Month: March 2023

Mark Krzysko, president, AFFIRM This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Mark Krzysko, DoD executive and president of the Association for Federal Information…

Federal contractors don’t see a lot of room for growth after inflation in fiscal 2024, with a few large agencies actually requesting a reduction in funding relative to…

The Commerce Department’s Commerce Acquisition for Transformational Technology Services (CATTS) multiple award contract is the perfect microcosm of all that’s wrong with federal procurement and small business. Despite…

Still annoyed by the Trump administration’s relocation of two Agriculture Department bureaus, a senator has introduced legislation to raise the bar for agency moves. It would require agencies…

Numerous recent polls show a low level of public faith in government. At least in some minds, that raises the question of whether the government is trying to…

David Shea, director of the General Services Administration’s Office of Charge Card Management joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center for a deep dive in…

Acquisition officials, especially in the Defense Department, worry about why the roster of would-be federal contractors seems to contract every year. Small companies in particular seem to be…

Intelligence agencies are increasingly making use of other transaction agreements to acquire artificial intelligence tools and other technologies from non-traditional contractors, with civilian spy agencies like the CIA…

The Biden administration’s national cyber strategy, which came out last week, puts a lot of responsibility on industry. It has a hefty rule-making and legislative agenda to support…

After a major update for the Thrift Savings Plan, officials from Accenture Federal Services (AFS) cited significant progress and pledged more improvements coming soon for participants. Officials from…