Legend has it that there are six degrees of separation among all people.  Not in government contracting.  Here, it’s somewhere around 1 ½ degrees.  Think of the numerous meetings and conferences you’ve been in over the years.  If it doesn’t look vaguely like the “usual suspects” of Read more

Contractors have known that summer is the traditional federal “busy season”, but what does that really mean?  An analysis provided by Bloomberg Government finds that over 17% of spending is done in September alone, with agencies like DHS, Interior and AID reporting fully Read more

We’ve written about GSA’s use of outdated Advantage info on which inaccurate pricing comparisons are being made.  What we left out, though, is that contractors have it in their power to fix this:  Update your GSA Advantage information today.  If you’re not sure when the Read more

Loyal reader T. Cruise of Fightertown, USA writes:  I see the government just met its 23% small business goals again.  I agreed to 23%, too, but am only doing 11% with small firms.  Could that be a problem? Your contract could be going right into the Read more

:  Have you wondered whether any of your fellow contractors have ever taken advantage of the Allen Federal Review?  The answer is “yes”.  Several companies have enlisted Allen Federal to review their contract management and compliance programs.  We have a 100% success rate in Read more