Top 10 GovCon Stories – #1
#1 GovCon Story of 2010: The Suspension of GTSI Summary Though the cuts to Defense Department funding is a close second, the shock of GTSI's suspension by the Small Business Administration from…
Top Ten GovCon Stories
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #2
DoD Funding Cuts Summary In 2010, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced his plan to cut 10 percent in spending on support contractors and overall spending cuts over 5 years totalling over…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #3
WikiLeaks Summary The leaking of sensitive government documents and spread of content online has renewed some emphasis on security and increased some restrictions on what government employees can view online at work,…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #4
Insourcing vs. Outsourcing Summary The Obama administration has pushed over the last couple of years to increase insourcing or the hiring of direct government employees over contractors. In 2010, the debate over…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #5
Two-Year Federal Pay Freeze Summary Though a recent development in 2010, the decision to freeze pay to all civilian federal employees, including those working at the Department of Defense (excluding military personnel),…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #6
Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Summary As with any industry, the economy and changing forces in the government change the way companies do business and whether or not they stay in business. Mergers…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #7
Changes to the Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) program Summary The Alaska Native Corporation program was created in 1971 to settle land claims and help improve life for native Alaskans. Spending on ANC…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #8
HUBZone Preference Summary On September 27th, President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act. This new legislation means that businesses in Historically Underutilizied Business Zones (known as HUBZones) are on…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #9
GWACs – Bigger Budgets and Small Acquisition Workforce Summary Government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) consolidate purchasing across a number of federal government agencies and encourage long-term vendor agreements with fewer vendors. GWACs have…
Top 10 GovCon Stories – #10
Logjam at the Defense Contract Audit Agency Summary DCAA came into the spotlight in 2008 when the GAO revealed there were inappropriate relationships between DCAA employees and government contractors. According to the…