FDA signs agreement with Homeland Security to improve medical device security
The FDA and the Department of Homeland Security signed a memorandum of agreement as part of a joint effort to address threats to medical device security, particularly among internet-connected products. Under the agreement, the FDA’s Center for Devices and...
Womack leads Army in transition to Defense Health Agency
The commander of Womack Army Medical Center called it the single most impactful change to military medicine in the last 25 years. But for the vast majority of the Fort Bragg hospital’s staff and patients, the change that took place on Oct. 1 went unnoticed. Womack,...
VA appoints new director for DC VA Medical Center
Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has appointed Michael S. Heimall, a former director at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to take on new duties as director of the Washington DC VA Medical Center (DCVAMC) on...
Defense Contractor That Posed As Small Business Forfeits $7.8 Million
A company that rents tents and other outdoor structures for events agreed to pay the government $7.8 million to settle charges that it wrongly won Defense Department set-aside contracts reserved for small businesses. Arena Americas, which does business from multiple...
5 critical mistakes small business contractors should avoid
Ready to jump into the $450 billion government contracting space? Don’t make these key mistakes. It’s no secret that the U.S. government is one of the largest buyers and sellers of goods and services in the world, leading to tremendous opportunity for companies that...
Pentagon Backs Off Controversial Changes to Contractor Pay Schedule
Faced with opposition from industry and the chairmen of the Armed Services Committee, the Defense Department on Monday rescinded a plan announced in August to pay contractors less money during the early phases of a contract. As reported first by Inside Defense and...
VA awards new leases to provide health care facilities to Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently awarded 13 major leases to improve access to care and deliver health care facilities to Veterans. These awards are a result of VA’s leasing business transformation effort to improve the timeliness of the lease...
Air Force begins transition of hospitals, clinics to the Defense Health Agency
The Defense Health Agency officially assumed administrative and management responsibilities of a handful of hospitals and clinics as part of the Military Health System reforms mandated by Congress. The transition of the facilities is part of a phased implementation...
Effective October 1, 2018: A Universal Set of Ownership and Control Requirements for VOSBs and SDVOSBs
Just one week before taking effect, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a final rule on verification guidelines for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, found in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA...
Army Special Forces Medic Will Get Medal of Honor for Afghanistan Heroism
An Army medic who braved enemy rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire in Afghanistan to treat wounded soldiers will receive the military’s highest honor, the White House announced late Friday. Ronald J. Shurer II will receive the Medal of Honor, an upgrade to...