Services Contracting

The Pentagon has rolled back a controversial requirement that a contractor engage in a "technical interchange" with a Defense Department employee for its independent research and development costs to be considered allowable.

On Sept. 11, 2017, the Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations delivered its feedback on the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement -- or DFARS -- to the Pentagon's regulatory reform task force, specifically on 100 acquisition rules they want eliminated or changed as part of the Trump administration's federal deregulation effort.

KeyW was never going to be another forgettable Washington-area contractor.

The comptroller general is urging Senate authorizers to rethink two provisions related to Government Accountability Act protests included in the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2018 legislation.

The Defense Department is looking to forge advance pricing agreements with non-traditional defense contractors to make it easier for the firms to do more business with the Pentagon, according to the department's top pricing official.

President Trump today issued an order to consider a Section 301 investigation into China's intellectual property practices, a move welcomed by many in industry and on Capitol Hill -- although some Democrats blasted the administration for not going far enough to counter Chinese forced technology transfers.

As federal agencies prepare reports on their compliance with Buy American laws, contractors should be checking their own processes and documentation, according to one government contracting adviser.

Many defense contractors, including several major services contractors, said they saw sales increases in the most recent quarter.

Artificial intelligence company SparkCognition last month closed a nearly $33 million series B funding round meant to bolster the expansion of the company, which is increasingly focused on national security.