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Chuck Hagel Tells Congress Contractors Will Feel Sequestration’s Effects
Chuck Hagel Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a Senate subcommittee that government contractors will ... -
DoD Mulls Anti-Counterfeit IT Rule for Defense Contracts
The U.S. Defense Department wants to implement a rule requiring large contractors to adopt measures aimed ... -
Administration Wants to Cap Contracting Executive’s Pay at President’s $400K Salary; Joe Jordan Comments
The U.S. government has proposed federal contractors’ salary be tied to that of the President’s $400,000 ... -
Pentagon Seeks to Change Weapons Acquisition Methods; Ashton Carter Comments
Ashton Carter The U.S. Defense Department wants to revamp the way it acquires weapons as it intends to ... -
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter: ‘Profits and Margins’ Key to Defense Industry Success
Ashton Carter Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter has recognized the industry’s needs to generate profits ... -
SBA to Target Women-Owned Contractors for New Campaign; Marie Johns Comments
Marie Jones The Small Business Administration has launched a new effort intended to help women-owned ... -
Industry Consortium Aims to Stop Procurement of Counterfeit Tech; Andras Szakal Comments
Industry consortium Open Group has unveiled a benchmark for accrediting global information technology ...
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Chuck Hagel Tells Congress Contractors Will Feel Sequestration’s Effects
Chuck Hagel
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a Senate subcommittee that government contractors will shoulder some of the burdens of sequestration as federal employees continue to ...
House Bill Would Credit Primes for All Subcontracts to Small Businesses
House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation aimed at helping credit prime contractors for awarding subcontracts to small businesses in the ...
DoD Mulls Anti-Counterfeit IT Rule for Defense Contracts
The U.S. Defense Department wants to implement a rule requiring large contractors to adopt measures aimed at avoiding counterfeit electronic parts and components, Fierce Government ...
Administration Wants to Cap Contracting Executive’s Pay at President’s $400K Salary; Joe Jordan Comments
The U.S. government has proposed federal contractors’ salary be tied to that of the President’s $400,000 annual pay, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.
Jill Aitoro ...
Pentagon Seeks to Change Weapons Acquisition Methods; Ashton Carter Comments
Ashton Carter
The U.S. Defense Department wants to revamp the way it acquires weapons as it intends to form procurement strategies based on affordability, DoD Buzz reported Friday.
Kris ...
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter: ‘Profits and Margins’ Key to Defense Industry Success
Ashton Carter
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter has recognized the industry’s needs to generate profits and reach margins in order to ensure success for both government and contractors, ...
Larry Allen: Defense Spending Down More Than Mandated by Sequestration
Pentagon contracts awarded in April were worth 52 percent less than those awarded in March as the sequester’s across-the-board federal spending cuts began to bite, The Washington ...
William McRaven: Sequestration Won’t Deter SOCOM from Purchasing New Vehicles
Adm. William McRaven
The U.S. Special Operations Command has said it would continue with its plans to buy new vehicles and revamp existing aircraft amid sequestration, Defense News ...
SBA to Target Women-Owned Contractors for New Campaign; Marie Johns Comments
Marie Jones
The Small Business Administration has launched a new effort intended to help women-owned contracting companies compete for more business in the federal government, GovExec ...
Industry Consortium Aims to Stop Procurement of Counterfeit Tech; Andras Szakal Comments
Industry consortium Open Group has unveiled a benchmark for accrediting global information technology partners in a bid to implement best practices across the industry, according to ...
