Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

Otherwise, they’re stuck with having to invest in an accounting system that is compliant with the government audit requirements. The post Why most government contractors are feeling confident about 2025 first appeared on Federal News Network.

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For implementation specialists helping government agencies adopt new workflow management tools like CRM systems, HR performance platforms, or payroll and accounting software, timing is everything. On January 7, 2025, the City of San Francisco (CA) discussed moving to ServiceNow and needing to transfer data from their current software.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Youve closed your books and moved on to 2025. Before you look ahead, however, one question: How did your year-end accounting process go? By Kim Koster, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Unanet 2024 has come to an end. Was it smooth and painless, or did an inefficient process and disorganized data cause you headaches?

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Redstone Government Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Federal Funding and Accountability Transparency Act (FFATA) requires prime contractors to report their first-tier subcontracts and grant recipients to report their first-tier subawards using the Federal Funding and Accountability Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System website.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 26, 2025

Today, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Reform Act of 2025 in order to further strengthen the highly successful SEC Whistleblower Program. TheSEC Whistleblower Reform Actis urgently needed legislation to protect innocent investors from frauds.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 6, 2025

On Thursday, March 6 th , 2025, Former Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger released a statement announcing his decision to drop his lawsuit over his termination by White House officials. The prior weekend, Judge Amy Berman Jackson had granted Dellinger a preliminary injunction, allowing him to resume his role at the Office of Special Counsel.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A timeline for a potential anti-dumping investigation initiated on 1 January 2025 may be as follows: To date, the Commission very rarely imposed duties retroactively. Notably, the decision whether to retroactively impose duties is taken only at the time the Commission imposes definitive duties.

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the program were incomplete and would need “a comprehensive accounting” ahead of a potential takeoff in 2025.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Its hugely positive that 20 Italian civil society organizations came together as a coalition to push for transparency and accountability in the delivery of the Games. When we launched the campaign in May 2024, we identified a lack of accessible, consolidated data on Olympic-related projects. Materials are available here.

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FedScoop

APRIL 12, 2024

The Government Accountability Office has modernization on its mind for fiscal 2025, with a report on its budget request released this week aimed in part at fueling the congressional watchdog’s embrace of cloud technology. In requesting from Congress $916 million in appropriated funds — up 6.5% from its FY2024 ask — and another $59.8

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The volume ramp will be in a controlled manner through the year with the expectation of significantly ramping up into 2025, especially the busy season and international moves will then follow as we head into 2026,” he said. “So So in short, a delay of one year. So I expect more noise in that sense. Am I concerned about the rate structure?

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 23, 2024

This week in federal government contracting, the recent headlines highlight a wide array of developments within federal operations, emphasizing both accountability and innovation. It always feels like such a big shift in the energy with all the excitement and the many back to school events taking place. Enjoy your weekend!

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FedScoop

MAY 30, 2024

The IRS’s Direct File program is here to stay and will be expanded for the 2025 tax season, the agency announced Thursday. A Government Accountability Office report last month found that estimated start-up costs for the program were incomplete and “a comprehensive accounting” was needed if the pilot were to be continued and expanded. “A

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 20, 2025

The proposed rule was published on January 15, 2025 with comments due on March 17, 2025. While its hard to know exactly what Congress is referring to, it could mean professional standards such as those established by industry groups including public accounting rules. Stay tuned for more updates on SmallGovCon.

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As we begin the second quarter of the federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), we find ourselves amidst changes that will impact federal contracting in numerous ways. In FY24, they accounted for 59.87% ($464.2 Combined, these four categories account for over 54% of all federal contract awards. billion) of all federal contracts.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

Working with the Ukrainian government, especially the Ministry and Agency for Restoration as well as our friends in the RISE Ukraine Coalition , we were delighted to unveil the demo version of a Digital Reconstruction Ecosystem for Accountable Management (DREAM) in June, to lead on making the reconstruction digitally coordinated and accountable.

