Good day and happy Friday! We hope you had a very productive week and are looking forward to the weekend. We have been, and will be, receiving some much-needed rain, so outdoor weekend activities might be a bit hit or miss here. It’s wonderful weather for all those recently planted gardens, however, as long as the storms aren’t bad!
In federal government contracting news this week, be sure to check out the stories about the new sustainability rules (and our recent blog), as well as new legislation on solicitation language and buying technology.
- New rule cements sustainability mandate for federal buyers
- GSA announces new political appointees and departure
- Navy Posts Solicitation for Potential $200M Construction, Repair Services Contract
- Army commanders fail to adequately address all forms of harassment, DoD IG says
- Federal Trade Commission bars ‘noncompete’ agreements for US employees
- It’s April, but end-of-termism will start to slow federal contracting
- GSA’s new approach to small business matchmaking
- House panel advances bill to make federal contracting easier to understand
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of Fixed-Price Contracts for Certain Major Defense Acquisition Programs (DFARS Case 2023-D009)
- Hazelwood Company Owner Admits Contract Fraud
- Consolidated Nuclear Security Agrees to Pay $18.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Timecard Fraud
- Justice Department Announces Charges Against Four Iranian Nationals For Multi-Year Cyber Campaign Targeting U.S. Companies
- Ten Charged and One Arrested in Connection with Sanctions Evasion Scheme
- CISA’s chief data officer: Bias in AI models won’t be the same for every agency