GovCon Insights

In addition to providing daily snapshots into the GovCon industry, Government Contractors also provides a weekly GovCon Insights that highlights and summarizes some of the top stories in the industry.
GovCon Insights from Government Contractors
Money, Money, Money With the federal government’s fiscal year coming to an end in a few days (Sunday, September 30, 2018), much of the attention over the last several days
Congress has passed and the President has signed a $1.3 trillion budget measure ending the threat of another government shutdown, just hours before the latest of a series of temporary extensions of
Focus: Hill Hearings  3 keys to good suspension and debarment programs [Federal Computer Week] – Bill Woods, director of acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office, told the House
Senate leaders announce bipartisan agreement to avert government shutdown [Washington Post] – The Senate passed a bipartisan bill that will fund the federal government until November 18 in a deal expected to be ratified by
Obama Jobs Bill Ignores America’s Most Effective Job Creation Plan, According to the American Small Business League [Business Wire] – President Obama said in his job speech last night “if you’re a small business owner who
Northrop May Feel Squeeze of Postal Service Cost Cuts [Bloomberg] – The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service is seeking annual cost cuts of at least $1 billion from its over 20,000 suppliers. Companies feeling
Congress Asks McAfee for Briefing on Operation Shady RAT [New New Internet] – Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) sent a letter [PDF] on August 10 asking McAfee for a briefing on its recent report on Operation Shady RAT, which hacked
DOD Budget Impacts on Contractors Moody’s may cut defense contractor ratings [Washington Business Journal] – Moody’s Investors Service indicates that it may cut the credit ratings of some defense contractors, especially those still dealing
OMB gives agency CIOs more IT budget authority [Federal News Radio] – An August 8 memo [PDF] from Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew gives agency CIOs authority over commodity technology purchases and responsibility
Agencies play it safe with contract types [Federal Computer Week] – An Office of Federal Procurement Policy report[PDF] released July 8 finds that agencies cut around $3 billion in time-and-materials contracts and spent more on cost-reimbursement

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