AbilityOne

New rules take effect for agencies buying from AbilityOne contractors

New rules have taken effect for procurement from AbilityOne contractors. Those are the companies, mostly non-profits, whose employees have disabilities.

Contracting

How the AbilityOne program is coping when agencies need fewer office supplies

Workforce

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman/Airman Azaria E. Foster

Defense Logistics Agency, Moody Air Force Base, troops

Disability employer was a mandated source for body armor, but DLA opened up bids to others

Contracts/Awards

AbilityOne

Worker with disabilities using accessibility tools

AbilityOne seeks to end minimum wage exception for disabled workers at nonprofit contractors

Pay

AbilityOne program looks to end subminimum wage for federal contract workers with disabilities

Contracting

Smart disabled coder sitting in wheelchair and using computers while working from home

The argument for preserving the AbilityOne Program

Commentary

OFPP Administrator Wooten gives Frictionless Acquisition a boost on his way out the door

Reporter's Notebook

Disability panel recommends end to program paying less than minimum wage

Hiring/Retention

Former top EPA official turned whistleblower is suing the agency for retaliation

Federal Newscast

Bill Zielinski, Maria Roat, Brendan Johnson, Small Business Administration

GSA’s e-commerce initiative strained by new protests, questions over supply chain risks

Reporter's Notebook

Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road during the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)

Agencies may get to keep seasonal workers for as long as needed

Federal Newscast

DoD could award more contracts to companies with disabled workforce

DoD wants to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement a demonstration project giving Defense agencies more incentive to…

Contracting

Two studies debunk ‘urban myths’ about GSA Advantage

The Coalition for Government Procurement and the Naval Postgraduate School found agencies were getting better deals through GSA Advantage than through…

Reporter's Notebook

When it comes to acquisition, have it both ways: Compliance and convenience

Commentary

Kevin Lynch, the president and CEO for the National Industries for the Blind, details how the e-commerce provision can meet the goals of expediency and fulfill federal laws.