http://www.govexec.com/contracting/Information and intelligence from the federal procurement arenaen-usThu, 16 May 2013 09:37:18 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/05/gsa-underpaid-small-business-contractors-house-probe-finds/63203/Federal Acquisition Service will pay $3 million in past guarantees.Charles S. ClarkThu, 16 May 2013 09:37:18 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/05/gsa-underpaid-small-business-contractors-house-probe-finds/63203/Contracting“GSA’s case for canceling these contracts in terms of dollars saved did not account for paying some of these firms the $2,500 they would be owed under their contracts,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said in a statement.Flickr user republicanconferencehttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/05/most-top-contractors-increased-business-federal-government-2012/63049/Despite downtick in overall contract spending, large companies found ways to increase revenues.Eric KatzWed, 08 May 2013 21:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/05/most-top-contractors-increased-business-federal-government-2012/63049/ContractingA contractor is silhouetted at the Singapore Airshow in 2009. Northrop Grumman is a top federal contractor. Wong Maye-E/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/05/defense-contract-awards-down-52-percent-april/63016/Sequestration is weighing heavily on acquisition managers, consultant says.Kedar PavgiTue, 07 May 2013 13:10:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/05/defense-contract-awards-down-52-percent-april/63016/ContractingDefense Department file photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/tired-poorly-trained-guard-dogs-could-endanger-nuclear-arms-site/62865/Tennessee site gets the animals on a 5-year contract worth nearly $15M.Diane Barnes, Global Security NewswireMon, 29 Apr 2013 15:10:56 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/tired-poorly-trained-guard-dogs-could-endanger-nuclear-arms-site/62865/ContractingWade Payne/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/large-contractors-report-steady-sales-despite-sequestration/62770/Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics announce earnings.Kedar PavgiWed, 24 Apr 2013 17:36:02 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/large-contractors-report-steady-sales-despite-sequestration/62770/ContractingGarry L./Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/usps-renews-air-contract-fedex/62746/The $10.5 billion contract will last seven years.Eric KatzWed, 24 Apr 2013 09:48:47 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/usps-renews-air-contract-fedex/62746/ContractingWorkers sort packages at a FedEx sorting facility in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel/APhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/sbas-new-push-women-owned-federal-contractors/62737/Program connects firms with decision makers, officials say.Charles S. ClarkWed, 24 Apr 2013 09:44:27 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/sbas-new-push-women-owned-federal-contractors/62737/Contractingkozirsky/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/lockheed-martin-fears-825-million-hit-sequestration/62719/Company still awaits guidance on specific federal program cuts.Kedar PavgiTue, 23 Apr 2013 12:13:48 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/lockheed-martin-fears-825-million-hit-sequestration/62719/ContractingJohn Amis/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/large-contractor-undertakes-sequestration-related-layoffs/62669/Company cites uncertainties from the across-the-board spending cuts.Kedar PavgiFri, 19 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/large-contractor-undertakes-sequestration-related-layoffs/62669/ContractingEric Von Seggern/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/pentagon-now-sideshow-sequester-debate-defense-official-says/62638/Industrial base is a secondary concern, McCord tells contractors.Charles S. ClarkThu, 18 Apr 2013 16:41:47 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/pentagon-now-sideshow-sequester-debate-defense-official-says/62638/ContractingMike McCord, principle deputy Defense comptrollerU.S. Armyhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/federal-acquisition-executives-grapple-retirement-wave/62606/Younger workforce at Pentagon, DHS and VA is talented but unseasoned, officials say.Charles S. ClarkWed, 17 Apr 2013 16:53:16 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/federal-acquisition-executives-grapple-retirement-wave/62606/Contractinghttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/lawmaker-wants-proof-agencies-are-complying-new-small-business-rules/62582/Graves demands evidence they are elevating small and disadvantaged business offices.Charles S. ClarkWed, 17 Apr 2013 10:43:40 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/lawmaker-wants-proof-agencies-are-complying-new-small-business-rules/62582/Contracting“It has come to my attention that some agencies were either unaware of recent changes….. or had not yet implemented the changes,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., wrote.Kelley McCall/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/obama-budget-renews-effort-cap-contractor-pay/62504/Companies worry that covering a wider range of employees harms talent search.Charles S. ClarkMon, 15 Apr 2013 13:28:02 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/obama-budget-renews-effort-cap-contractor-pay/62504/Contracting