Upcoming Coalition Events for March and April!

Coalition Events - Upcoming Coalition Events for March and April!

As March enters in like a polar bear, it is time to provide an update on the Coalition’s event schedule for March and April. Myth-Busters Forum with Daniel Gerstein, Acting Under Secretary for Science & Technology (S&T) at the Department of Homeland Security, March 13 On the morning of March 13th the Coalition will be hosting

Friday Flash, 02.28.14

FAR and Beyond Blog As March enters in like a polar bear, it is time to provide an update on the Coalition’s event schedule for March and April. Myth-Busters Forum with Daniel Gerstein, Acting Under Secretary for Science & Technology (S&T) at the Department of Homeland Security, March 13 On the morning of March 13th

Federal Budget - Show me the Money: How the federal budget will impact business development

  By Guest Blogger: Ray Bjorklund, President, BirchGrove Consulting LLC As a business developer, you follow the money. You trek toward the customers that spend money and the customers that spend the most. Discretionary spending authority, appropriated by Congress, is your bellwether. As an experienced business developer, you follow that portion of the budget authority

Friday Flash, 02.21.14

FAR and Beyond Blog Show me the Money: How the federal budget will impact business development By Guest Blogger: Ray Bjorklund, President, BirchGrove Consulting LLC As a business developer, you follow the money. You trek toward the customers that spend money and the customers that spend the most. Discretionary spending authority, appropriated by Congress, is

Rules and Regulations - DPAP Asks for Industry Input on 400 DFARS Requirements

Wednesday night brought 14 inches of snow—significantly more than predicted! (Gee, how did that happen?)  I spent Thursday morning shoveling the driveway and sidewalk.  Everything is closed.  The streets are not plowed.  It is Washington, DC.  Enough already!  It is time for Olde Man Winter to retire!  And with the venting done, let’s turn to

Friday Flash, 02.14.14

FAR and Beyond Blog Wednesday night brought 14 inches of snow to Northern Virginia—significantly more than predicted! (Gee, how did that happen?)  I spent Thursday morning shoveling the driveway and sidewalk.  Everything is closed.  The streets are not plowed.  It is Washington, DC.  Enough already!  It is time for Olde Man Winter to retire!  And

Rules and Regulations - GSA’s Strategic Plan: Plan versus Implementation

On January 10th the “FAR and Beyond” blog published a comment identifying fourteen key procurement items for 2014 that will be addressed throughout the year in future blog postings.   This week it is time to address “GSA’s Strategic Plan:  Plan versus Implementation.”  We appreciate GSA providing the public an opportunity to comment on the draft plan and

Friday Flash, 02.07.14

FAR and Beyond Blog On January 10th the “FAR and Beyond” blog published a comment identifying fourteen key procurement items for 2014 that will be addressed throughout the year in future blog postings.   This week it is time to address “GSA’s Strategic Plan:  Plan versus Implementation.”  We appreciate GSA providing the public an opportunity to

Friday Flash, 01.31.14

FAR and Beyond Blog  Before tackling the comment of the week there are some updates I’d like to share with you.  First, it is an exciting time with the launch of my new Federal Times Blog!  The first blog posting appeared last week and can be found here.  I encourage all Friday Flash readers to

Contract Duplication - Revisited: Impact of the Price Reduction Clause

Here in DC it has been cold and snowy—and parents across the region are wondering if school is going to last through July 4th given all the cancellations. It seems that everyone in DC has lost productive time due to our winter weather. The Coalition is no exception. Our “Fundamentals of Ethics and Compliance” webinar