English explanation, relevant … [Read more...]
Small Business Awards Fall 4%, No-Bid Contracts Rise 9%
During Obama's first term federal government contracts awarded to small businesses fell by about 4 percent. Making this pill harder to swallow is the fact that federal agencies awarded $115.2 billion in no-bid contracts in fiscal year 2012, an 8.9 increase from $105.8 billion from 2009 during the … [Read more...]
Minimum Returns: The Economic Impacts of Pentagon Spending
Over the past two years, Pentagon contractors have financed a series of studies that have made exaggerated claims about the economic impacts of reductions in Pentagon spending. This report refutes a number of the key findings of those industry-backed reports, which have been extensively promoted in … [Read more...]
Violations of Sole Source Rules
Judge Lynn Bush of the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) recently entered judgment for the protester in a sole source procurement of a bridge contract by the Air Force. "The violations of procurement regulations in the sole-source award to Harris are numerous, troubling and prejudicial to IDEA," she … [Read more...]