Nata-Lia/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/virginia-contractor-sends-warn-act-layoff-notices/62347/Company hasn’t faced actual cuts to contracts yet, spokesman says.Kedar PavgiMon, 08 Apr 2013 16:50:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/virginia-contractor-sends-warn-act-layoff-notices/62347/Contractinghttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/house-republicans-challenge-tsas-50-million-clothing-order/62218/Contract for uniforms is poorly timed since it coincides with sequestration, lawmakers say.Charles S. ClarkMon, 01 Apr 2013 13:41:42 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/house-republicans-challenge-tsas-50-million-clothing-order/62218/ContractingTSA Administrator John PistoleJ. Scott Applewhite/AP File Photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/gsa-releases-draft-solicitation-massive-professional-services-contract-vehicle/62153/Agencies could purchase a range of services through the proposed OASIS system.Joseph MarksThu, 28 Mar 2013 15:10:25 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/gsa-releases-draft-solicitation-massive-professional-services-contract-vehicle/62153/ContractingLisa S./Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/raytheon-cut-200-jobs/62089/Company aims to 'streamline' operations and 'enhance productivity.'Kedar PavgiTue, 26 Mar 2013 13:06:51 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/raytheon-cut-200-jobs/62089/ContractingRaytheon Company/AP File Photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/air-force-fantasy-football-could-help-boost-spirits-uncertain-times/62044/The project isn’t funded by taxpayers, spokeswoman stresses.Kedar PavgiFri, 22 Mar 2013 15:59:41 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/air-force-fantasy-football-could-help-boost-spirits-uncertain-times/62044/ContractingSan Francisco 49ers running back Frank GoreMarcio Jose Sanchez/AP File Photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/are-we-headed-acquisition-brain-drain/62011/Procurement chief warns of an exodus, tells vendors he’d ‘widen the aperture’ to recruit contracting officers.Charles S. ClarkThu, 21 Mar 2013 14:31:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/are-we-headed-acquisition-brain-drain/62011/Contracting“Buying smarter means buying less, but doing it in a more thoughtful and focused way,” said Joe Jordan, administrator of the White House Office of Federal Procurement Policy.OPM file photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/nnsa-defends-contract-extensions-congressional-scrutiny-expected/61830/Issue is likely to come up at oversight hearings in the next few months.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireTue, 12 Mar 2013 15:41:28 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/nnsa-defends-contract-extensions-congressional-scrutiny-expected/61830/ContractingThe firm that manages the Los Alamos National Laboratory “received only 68 percent of its possible at-risk award fee of $46.5 million for the last budget year." Los Alamos National Laboratoryhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/bid-protests-are-worth-their-costs-ex-procurement-chief-says/61827/Dan Gordon’s study rebuts critics who say contractors exploit the process.Charles S. ClarkTue, 12 Mar 2013 14:40:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/bid-protests-are-worth-their-costs-ex-procurement-chief-says/61827/ContractingFormer Obama administration head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Dan Gordon said, "Between approximately 99.3 percent and 99.5 percent of procurements were not protested."Committee On Oversight & Government Reform file photohttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/pentagons-internal-feud-over-contract-auditing-takes-new-twist/61772/Inspector general’s critique of three-year-old work irks DCAA chief.Charles S. ClarkFri, 08 Mar 2013 15:17:12 -0500http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/pentagons-internal-feud-over-contract-auditing-takes-new-twist/61772/ContractingFlickr user mrsbluffhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/pentagon-warns-governors-sequestrations-impact-states/61651/Virginia letter outlines $661 million payroll cut, as well as Army and Navy program cuts.Kedar PavgiMon, 04 Mar 2013 13:31:40 -0500http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/pentagon-warns-governors-sequestrations-impact-states/61651/Contracting“While these reductions are unfortunate and will be damaging, the department is doing everything within our power to minimize adverse effects on our national security mission,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter wrote to the governors.Defense Departmenthttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/02/contractors-protest-continuing-bad-news-sequestration/61525/‘Time is up,’ says Professional Services Council, as Pentagon slows payments.Charles S. ClarkTue, 26 Feb 2013 14:29:09 -0500http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/02/contractors-protest-continuing-bad-news-sequestration/61525/ContractingScott Rothstein/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/02/federal-contractor-issues-layoff-warnings-citing-budget-uncertainty/61429/BAE Systems sends 3,500 WARN notices, other contractors take wait-and-see approach.Kedar PavgiThu, 21 Feb 2013 10:53:14 -0500http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/02/federal-contractor-issues-layoff-warnings-citing-budget-uncertainty/61429/ContractingEric Von Seggern/Shutterstock.com