SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 28, 2013

It's Sequestration Eve and today's news links give you some insights into the effects it could have on government operations.

AP: Budget cuts could hurt small businesses who do business with the government or its employees

http://bit.ly/13pt7jJ

Government Executive: OMB Expands Sequestration Guidance, Increasing Scrutiny of Expenses

http://bit.ly/VdPB3C

The Hill: Sequester cuts are here to stay

http://bit.ly/YD0k5v

Defense News: DoD Seeks Budget Flexibility if 2013 Appropriation Fails To Pass

http://bit.ly/15ToAW9

Federal News Radio: IT reform bill needs to 'beef up' people section, experts say 

http://bit.ly/ZLOwT4

FCW: GSA's conference reforms bear fruit

http://bit.ly/XF6cgn

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 27, 2013

In today's news, we share news about what to expect when you're expecting sequestration.

Government Executive: Contractors Protest Continuing Bad News on Sequestration 

http://bit.ly/13l4BQU

Washington Post: Impact of budget cuts depends on where you live and who you are

http://wapo.st/ZJmCHi

Government Executive: Furlough Watch: Potential Agency-by-Agency Impacts of Sequestration

http://bit.ly/ZJmDLj

Federal Times: Pentagon To Slow Contractor Payments To Boost Cash Reserve

http://bit.ly/Y0Ujxp

PSC Declares "Time's Up. Leadership Needed Now" on Fiscal Crisis

The letter in the Express.

Today PSC published an open letter in Politico and the Washington Post Express urging the president and Congress to reach a compromise on sequestration and other pressing economic issues. If no agreement is reached by Friday, sequestration will go into effect.

The letter was signed by members of PSC’s Executive Committee.

Although PSC’s leaders appreciate the difficulties the president and Congress face in resolving the fiscal crisis, they wanted to voice their concerns that, after more than 18 months of anticipating sequestration, both branches have failed to act to stop this manufactured component of the fiscal crisis.

To view the letter on PSC’s website, click here. 

To view the letter on page 5 of the Express, click here. 

To view our letter on page 21 of Politico, click here.

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 19, 2013

Happy Tuesday! 

Federal News Radio: Sequestration causing planning headaches for agency managers

http://bit.ly/WLMnCy

Washington Post: Obama to press for stopgap sequester fix

http://wapo.st/W80lMZ

Capital Business/Washington Post: Defense contractors rethinking veteran support

http://wapo.st/12HEZNJ

Federal Times: Many agencies get expanded cyber roles 

http://bit.ly/VF1aSM

Federal Times: Experts say DoD cyber workers undertrained

http://bit.ly/131E4rt

FCW: Interagency contracting no longer high risk

http://bit.ly/VF1fpw

Washington Business Journal: Contractors question GSA's ability to pull off $10B OASIS program

http://bit.ly/11SPuOV

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 14, 2013

Happy Valentine's Day! In today's news...

Federal News Radio: DHS, NIST lynchpins helping cyber order succeed 

http://bit.ly/VX2qeE

FCW: The return of CISPA

http://bit.ly/VUcjij

Government Executive: Senator Puts Wasteful Contractors and Agencies 'On Notice'

http://bit.ly/11IOPPR

Washington Post: New warnings sounded on sequestration’s impact

http://wapo.st/WqPXSl

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 13, 2013

In today's post-State of the Union news...

Washington Post: Obama urges a move away from narrow focus on politics of austerity

http://wapo.st/VUINnw

Government Executive: Comptroller warns government debt is unsustainable

http://bit.ly/15cx4Yb

Huntsville Times: Analyst says cutting contractors is key to avoiding sequestration

http://bit.ly/VUIM2N

FCW: Obama signs executive order for cybersecurity

http://bit.ly/14Srw3Y

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 12, 2013

Happy Tuesday! In today's news...

Government Executive: Thousands of Organizations Mobilize Against Sequestration 

http://bit.ly/YUbF1u

Federal News Radio: Could cutting service contracts avert sequestration furloughs? 

http://bit.ly/X56KJ5

Washington Business Journal: Federal IT procurement changes headed this way

http://bit.ly/UaaSdV

NextGov: GSA seeks governmentwide mobile device management contracts

http://bit.ly/UaaZGm

Washington Business Journal: Sequestration just one challenge for Karen Mills' successor at SBA

http://bit.ly/WYoYxz

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 8, 2013

Happy Friday! In toaday's news...

Washington Technology: Budget impasse puts the hurt on contractors

http://bit.ly/WTS7LC

Washington Business Journal: Panetta: Sequester would put defense industrial base at risk

http://bit.ly/V41IyR

Washington Business Journal: Would sequestration bring defense-cuts disaster? No, say Center for International Policy, Cato Institute

http://bit.ly/Wz2Xal

Government Executive: Issa bill would require more barring of bad-actor contractors

http://bit.ly/Xt29j6

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 7, 2013

In today's news...

Washington Post: 10 questions and answers during the sequestration waiting period

http://wapo.st/TQHJo3

Washington Business Journal:  Simplifying the law to better protect whistleblowers 

http://bit.ly/14GkEGV

Bloomberg: Automatic Defense Cuts Called ‘More Likely Than Unlikely’

http://bloom.bg/XXVNrP

Government Executive: Comptroller outlines strategy to simplify government

http://bit.ly/YX8olM

FCW: Small-business quotas could become even tougher to meet

http://bit.ly/XTh87E

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 6, 2013

In today's news...

Government Executive: Va. senator to House: Don't be resigned to the sequester 

http://bit.ly/11VOIeh

Washington Post: Did the sequestration picture change with the latest developments?

http://wapo.st/YasO4G

Government Executive: Government is wasteful enough that sequestration is acceptable, witnesses say

http://bit.ly/TKwvkT

AOLDefense: Army: 78% Of Combat Brigades Will Skip Training Due To Sequester, CR

http://aol.it/VV6ZYP

FCW: Park, VanRoekel seek next class of change agents

http://bit.ly/WxQ927

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 5, 2013

In today's news...

Defense News: Military to Send Sequestration Plans to Obama This Week
http://bit.ly/VQgVCN

Government Executive: Democrat offers sequestration alternative

http://bit.ly/XJOAgO

Washington Post: Little change in priorities for House Oversight Committee

http://wapo.st/UUZOR1

Federal News Radio: OMB offers first major rewrite of grant-making, oversight processes

http://bit.ly/YR2NgL

FCW: Business community open to cybersecurity legislation

http://bit.ly/Wsl1AT

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 4, 2012

Happy Monday and Happy February! 

Washington Technology: OFPP's Jordan pushes strategic sourcing 

http://bit.ly/Y5oJif

Washington Technology: What's the buzz with GSA's $10B OASIS contract? 

http://bit.ly/UnDbqw

Pensions and Investments: Defense contractor pension assets eyed

http://bit.ly/11kH6Y4

Washington Technology: NASA developing small-biz strategy for $10.5B SEWP

http://bit.ly/WTGZhx

Washington Post: Issa presses for USAID documents

http://wapo.st/11kH9Dk

Federal News Radio: By year's end, troops will be unable to respond to crises, Pentagon says

http://bit.ly/14MlTFt