Experts: DOD Cuts Will Reshape Contracting
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
by Sean Tucker
“What’s happening now is a convergence of issues that are unprecedented, so we are going into a period of the unknown. What we’re tracking is the scale of these cuts. Ultimately everything is on the table.” Deniece Peterson, Deltek’s Senior Manager of Federal Industry Analysis, opened our DOD Virtual Roundtable: The War on Spending. The September event
- Published in Department of Defense (DoD), Federal
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GovCon Insights September 27, 2011: Shutdown Now Unlikely; DOD/Contractor Cybersecurity Pilot Extended; CIA Contractor Killed in Kabul
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
by Government Contractors Editorial Team
Senate leaders announce bipartisan agreement to avert government shutdown [Washington Post] – The Senate passed a bipartisan bill that will fund the federal government until November 18 in a deal expected to be ratified by the House next week. The agreement to give the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) less money than Democrats had sought and to take away spending
- Published in GovCon Insights
9/11 Ten Years Later: GovCon Impacts
Friday, September 09, 2011
by Sean Tucker
In the ten years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the government contracting industry has changed radically, and in ways that we’re still just beginning to understand. The federal government has spent so much on security, cybersecurity and two wars that the media struggles just to count the money –
- Published in 9/11
GovCon Insights September 9, 2011: ASBL Slams Obama Job Speech; Contractor Layoffs; Libyan Contracting Pre- and Post-Revolution
Friday, September 09, 2011
by Government Contractors Editorial Team
Obama Jobs Bill Ignores America’s Most Effective Job Creation Plan, According to the American Small Business League [Business Wire] – President Obama said in his job speech last night “if you’re a small business owner who has a contract with the federal government, we’re going to make sure you get paid a lot faster than you do right now.” The American Small Business League released a
- Published in GovCon Insights
GovCon Insights September 7, 2011: USPS Seeking Contract Cuts; DOD Contractors Look to International Markets; Post-9/11 Contracting
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
by Government Contractors Editorial Team
Northrop May Feel Squeeze of Postal Service Cost Cuts [Bloomberg] – The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service is seeking annual cost cuts of at least $1 billion from its over 20,000 suppliers. Companies feeling the impact include the largest contractor FedEx, mail-hauling truck firm Pat Salmon & Sons and sorting equipment makers Siemens and Northrop Grumman. Focus: Defense Contractors Seeking International Markets Lockheed eyes growth
- Published in GovCon Insights
