Tag Archives: Department of Defense

NCMA World Congress – Stay in the Know

Last month, I was honored to speak on the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) at the 60th Annual National Contract Management Association (NCMA) World Congress, the single largest gathering of federal contracting professionals in the country.  More than 2,200 contracting professionals come together to contribute to and learn from other thought leaders, establish new,... Read More

What the Government Wants, What it Really, Really Wants

By Gloria Larkin According to USASpending.gov, the government spent $472,158,562,285 last year through contracting for services and products with large and small companies nationwide. This was a $34 billion increase over the previous year, and 2017 is anticipating another increase, especially in Department of Defense spending. To dive deeper, Maryland was the place of performance... Read More