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Articles by Francis Rose
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Federal News Countdown: Conference spending crackdown, Veterans Affairs
Bob Tobias, a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at American University, counts down the week’s top federal stories with Francis Rose.
November 06, 2015 -
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Janet Hale: What’s it mean to be a NAPA fellow?
The National Academy of Public Administration has elected a new class of fellows. They will take on some of the most complex management and policy issues in government and report on them to Congress. Janet Hale is a member of the new class of NAPA Fellows. She’s a director at Deloitte and Touche and former Undersecretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security. She joined In Depth with Francis Rose to talk about what its to be a NAPA fellow.
November 06, 2015 -
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Nicole Ogrysko: Not all doom and gloom in FITARA report cards
About half of agencies earn an “F” for incremental and agile development on their first Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act report cards. Agencies are trying to think about acquisition differently. But the new scorecards from Congress show many have a long way to go. Dave Zvenyach is director of acquisition management at the General Services Administration’s 18-F. GSA is one of four agencies that scored an “A” in the agile development category. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he tells Federal News Radio’s Nicole Ogrysko how he’s using more unconventional acquisition methods to buy innovative ideas and services quickly.
November 06, 2015 -
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Anne Rung: Mythbusters follow up seen as bridge to industry
A new round of communication between industry and government is coming from the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration. It’s a follow-on to the Mythbusters campaign that began in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy several years ago. Anne Rung is administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and winner of this year’s Gov Con Award for Public Sector Partner of the Year. She told In Depth with Francis Rose about the latest efforts to connect with industry.
November 06, 2015 -
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Emily Kopp: Lawmakers debate how to fix problems at VA
Republicans and Democrats agree on what the problem is at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agency has been trying to repair the damage from a scheduling scandal for over a year. Federal News Radio’s Emily Kopp tells In Depth with Francis Rose how Congress wants the agency to fix its problems. First, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, explained what he thinks is the VA’s most pressing problem.
November 05, 2015 -
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Larry Allen: 3 areas of concern for contractors in budget deal
Appropriators in the House and Senate are filling in the budget lines underneath the toplines in the bipartisan budget agreement President Barack Obama signed this week. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose that the deal matters to contractors for at least three reasons.
November 05, 2015 -
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Bob Patrick: Library of Congress collects veterans’ war memories
The Library of Congress is collecting veterans’ personal memories of war to create a unique telling of the nation’s history. Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans History Project, shared details with Federal News Radio’s Lauren Larson on In Depth with Francis Rose.
November 05, 2015 -
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Bill Welch: GAO kicks GSA in the pants over protest
Protesting the cancellation of a solicitation after a protest caused a cancellation is the latest wrinkle in the government contracting protest space. The General Services Administration is at the heart of this case. Bill Welch, a partner at the law firm McMahon Welch and Learned, told In Depth with Francis Rose that GSA got a kick in the pants from the Government Accountability Office.
November 05, 2015 -
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Ross Wilkers: Good numbers for big government contractors
Good numbers for some big government contractors are some of the biggest highlights of Wall Street’s earnings season. For one company, a big contract award means a nice pop on its stock price. Ross Wilkers, newsroom editor at Executive Mosaic, give In Depth with Francis Rose the lowdown about the Gov Con Index.
November 05, 2015 -
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Remembering George Burke, one of the good guys
In Depth host Francis Rose recalls his first and only meeting with George Burke, communications director for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.). Burke died on Oct. 30.
November 04, 2015 -
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Michael Fischetti: It’s time to de-clutter the contracting landscape
The two-year budget and debt deal President Barack Obama signed may bring some certainty to the government business and contracting space, especially if Congress passes an omnibus spending bill for the rest of this fiscal year. But shutdowns, continuing resolutions and other budget problems have left a lot of clutter on the contracting landscape. Michael Fischetti, a fellow and executive director of the National Contract Management Association, wrote about clearing out that clutter.
November 04, 2015 -
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Jim Hasik: What’s next for Air Force’s Long Range Strike Bomber
Northrop Grumman is celebrating a huge win in the Long Range Strike Bomber competition and Boeing is considering a protest of the final decision. Jim Hasik, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, told In Depth with Francis Rose there are still a lot of questions to answer about how much the planes will cost and how fast the Air Force really needs them.
November 04, 2015 -
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Lt. Cmdr. Scott Bennie: Is energy independence a poor military strategy?
President Barack Obama’s administration continues to work toward his goal of U.S. energy independence by 2018. Meeting that goal may be good policy, but it may not be good military strategy. Lt. Cmdr. Scott Bennie of the Navy Reserve joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Pentagon Solutions. He explained the strategy problem in a piece for the U.S. Naval Institute. His views are his own and not the views of the Navy or the Naval Institute. He said walking away from our relationships with oil producing countries could leave us in a precarious situation militarily.
November 04, 2015 -
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Dr. Keith Salzman: Physicians innovate with Electronic Health Record
The Department of Health and Human Services reports that more than 8 in 10 physicians have adopted an Electronic Health Record. Challenges remain and the industry is transforming with each new step. Dr. Keith Salzman is a health fellow and Chief Medical Information Officer with IBM’s Global Business Services. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss some of the latest innovations.
November 03, 2015
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