Government Contractors Required to Hire the Competition?

On January 30th, 2009, President Obama signed into law Executive Order 13495, ensuring the non-displacement of qualified workers under service contracts.  What does this mean for the local government contracting industry?  According to the White House press release on the subject, Executive Order 13495 signifies that the government believes its procurement interests are better served on rebids by the winning and successive contractor retaining the workforce of its predecessor.  While this has been the customary practice for some, now all government contractors need to abide by this.  There are certain conditions that apply.  Click here to read more.

Fixed Price Contracts Wrapped up in the Stimulus Package

According to Federal Computer Week, the new stimulus bill will require agencies to push for fixed pricing on contracts.  Additionally, all contracts without a fixed price and awarded without competition for the work must undergo further oversight.  The contract information must be posted in a special section of Recovery.gov.  Read more here.  

Markets are Down, Vocabulary is Up?

              According to the Global Language Monitor, April 29th, 2009 will ring in the one millionth word in the English language.  Unlike some of our European counterparts, there are not any accredited institutes which monitor the English language, most likely due to its mongrel status.  This claim has been contested, given the algorithm used to count the words is based on a hot debate on what counts as a word.  Click here to read more. 

The Economic Crisis-Is it Just the Tip of the Iceberg?

The Honorable David Walker, one of the most respected financial leaders in this country believes that to be the case.  Per his foundation, he advocates taking immediate action on the $56 trillion in liabilities and unfunded retirement and health care obligations that are just over the horizon (that’s $483,000 per U.S. household).  As the President & CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Walker’s goal is to ensure that the American dream stays alive.  According to Walker our reliance on short term solutions has created a legacy of deficit that threatens the future of our children.  Click here to register to hear him speak at the Potomac Officers Club on March 13th, 2009.

Posted by Jim Garrettson on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry