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As Budgets Shrink, Will P3s Grow?
All public budgets seem to be shrinking these days, but the list of needed projects seems to be growing: schools, health facilities, public utilities, infrastructure. But, where’s the funding? One...
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Unintended Consequences of Sequester for Contractors
With all the talk about what’s not getting funded because of sequester, there are other consequences flying under the radar that directly affect contractors: (1) increased legal fees for bid protests...
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20 Facts About the Economy that May Startle You
The staff at The Motley Fool is always digging up new information to entertain and enlighten. Here are some of their more startling facts about the global economy: S&P 500 companies held $900...
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Christmas in September for Contractors
From reduced federal budgets to furloughs to employee morale scrapping the barrel bottom, sequester’s played havoc with contractors and federal employees alike. Now, however, as we peer over the...
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Pondering the 2014 Federal Budget
If only it was possible to corner the D.C. tea leaf market. As FY 2013 comes to a close, Hill watchers will predict what to expect for 2014.. They’ll all have different opinions, and pretty much all...
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Government Contractor Purchases: What about sales tax?
When a contractor sells something to the federal government, that sale is exempt from sales tax. But, what about the purchased items that are necessary to fulfill the contract? That’s where things get...
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Headlines: 2020 Tokyo Olympics Offers Contract Opportunities
The moment the International Olympic Committee announced that Tokyo would be the site of the XXXII Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, lots of American contractors probably began boning up on Japanese...
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Contractors May Be Missing Valuable Tax Breaks
It’s nearly that time of the year: tax time. Government contractors may be eligible for tax credits in Maryland, Virginia or the District of Columbia. The big question is … What breaks are available...
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Headlines: The Big Spend
July is a busy month. There’s the 4th. But, there’s also World UFO Day, Take Your Pants for a Walk Day, and Flitch Day in which you give cooked bacon to happily married couples. Then … There’s the Big...
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Headlines: DoD Acquisition Reform Focuses on 7 Areas
At the AFCEA Defense Acquisition Modernization Symposium this week in D.C., Frank Kendall, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, outlined the common sense...
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Headlines: Russian Sanctions Are about to Get Real
As Russia continues attempting to destabilize Ukraine, the US and its European allies are cranking up sanctions. You know they’re getting serious when oil and gas is included. But, it’s not just Exxon...
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Headlines: The New Congress and Government Contracting
It must suck to be President in the last two years of your second term as the opposition takes over both houses of Congress and polls show that your popularity is on the decline, huh, President Bush....
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