Watered Down Contractor Database Pushes Forward in Senate
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
The Contractor Misconduct Database created in the House is making progress in the Senate as an amendment to the FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill, albeit with a few watered down provisions.
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| “The modified provisions may make the bill more palatable to Senate lawmakers, but the potential for misuse and unintended consequences is still high. If this database provision becomes law, vendors need to focus on the rules for managing and using it to protect their interests.” -Richard Colven, Vice President, Industry Analysis |
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The Air Force is SERIOUS about Small Business
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Air Force officials recently addressed small business concerns within the market, trends in unsuccessful small business proposals, and general information to foster growth and proposal success in the Department of Defense, saying "We need you as much as you need us."
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| “We are taking Air Force at their word. In keeping with the Department's strategic theme, the DTIC IAC contracts currently being recompeted account for billions of prime contract dollars and approximately $350 million or more to be directed to small business in the form of subcontracting.” -Solitaire Leon, Analyst, Federal |
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FY09 Defense Budget Works its Way Through Congress
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
A House Bill that passed on a voice vote would increase spending 3.25%, while a similar bill – and highly contentious war spending bills – made their way through the Senate.
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| “These budget negotiations continue a theme that we believe has been affecting IT spending in the Defense Department for several years now: The war is crowding out other spending and tempering progress in IT programs. Check out INPUT’s 2008-2013 IT Market Forecast, due out on May 30, for more details on Defense and other Federal Agencies.” -Richard Colven, Vice President, Industry Analysis |
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Congress to GAO: Is DHS using fuzzy math?
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
In a report released this week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee managed to congratulate DHS for achieving the Agency’s small business contracting goals while exploring the meaning behind findings. The report and Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) asks the General Accountability Office (GAO) to find out whether DHS is counting some small business contract dollars in multiple categories to achieve better results.
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| “While we wait and see if GAO will take the bait and investigate the impact of DHS' (and most federal agencies') counting methodology, Rep. Thompson's message to DHS is 'spread the wealth'. According to Thompson, Congress would like to see more money spread to small and disadvantaged business programs, spread through more vendors within those categories and spread throughout more of the fiscal year. And generally when that's the moral of the story, it can't be a bad thing.” -Jeremy Potter, Senior Analyst, Federal Opportunities |
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