The Six Enemies of Greatness (and Happiness) These six factors can erode the grandest of plans and the noblest of intentions. They can turn visionaries into paper-pushers and wide-eyed dreamers into shivering, weeping balls of...

Some good recent video footage to check out from the ACG Strategic Growth Conference featuring a diverse panel of government contracting experts discussing challenge & opportunities in the public sector.

A couple of known ways in which the federal government is responding to the issue of tighter budgets is with big budget cuts and the implementation of mission critical technologies. There is one area that is often overlooked in savings however, in which margins are substantially improved while reducing exposure to fraud as this article mentions.

There are times when a protest is warranted and can have huge rewards.This one filed by the Dixon Group Inc. is not one of those times. Protesting contractors: The Dixon Group Inc., Washington, D.C. Contracting agency:...

A new post by Government Charge Card discusses the link between FSSI and Level-3 Data, and how the benefits of Level-3 are undeniable.

More and more we are seeing agencies place greater emphasis on price — much more than they have in the past. That requires bidders to strike a balance between price and the quality of the services they are offering if they want...

Everyone in the government contracting community is familiar with "constructive changes" under the government contract changes clause. We've written often in these blogs about how breaches of the government's implied duties...

We all know people like them, people who seem to know everyone. They're always able to help -- or if they can't, they know someone who can. You meet them for the first time and in 15 minutes, you're talking with them like...

While managing government contracts is never easy, there are definitely ways to minimize the manual processes and automate some of the more mundane reporting requirements. Additionally, by configuring Deltek Vision...

Grant Thornton's annual survey found that many blame intrusive auditors for problems between contractors and contracting officers.

The GovCon Notes blog focuses on developments in the law of government contracts. The blog identifies important cases, legislation, rulemaking and federal agency announcements affecting government contractors. The blog...

In order to prevail, a protestor must show that it was prejudiced not only in relationship to the winning offeror, but to all offerors ahead of it in. That is a daunting task, and one worth considering before a bid protest is...

The GovCon Notes blog focuses on developments in the law of government contracts. The blog identifies important cases, legislation, rulemaking and federal agency announcements affecting government contractors. The blog...

The revisions tackle small business, cost-reimbursement contracts, multiple-award contracts, and small companies owned by women.

During the proposal process, what's good for the goose is good for the gander — meaning that if communication between the agency and the offeror results in changing a proposal, then all offerors must be given that same...