The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reiterated something it has been pointing out for years: The government wastes billions and billions of dollars on duplicative and overlapping activities….
The majority of employees today are not engaged at work (62 percent) or actively disengaged (15 percent), according to a recent study. The post What Does Gallup’s State…
The professional organization AFCEA International has launched its 139 national chapter right in Orlando, Florida. It’s meant to help facilitate connections for members of the space industry with…
The House Homeland Security Committee advanced a raft of new legislation today, including a bill aimed at cutting major Chinese battery manufacturers out of the Department of Homeland…
I recently spoke with a small business owner, let’s call him David, who is a subcontractor for a large defense firm. David has an IT firm with about…
Cost plus contracts can run into trouble when the government takes five years to audit indirect costs. That is what happened to a Navy contractor, and now it…
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Brian Stauffer, CEO of Paperless Innovations at Actus, for a wide-ranging discussion on issues regarding the…
Federal services contractors are scratching their collective head over a State Department gambit. State put out a solicitation to sponsor three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs)….
The Grants Quality Service Management Office over the last year helped several micro agencies buy award management services. This pilot was part of how the QSMO is crawling…
A shrinking number of companies seem to want to do business with the federal government. Especially small businesses. Could it be all of the reporting and compliance requirements. There…