Yogi Berra once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Those who have spent a career in federal procurement have seen many cycles of well-intentioned procurement reform instead create a system that is more complex,...more
4/25/2025
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On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (the “Guidance”). This highly anticipated Guidance outlines the Covid-19...more
10/7/2021
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Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, enacted on March 27, 2020, provides the possibility of welcome financial relief for many federal contractors struggling to stay afloat during the...more
On January 15, 2019, the Section 809 Panel released the third and final volume of its report to Congress recommending changes to the defense procurement system. The latest volume makes the Panel’s most sweeping...more
Electronic filing of bid protests and the $350 filing fee are finally here. On Monday, April 2, 2018, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a final rule implementing two key changes to the bid protest...more