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How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Impacting Contractors
How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Impacting Contractors Federal agency guidance for contractors The Small Business Administration released guidance to address concerns that small businesses performing on federal contracts may have related to the impact of Covid-19. Highlights from the FAQ document include: The government reserves the right to termina...
Virus Spurs Proposal Requiring States to Accept Mail-in Ballots
Key Democrats on Capitol Hill are pushing to make mail-in ballots available to all Americans in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which they say poses a health risk to voting in person.
Prison Pell Grants Get Support From Big Business, Prosecutors
In January Kevin Cramer became just the second Senate Republican to support the reinstatement of financial aid for college students in prison.
What to Know in Washington: Trump and Barr Fuel Turmoil at DOJ
Attorney General William Barr threw his Justice Department into turmoil last week as he seized control of cases tied to Donald Trump, risking a rebellion within the ranks, and publicly criticized the president amid accusations both men have politicized America’s top law enforcement agency.
DOD Could Spend Over 100% of IT Budget on Contracts: This Is IT (1)
The Defense Department may find itself in a curious situation in fiscal 2020: The amount it will obligate on unclassified information technology contracts is projected to exceed the department’s entire unclassified IT budget.
SEAPORT-E
SEAPORT-E SeaPort-e provides an efficient and effective means of contracting for professional support services and enhancing small business participation. With SeaPort-e being the Defense Department’s largest contract, it has generated about $62 billion since fiscal 2001 and is soon concluding its performance period. It will be eclipsed by the foll...
What to Know in Washington: Pelosi Allies Stumped on Impeachment
Lawmakers expect Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will soon end her delay of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial without any notable concessions from Senate Republicans, leaving her allies stumped about her strategy in the three-week standoff.
TECH & CYBER BRIEFING: Chao, A.I., Privacy, Section 230 at CES
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios will be keynote speakers at CES today on a panel about the future of transportation.
IT SCHEDULE 70
IT SCHEDULE 70 Use of the General Services Administration’s Schedule 70 for information technology products and services has increased substantially since fiscal year 2017. IT-70 appears to be the vehicle of choice for many agency-specific, high-value contracts, other large multiple-award contracts are experiencing a similar trend. Learn more about...
What to Know in Washington: Trump Wavers Over Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump is wavering over how he wants his impeachment trial in the Senate to unfold, people familiar with his thinking said, but an offer by his former top national security aide to testify challenged Republican plans for a quick proceeding.