Author name: Chris Cancialosi

What Makes SDVOSB Sole Source Awards Different Most federal contract awards go through some form of competition. But sole source awards — where the contracting officer selects a single vendor without soliciting offers from others — are authorized under specific circumstances. For service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs), the rules create a legitimate and valuable acquisition […]

Leadership development in the federal government is not the same as leadership development in the private sector. That distinction sounds obvious, but it is routinely ignored when agencies issue RFQs that read as if they were written for a corporate HR department. A federal leadership development contractor who lacks deep government context will deliver generic

Federal agencies spend millions each year on workforce training, leadership development, and organizational consulting — but the path from need to contract award can be slow and complicated. GSA MAS training services exist precisely to eliminate that friction. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) is a long-term governmentwide contract vehicle that gives agencies a direct,

If you are preparing for the Senior Executive Service, the guidance you may have studied even a year ago no longer applies. In 2025, the Office of Personnel Management restructured both the Executive Core Qualifications and the way candidates apply. Understanding the current framework is now the difference between a competitive package and one built

The federal cybersecurity workforce gap is not a new problem. But it’s an accelerating one. Threat sophistication is increasing. Agency attack surfaces are expanding as systems modernize. And the pipeline of cybersecurity-trained federal workers — particularly those with active clearances — is not keeping pace. The federal response has been policy-heavy and training-light. FISMA requirements,

Federal agencies have committed hundreds of billions of dollars to IT modernization over the past decade. Cloud migration, zero trust architectures, legacy system replacement, digital service delivery — the technology investments are real and, in many cases, significant. The workforce piece is lagging. Technology modernization without workforce modernization doesn’t deliver on its promise. New systems

Federal human resources is one of the most complex and heavily regulated HR environments in the world. Title 5, OPM policy, agency-specific supplemental guidance, union contract constraints, SES authorities, veterans’ preference rules — the regulatory framework is dense and constantly evolving. Agencies manage most of this in-house. But there are circumstances where a federal HR

What Is FAC-C Certification? The Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) is the federal government’s professional certification for civilian contracting professionals — the acquisition workforce members who write solicitations, evaluate offers, negotiate terms, award contracts, and administer them through closeout. It’s the contracting counterpart to FAC-COR (which certifies the people who monitor contracts) and FAC-P/PM