The buzz around performance-based contracting continues to grow, aided most recently by a boost from the Services Acquisition Reform Act. Under SARA, some performance-based contracts — in which ...

Nextgov/FCW reported last week that the Treasury Department and General Services Administration have announced a program that will offer financial rewards for employees who make suggestions about ...

I have been around long enough to have seen many hot trends and buzzwords in the government market. In the 1990s, people talked endlessly about best value and performance-based contracting. The first ...

I have always believed that, for improving government management, continuity is a real virtue. Of course, views are by no means unanimous about how best to improve government management -- there is a ...

The inaugural round of grants from the federally funded pay-for-success program is already spurring growth of performance-based contracting nationwide, according to a recently published report. “It is ...

Defense contractors have always focused on delivering for the warfighter. Many of the companies that do so are publicly traded. As a result, they must balance performance with solid financial results.

Secretary of War Hegseth announced that his department is "taking a sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government—the 8(a) program." (Source: X @SecWar) On January 16, 2026, ...

Purchasers are increasingly seeking performance-based contracts — in which payment is tied to outcomes — with digital health solutions. However, implementing these contracts is difficult, especially ...

The committee reiterates the finding that acquisition planning and acquisition and contracting techniques play an integral role in successful project management (NRC, 1998, 1999). This role is ...