Interning virtually with the federal government
Like so many people with new jobs, this year's crop of summer government interns can't go work in the regular sense. Not with pandemic having mostly c...
Federal Drive with Tom Temin
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When he's not tooling around the National Capital region on his motorcycle, Tom Temin interviews federal executives and government contractors who provide analysis and insight on the many critical issues facing the Executive branch. The Federal Drive is found at FederalNewsNetwork.com and 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. region.
Improving agency level protests
Contractors unhappy with an award decision can protest directly to the agency that made the award. But more often they skip the agency level protest, ...
Many unknowns with the 2020 Census
The Census Bureau's big show has been beset with politics, the visiccitudes of technological innovation, and now the pandemic. It has only weeks to wi...
Ban on Chinese products starts today despite confusion over acquisition rule
It's possible there's never been as much debate or discussion about the word “use” as we've heard over the last month. That's because “use” is the key...
Agencies exceed SBA’s women-owned small business contracting goal after years of falling short
Small businesses have a big stake in the federal marketplace, you might have heard. The Small Business Administration sets a high bar for the rest of ...
Sammies finalist spreads diplomacy through global partnerships
The State Department is no lone ranger when trying to promote American interests abroad. In fact it operates partnerships with hundreds of companies a...
Deadline to cut federal ties with Chinese telecom companies fast approaching
Thursday brings the statutory deadline for federal contractors to certify they comply with the law banning telecommunications equipment from certain C...
GAO tracking size, scope of federal pandemic contracts
Congress appropriated a couple of trillion dollars in the federal response to the pandemic. A surprisingly small fraction of that money went to contra...
GSA management over OPM building would cost the agency millions, IG says
The General Services Administration has been interested in managing facilities at the Office of Personnel Management for a year now. It may not seem l...
Space Force plants a flag with a philosophical look at itself in new doctrine
The Space Force took a deep look, not in space but in the mirror this week and released its first ever doctrine. The document lays out the philosophic...