The procurement community has an opportunity to eliminate hurdles to effectively deliver innovative solutions to meet customer agency mission requirements.
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Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:25
The Coalition has undertaken an effort to review the FAR to identify opportunities for reform, revision or recission to improve the federal procurement system.
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Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:40:27
Lobbyists and industry associations mostly have been silent as the Trump administration’s DOGE cuts contracts and moves to reduce the federal workforce.
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Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:55:11
DOGE sent thousands of employees home and took the USAID name off the door. Now USAID contractors are left with lots of unpaid invoices.
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Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:55:09
Given the volume of information that you are probably receiving, we wanted to distill some of the impactful changes into simple terms.
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Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:56:21
Some regulations impose compliance or administrative costs/burdens that have no relation to the work to be performed under a government contract.
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Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:19
"There's validly tendered services that deserve payment, and payment is not coming," said David Robbins.
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Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:05:55
David Black and Eric Crusius, attorneys with Holland and Knight, outline some possible legal challenges to stop work orders from USAID.
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Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:52:32
The Small Business Administration removed agency specific prime contracting goals for prime awards to small disadvantaged businesses.
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Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:23:10
U.S. Transportation Command issued a show-cause notice to HomeSafe after hundreds of missed pickups, late deliveries and other problems this month.
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Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:02:38
Leaders at GSA and the Army issued memos about reviewing new and ongoing contracting actions that are causing some confusion in the federal community.
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Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:33:42
Steve Nulter, a senior business analyst in the Quality Service Management Office, said more agencies are using financial management shared services.
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Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:15:33
This week on Off the Shelf, Alex Canizares, partner at Perkins Coie, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the False Claims Act landscape for 2025, including the anticipated priorities of the Department of Justice.
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Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:26:00
Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss his procurement expectations for the Trump Administration.
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Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:01:00
Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, joins Off the Shelf for a discussion of some the key procurement trends of 2024 and what to expect in 2025.
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Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:43:00