See the latest from GovWin web editor Lindley Ashline: Cost-reimbursement, or cost-plus, is a type of contract where a contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses up to a set limit, plus additional payment to allow the company to make a profit. Cost-reimbursement contracts contrast with fixed-price contracts, in which the contractor isRead… Read more »
From the Washington Business Journal: The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Stan Buch outlined the agency’s effort at modernization and adopting new technologies at a Deltek Inc. Deltek Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Deltek co-founder dies at 80Pay for performance? A procurement model tied to outcomes is pitched by iGate Corp., but challengesRead… Read more »
See the latest from Deltek editor Anthony Critelli Budgetary pressure is a major challenge to the IT modernization efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), noted director of Innovation and Open Government Stan Buch at a Deltek Federal Executive Breakfast in McLean, Va., on March 22. Deltek analyst Douglas West pointed outRead… Read more »
See the latest from Deltek news editor Anthony Critelli March 22, 1983 is the day the Army awarded a $1.18 billion contract to AM General for production of 54,973 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), better known as Humvees. The procurement sought to combine the previously separate solicitations for either a jeep or a truck.Read… Read more »
Deltek editor Anthony Critelli reports. Socioeconomic Program Issues Last week, the federal government took action on two socioeconomic programs that haven’t been meeting their goals of increasing opportunities for the targeted groups. The Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 was introduced on March 7 to address two areas in which women-owned smallRead… Read more »
Rooting interests in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs are generally determined by one’s geographic location. But where’s the fun in that? Wouldn’t you rather base your support on arbitrary government contracting criteria? Here is a list of contracting-based reasons to pull for each of the 12 teams in the playoffs: Tim Tebow visited theRead… Read more »