Hello, SmallGovCon Readers! It’s been a busy — and bumpy — time in the world of government contracting with the ongoing government shutdown. Still, there are some bright spots: the Senate finally confirmed a new OFPP administrator for the first time since 2019, and the GSA rolled out the first OASIS+ awardees — a big deal for future contracting opportunities. At the same time, the DOJ is cracking down on cyber compliance, recently handing out a $4.6 million fine. And the federal CIO is asking vendors to lead with their best pricing to help keep things moving. Bottom line: things are shifting fast, and contractors should stay flexible. We shall see what next week brings.
You can read more about these topics in the articles below. Have a great weekend.
- Three timely trends in government contracting: Insights from J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking
- White House warns of economic spillover effect of government shutdown
- Senate to confirm first OFPP administrator since 2019
- $4.6M warning shot: DOJ ramps up cyber enforcement on defense contractors
- GSA Unveils Apparent OASIS+ Rolling Awardees Under Unrestricted, 5 Small Business Tracks
- The shutdown is hitting differently across the contractor community
- As shutdown lingers, agencies plan to furlough more employees
- US federal CIO urges vendors to offer government ‘best-and-final-first pricing’
- How agency IT operations will play out during the shutdown
- Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol