Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter has recognized the industryâs needs to generate profits and reach margins in order to ensure success for both government and contractors, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.
MoreThe Small Business Administration has launched a new effort intended to help women-owned contracting companies compete for more business in the federal government, GovExec reports. Charles Clark writes the initiative comes nearly
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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 a GSN article. The group intends
MoreFourteen out of the U.S. government’s 20 largest pending contract awards have been delayed as a result of sequestration and the total value of those contracts has fallen nearly 40 percent from
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Joe Jordan, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said Wednesday the Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council wants to include more commodities such as information technology and laboratory equipment in strategic sourcing.
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The White House’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 includes a request to Congress to set a $230,700 limit on the amount defense and civilian contractors can have employee salaries reimbursed from
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Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s fighter jets and General Dynamics‘Â Virginia-class submarine have secured $8.4 billion and $5.4 billion, respectively, in President Barack Obamaâs 2014 budget plan, the Washington Business Journal reports. The U.S. President
MoreDuring the visit of new President XI Jinping to Russia, China has agreed to purchase four submarines and 24 Su-35Â fighter jets from Moscow, according to a UPI article. This is the biggest
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