When was the last time your company had “annual” training?  Without a consistent, effective compliance program, your firm can be one of the lucky many who pay big fines to the government each year for not paying attention the rules.  You can even expand your network to include suspension and debarment officials.  Unless your company has millions to throw around, you must take compliance seriously.  Allen Federal can help.  For the fraction of a fine, or really what your office spends on donuts each year, we can come to your office and present an effective, dare we say amusing, compliance program to help you keep more of the money you make.  Contact us today at info@allenfederal.com to see what we can do for you.

With most federal agencies slated to run out of money by the end of April, Congress must pass a spending measure to avoid a partial government shutdown.  Right now, it looks like the Department of Defense will get an actual appropriation and additional “off budget” funds.  Similarly, border protection and related services inside DHS will get actual money for new Read more

 In other federal fiscal news, the President’s budget outline released last week would see a stark increase in defense spending, while cutting civilian agencies by double digits.  Hardest hit would be operations such as EPA, Interior, and State, where some analysts have said a full one-third of that budget could be cut. These proposed cuts prove the long-held belief that following the headlines in The Washington Post can be a pretty good barometer for figuring out which Read more

While it is still a little early for GSA partners and others to catch wind of a name to be the next Administrator of the General Services Administration, more and more people believe that no one will be named until the issue of whether the President, as a government official, improperly benefits from a lease agreement executed by the agency for his Washington, DC hotel.  If the Read more