Goats

One of my favorite aspects of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is that if the FAR does not specifically prohibit an action, then it is deemed to be permissible, up to the limit of authority bestowed by a given contracting officer’s warrant.  That...

Getting to “Yes”

One of the most important aspects of being a contracting officer (CO) charged with serving a specified customer (government agency) is the critical understanding of customer service.  A contracting officer must be service-oriented and in tune with the needs of a given...