Management
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.
Management
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.”
Management
Report: Pandemic Likely to Dominate Federal Contracting in Fiscal 2021
Bloomberg Government predicted spending to be high on vaccines, telework and digital services.
Management
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.
Management
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Protect Religion-Based Federal Contractors
It has “a grotesquely overbroad exemption” that could allow for discrimination, said one critic.
Management
Viewpoint: Don’t Abolish AbilityOne, Reform It
A recommendation by the National Council on Disability threatens 45,000 jobs for people with disabilities.
Management
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.
Oversight
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.
Management
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.
Tech
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.
Management
Civilian Agency Contract Spending Reaches Record High in Fiscal 2020
The novel coronavirus pandemic largely contributed to the increase, Bloomberg Government reported.
Tech
GovExec Daily: NASA's New Space Toilet Project
Nextgov's Brandi Vincent joins the podcast to discuss the Universal Waste Management System.
Management
Hotline is Open to Report Contractors’ Defiance of New EO on Diversity Training
The recent executive order bans certain employee diversity and inclusion training the White House considers divisive.
Management
GovExec Daily: How the U.S. Can Further Human Rights Through Procurement
NYU's Isabelle Glimcher joins the podcast to discuss how the federal government can further goals through contracting.
Management
White House Expands Crackdown on Certain Diversity and Inclusion Training
President Trump signed an executive order that covers federal agencies, contractors, grantees and the military.
Management
Contractors Seek Clearer, Uniform Guidance for Returning to Offices
Lack of such guidance is a “huge hole” in the federal government’s pandemic response, industry group says.
Oversight
IG Finds ‘Significant Inaccuracies’ in Federal Acquisition Service’s Reporting of Small Business Contracts
This resulted from issues with the GSA-managed federal procurement data system.
Management
When Politics and Procurement Mix, The Effects Can Be Deadly
Important components of the pandemic response have bypassed essential rules and protocols, but the problems go beyond the current crisis.
Oversight
Lawmakers Question HHS’ $250 Million Contract for Coronavirus Communications
Democrats are concerned the Trump administration is using taxpayer funds for "political propaganda" ahead of the election.
Oversight