The General Services Administration got some deservedly good ink last week over its deal with the Department of Homeland Security to implement new CDM solutions via its Alliant contract.  This shows what the agency is capable of when it works as a trusted business advisor that can innovate and customize acquisitions for customers.  Similarly, although some in industry groan, the IT Schedule is developing easy-to-find solutions for a host of priority IT issues.   This should Read more

Public Sector IT leaders do want to take advantage of intelligent technologies to improve their agency’s operations, but feel hamstrung by an inability to hire talented people and the need to “feed the beast” of legacy systems, according to a recent report from Accenture.  Federal IT leaders are particularly frustrated on personnel issues right now as the thaw continues from an earlier hiring freeze and the fact that many senior IT positions are still held by people in an Read more

Allen Federal has advised numerous companies over the years on federal contract compliance matters.  Some of the topics can be nuanced, but some are simple.  One of the simple things we frequently tell companies is “Don’t Fail to Pay Attention.”  Yet, it’s our experience that most companies facing compliance challenges have done just that.  To what?  For Schedule contract holders it’s the necessity to provide accurate, current and complete information on non-federal sales (for non-TDR contracts) and to monitor discounts relative to their Most Favored Customer Read more