By Gloria Larkin In a recent article in National Defense Magazine. Kimberly Sablon, the principal director for trusted artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy at the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, discussed how the new ChatGPT chatbot is becoming a larger vision in the industry’s eye and could bolster... Read More
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OMB Streamlining Contracting Officer Training
By Gloria Larkin In a recent memo to its Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget has updated the certification process for contracting officers in its effort to streamline the training and credentialing of talent. In short, OMB outlined changes to the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting standards that align... Read More
The Revival of Earmarks/NAICS updates for WOSB/Prison Camera Law
The revival of earmarks Earmarks ― or funds offered as favors to individual members of Congress for particular projects ― have made a major comeback, with more than 7,000 worth billions of dollars in the latest deal. What’s interesting about that spike in interest is that earmarks had been basically ruled out by Congress for... Read More
ESOPs Eligible for DOD Pilot Program
Is your company owned under an employee stock ownership plan? If so, you need to know what’s new from the Department of Defense ― a pilot program allowing contracting officers to award sole-source follow-on contracts to contractors owned 100% by an ESOP. Although sole-source awards already exist for certain small businesses, this program marks the... Read More