David Berteau, a former DoD executive and procurement expert, explains why the Pentagonβs recent cost and pricing memo is problematic and unnecessary.
A portion of President Donald Trump's first proposed budget, focusing on the Small Business Administration, and released by the Office of Management and Budget, is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
The Pentagon wants more cost and pricing data transparency and to establish contract profit margins from vendors who provide commercial products and services.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is pictured at Mountain Home Air Force Base, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)
SBA is proposing to reduce the number of and simplify the approach to the NAICS codes and reduce the total size standard categories from nearly 1,000 to 338.
The secretive satellite agencyβs work with prime contractors to address supply chain issues could inform broader federal efforts to address supplier risks.
GSA is asking the AbilityOne Commission to submit a report by mid-November detailing how it's ensuring all products its partners sell are domestically sourced.
The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to "do the right thing, then all you have to do is live with the consequences of it.ββ (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)