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Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 21, 2023

Section 804 of the House-enacted version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 would establish a “loser pays” pilot program to require contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in “processing” bid protests that are ultimately denied by the Government Accountability Office.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The US-led Atlanta Declaration focused squarely on accountability and the role of non-state actors in the fight against corruption. Vive la France for their leadership on advancing the resolution: we’re committed to turning those words into practice and delivering impact, putting openness and accountability at the heart of public procurement.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

Officials said they do not expect international moves to begin transitioning to GHC until September 2025. Challenges and industry concerns Overseas moves will take longer to implement. TRANSCOM officials emphasized that its phase-in plans for domestic moves were subject to change, depending on how the program continues to unfold.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 17, 2025

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act's mandate to create an enhanced pleading standard at the U.S. Government Accountability Office may change the calculus for where to file when challenging a U.S. Department of Defense procurement, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

To celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025, we’re spotlighting 25 pivotal moments that reshaped the way the government operates. At the Small Business Administration, BICs account for 45.6% Governmentwide, agencies avoided $16.7 billion in costs through category management in fiscal 2024, nearly 29% above their goal for the year.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 24, 2025

To schedule an in-depth security briefing or security and resilience workshop, reach out to your account team or visit our booth, No. 4624, at the HIMSS Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 36, 2025 or attend our Security and Resilience workshop in March.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Legacy system will remain in place And since there’s still some uncertainty about how the ramp-up of GHC will go over the next several months, DoD also plans to leave its legacy moving system, known as DP3, in place so it can be used for at least the rest of 2025 on an as-needed basis.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 23, 2024

Ricky Clark, deputy director of NITAAC, said the agency is “very confident” that the new contract will be awarded before the end of CIO-SP3’s six-month extension to April 2025 that was announced last month. “We’re

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In its statement today, DoD said the final acquisition rule will be published in “early to mid-2025.” CMMC provides the tools to hold accountable entities or individuals that put U.S. Separately, the Pentagon published a proposed CMMC acquisition rule this past summer. The comment period on the proposed acquisition rule closes Oct.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 16, 2024

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) The bill would preserve data analytics tools used by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) and would redeploy them to uncover more fraud in federal spending. introduced the Government Spending Oversight Committee Act.

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Were you aware that in FY 23, a substantial $6.23B, accounting for 8% of total federal contracts, was allocated to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRs) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs), benefiting 3,230 businesses ? Established in 1982 the program has been reauthorized and extended multiple times. in FY 20 to $6.3B

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

20-21 The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. Implementing an HHS-wide strategy to support greater enforcement and accountability. is less than one month away!

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Join us at the Fall Training Conference, Nov 20 – 21 The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. is less than one month away!

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Federal News Network

JULY 11, 2024

Also, they’ve already set dates of December 2024 and June 2025 to implement our recommendations pertaining to updating their policies and procedures. And the June 2025 date they’re using to update its oversight accountability of the closeout process.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

Hilary Tam, AWS principal sustainability transformation lead, noted that IDC Europe, a leading research consultancy, identified that 62 percent of large EMEA organisations will spend at least 5 percent of their IT budgets on sustainability actions in 2025.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

This targeted approach offers clearer accountability, enhanced transparency, simplified risk assessment, and focused testing procedures. Accountability Successful AI adoption requires significant cultural and organisational changes, including defining the roles and responsibilities required for accountability.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The UK government’s Roadmap for digital and data 2022-2025 acknowledges the challenge that legacy IT poses. Establish accountability mechanisms – Mechanisms designed to monitor modernization progress and associated expenditure can hold the organization accountable, even when leadership or policy changes are frequent.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Section 1533 of the House bill would require a comprehensive review by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) of DoD’s readiness to conduct cyberspace operations. Reviewing Cyberspace Operations Management.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 28, 2024

One fiscal 2025 spending bill that the GOP-led committee advanced this week includes language targeting teleworking feds. Guidehouse and Nan McKay admitted that they failed to satisfy their obligation to complete the required pre-production cybersecurity testing of the system. (

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Act was initially set to go live on 28 October 2024, but this has now been delayed to 24 February 2025. The current procurement rules will remain in effect until 23 February 2025 and will apply to procurements commenced before this date. When does the Procurement Act take effect? Are there any transitional rules?

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability.

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