
Happy Friday and happy fall! We hope you had a productive week and are looking forward to the weekend. The federal government contractors have been quite busy wrapping things up at the end of this fiscal year and preparing for a new one to begin. We hope everything is “falling” into place. Have a great weekend!
This week in federal government contracting news looked at a new CR, cloud procurement requirements, and another push towards category management.
- OPM asks agencies to review 2024 special salary rates
 - Army’s demand for GenAI surging, with focus on integration
 - GAO Looks Into Agencies’ Compliance With OMB’s Cloud Procurement Requirements
 - Congress has a 3-month CR, but it’s not all good news for contractors
 - State Dept transforming procurement with category management, streamlined processes
 - FBI raids government IT and cyber contractor Carahsoft
 - SAP faces probe in the US over alleged price fixing in government contracts
 - Western Global Airlines to pay $84K to resolve gender wage discrimination alleged in federal review
 - GAO pushes forward on intelligent automation to improve cybersecurity, CX
 - Federal Contractors: Actions Needed to Improve Quality of Performance and Integrity Data
 - Virginia-Based Defense Contractor To Pay $2.25 Million Fine for Bribery Conspiracy
 - Highway Contractor to Pay $950,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
 
