Lessons Learned | The CIO-SP4 Saga

Mastering CIO-SP4: Key Lessons and Strategies for Success

We can confidently say that even if you’ve been living under a rock in the govcon industry this past few months, you have still probably heard the shouts regarding CIO-SP4 delays, amendments, and drama. Short of rolling our eyes one more time at the craziness of it all, what lessons can we take and learn […]

GovCon Industry 4th Quarter… Who the Heck Knows?

govcon industry | govcon market

‘Tis the quarter of last-minute contract proposals, mad scrambles for key personnel, task order bidding, and trying to keep everything straight between whose team you are on and for what.  Add that to trying to manage multiple folks on vacation and everyone suffering from a bit of summer head (i.e. we’d rather be at the […]

Hot Tips from the SCA Nuts & Bolts Webinar

FAR 52.222-43 | SCA Health and Welfare | Far 52.222 43

Updated 03/17/2023 Last week Mary Holmes of BOOST LLC and Nichole Atallah of PilieroMazza PLLC educated their webinar audience on SCA Compliance, Sick Time (as it pertains to FAR 52.222-43) and Common Challenges in complying with FAR 52.222-43 and SCA Health and Welfare as a whole. While we encourage you to view the webinar in […]

Return to Work Plan: Not Business as Usual. (Webinar Replay)

On Tuesday, June 9th, BOOST’s CEO Stephanie Alexander moderated a digital panel discussing the transition of many businesses back to the workplace. As such, there are a number of important questions that employers need to be answered including: What new legal requirements do employers need to consider? What policies and procedures do employers need to […]

Company Culture from a Digital Perspective

Digital Company Culture | Good Company Culture | BOOST LLC

What you see is what you get. Or is it? In this digital world, while you’re checking into a potential candidate’s online activity (or at least you should be), they’re checking out yours. Do you have a culture online? Are your employees speaking about “this cool company” they work for, or are your Glassdoor reviews […]

What is SF1408 and Why You Need to be Compliant

SF1408 | SF 1408 | SF1408 DCAA Compliance

Letters, numbers, acronyms, and more. It’s like a GovCon fairytale minus the lions, tigers, and bears. Oh my! Today we’re discussing SF1408. What is it and why is it something you should be familiar with? A 1408 assessment is the Pre-Award Accounting System Survey (SF1408).  The Accounting System Survey is sometimes referred to as a […]

Netiquette

Now more than ever digital marketing is a peak requirement for visibility. While the world is hunkering down, business for many in the GovCon space continues. It’s time to get on the social train or get run over! Social Media isn’t just for “the kids” or the younger generation anymore. Businesses across industries are utilizing […]

Is Running a VAR Keeping You Up at Night?

Is Running a VAR Keeping You Up at Night?

Updated 01/31/2023 Two parts of running a successful business in GovCon are knowledge and compliance. You need to know your requirements and how to follow those directives. Add to that the complexities of running a VAR/reseller and we’d bet that there are several things keeping you up at night – in addition to booking sales […]

The FAR is Not Far Away for Small Businesses

We get it. You are a small shop, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) is just another acronym in this hectic GovCon space. You are busy drumming up business, and who has time to think about FAR compliance? You might think the FAR is far, far away from you since you are a small business. […]

SCA and ACA…. WTH?

What you need to know about SCA H&W

For our readers who have SCA (Service Contract Act) contracts, please keep reading…there’s a whole other level of compliance we’ve gotta get smart on.  For those of you who don’t have SCA contracts, thank your lucky stars, vow that you won’t go after this work without serious soul searching, and move on (Take this as […]