Sunshine Week, a week devoted grading state governments on their transparency recently concluded, rating most states with failing grades. In response, states are looking at new measures designed to improve transparency and provide more information to the public. In Nevada, lawmakers have proposed bills that would make the state legislature subject to Open Meetings rules.Read… Read more »
See the latest from GovWin editor Sean Tucker: It was perhaps the most stark assessment of the current federal contracting market anyone has given to date. “Many of you are competing for market share, and not new money.” That’s how Deltek Chief Knowledge Officer Ray Bjorklund opened the Outlook 2012 conference Thursday, speaking to aRead… Read more »
Wrapping up a two-year, highly successful SharePoint project for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and starting to look for my next contract.
I just became a member of the NJPA Cooperative Purchasing Program. They have a very strong catalog of competatively bid contracts that spans many commodities and services. I had an urgent need to purchase from their Grainger contract and they got me signed up as a member in less than 24 hours and connected meRead… Read more »
TOMORROW’S DISCLOSE ACT HEARING. The witness list is online here. CIVIL PENALTY IN RANGEL MATTER. Story here. “Veteran congressman Rep. Charles Rangel and his campaign have agreed to pay a $23,000 civil penalty in a settlement over the use of a rent-stabilized apartment as his campaign headquarters, according to Federal Election Commission documents.” PANEL WITHRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Luke Harris reports. In an effort to increase transparency in public contracting, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber recently signed Senate Bill 1518 into law. The bill prohibits state agencies from accepting bids from vendors who were paid to help write the solicitation. The bill will also allow information about jobs created to be reportedRead… Read more »
I’ve never used Eventbrite for a government industry day, but I can’t help, but imagine it’d be a good idea. It’s free, saving the government money. It automates the registration process and any changes made, saving you hours as opposed to using regular email. Being in contracts, documentation is a big deal. The final attendeeRead… Read more »
I’ve never used Eventbrite for a government industry day, but I can’t help but imagine it’d be a good idea. It’s free, saving the government money. It automates the registration process and any changes made, saving you hours as opposed to using regular email. Being in contracts, documentation is a big deal. The final attendeeRead… Read more »
I am looking forward to attending the FOSE Conference April 3-5 in Washington DC. This is the second post in a blog series highlighting the 2012 conference tracks. Over the next week, I’ll highlight one of the tracks and provide some insights to what you can expect to see at FOSE 2012. The five tracksRead… Read more »
See the latest form GovWin editor Anthony Critelli: Contractor Pay Cap A bipartisan bill [PDF] has re-opened the contentious issue of the contractor pay cap. The previous rule capped pay for the top five executives of a contractor at $693,951. The Senate 2012 defense authorization bill capped defense contractors’ pay at $400,000 and applied theRead… Read more »