By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

Paul Debolt, Christopher Griesedieck Jr. One of the primary benefits of the federal government’s Other Transaction Authority (OTA) is that it avoids delays, regulatory burdens, and expenses associated ...

Federal contractors are often familiar with the well-defined bid protest processes at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and agency-level forums. But ...

When you contract to have work done for your company, you need a way to monitor and evaluate how well your contractors perform. A plan that includes measurable key performance indicators can keep you ...

The Department of Homeland Security has entered the second phase of its project leveraging artificial intelligence to help agencies better use data on contractor past performance. The $50,000 phase 2 ...

A government contractor’s past performance can spell the difference between proposal rejection and contract award, and agencies are given broad discretion in how they evaluate past performance. It is ...

Contract service providers should be concerned about the market perceptions of their performance. In the 2006 edition of the PharmSource–Pharmaceutical Technology outsourcing survey (the results of ...

The Department of Homeland Security is almost done with the first phase of a project that will allow federal agencies to use artificial intelligence for a task that can be overwhelming for humans: ...

CHAIRMAN AWARD: Ron Getzschman (center) of Getzschman Heating LLC, Fremont, Nebraska, received the Chairman’s Award for 2019. It recognizes a contractor who is a strong supporter and implementer of ...

Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait (AFSBn-KU) is responsible for the receipt, maintenance, storage, and issue of Army Pre-Positioned Stock-5 (APS-5) in the U.S. Central Command theater. Currently, ...