SmallGovCon Week in Review: November 18-22, 2024

Happy Friday, SmallGovCon readers and have a great Thanksgiving next week! We won’t be posting our weekly roundup next week due to the holiday, but we’ll catch up on any missed news the following week.

In the meantime, enjoy this week’s federal contracting news. Also be sure to enjoy the family, friends, and food at your Thanksgiving table and maybe catch a football game. We will be back, with another edition of the week in review, in December. Some of the key stories this week including an update on small business past performance evaluation for affiliates, and updates on GAO bid protest stats.

• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation: Past Performance of Affiliate Companies of Small Business Concerns (DFARS Case 2024-D016)
• Space Force to tackle HR, promotions before it can bring in part-time Guardians
• Federal contractors agree to pay fines for False Claims Act violations
• This group actually tries to stop what everyone else just complains about
• Trump’s ‘DOGE’ commission promises mass federal layoffs, ending telework
• Bid protests return to a long-term decline
• GAO Protest Sustain Rate Returns to Usual Level, Report Says
• OFCCP publishes a NEW notice providing contractors an opportunity to object to the release of their 2021 EEO-1 Type 2 reports under FOIA.
• Federal IT Contracts Drop Degree Requirements: What This Means for Tech Talent
• Dell and Iron Bow Agree to Pay $4.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Submitting Non-Competitive Bids to the Army
• Overhaul of security clearance and personnel vetting process enters new phase
• Connect with GSA at the “Coffee & Contracting – Ask the Insider” virtual event on November 26
• GSA listening more to customers to improve IAE platforms