Contracting
Our Next Supply Chain Nightmare in the COVID-19 Response
As much as 90% of the medical glass needed for vaccine vials is made overseas.
Biden Administration Likely To Increase Contracting Opportunities for Small and Minority-Owned Businesses
The campaign outlined a $400 billion plan “to support small businesses and tackle inequities in the federal contracting system.”
Report: Pandemic Likely to Dominate Federal Contracting in Fiscal 2021
Bloomberg Government predicted spending to be high on vaccines, telework and digital services.
Contracting Groups Welcome Extension of Leave Provision in COVID Deal
Language enacted in the CARES Act allowing agencies to give contractors sick or paid leave during the pandemic if they cannot access their worksites was extended until March 31, 2021.
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Protect Religion-Based Federal Contractors
It has “a grotesquely overbroad exemption” that could allow for discrimination, said one critic.
Viewpoint: Don’t Abolish AbilityOne, Reform It
A recommendation by the National Council on Disability threatens 45,000 jobs for people with disabilities.
OMB Advises Agencies on Contractors’ Limiting Their Use of Foreign Workers
The agency issued a memo to supplement President Trump’s executive order in August.
Records Show Trump’s Border Wall Is Costing Taxpayers Billions More Than Initial Contracts
As the presidential election nears, a review of federal spending data found modifications to contracts have increased the price of the border wall by billions, costing about five times more per mile than it did under previous administrations.
Trump Administration Requests Info on Contractor Diversity Training as Officials Seek to Clarify What’s Allowed
Federal officials now say at least some unconscious bias training is all right under a recent controversial executive order.
GovExec Daily: Building Supply Chain Resiliency at Agencies and Contractors
Deloitte's Melanie Rojas joins the show to discuss how systems can better handle a disruption like the pandemic.
Civilian Agency Contract Spending Reaches Record High in Fiscal 2020
The novel coronavirus pandemic largely contributed to the increase, Bloomberg Government reported.
Can We Still Go to Mars?
The pandemic is making a journey to the red planet feel further away than ever.
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