Happy Friday and happy summer, everyone! Things are really heating up here in the Midwest as well as the rest of the country. But the heat does not mean the WIR takes a week off. Rather, the news is just as hot off the press as is the weather.
This week in federal government contracting saw updates on a GAO budget cut, AI led budget cuts, and increased review of contracts by agency heads.
- New sole-source thresholds gives a bigger piece of pie to Tribals and ignores small businesses
- GAO faces nearly 50% budget cut, less oversight of withheld funds in budget plan
- A deep dive into government contracting
- Lawmakers demand review of VA’s AI-driven contract cuts
- A Snapshot of Government-Wide Contracting for FY 2024 (interactive dashboard)
- GSA and Elastic Partner to Deliver Significant IT Cost Savings Across Federal Government
- What happens when the agency secretary starts reviewing grants and contracts
- A new working group wants to make federal procurement more efficient
- New DoD memo outlines review process for IT consulting contracts
- Contractor to Pay $1 Million to Settle Allegations of Overcharging U.S. Air Force at Cannon Air Force Base
- Hanford Contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), Agrees to Pay $6.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Fraud
- Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development