Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss transactional data reporting, GSA schedules, and current changes in the procurement arena. September 26, 2016
The House Veterans Affairs Committee wrote to the Justice Department, asking that DOJ investigate whether VA officials lied before Congress when they testified about ongoing schedule and cost overruns for new medical center in Denver. A new report from VA's inspector general slammed the department's leadership for making poor decisions about the hospital's construction that weren't in the best interest of the veterans they hope to serve.
Christian Marrone, vice president, External Affairs and chief of staff for CSRA, Inc., discusses the federal IT marketplace, and the role his company' s next generation IT is playing in meeting mission requirements. September 20, 2016
The Defense Department issued a RFI to industry outlining 12 functional areas it wants to upgrade using government-owned and commercial technologies.
Having a foreign subsidiary in a country getting preference in an acquisition ... that may not be enough to overcome a protest. That's what a court initially decided when the Air Force went ahead with an acquisition using a subsidiary of a U.S. company and not one home-grown in Denmark. But there's a twist. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo with Petrillo and Powell fills in all the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
As the federal government moves steadily, if not quickly, toward IT modernization and data-driven solutions, executives from fields other than IT are looking at how new technologies, like simulations, can benefit their missions.
The Air Force is beginning to see glimmers of progress under a sweeping plan that aims to eventually give its weapons systems the same amount of cybersecurity attention the service devotes to its traditional IT networks.
The Air Force is setting up three teams to look at squadrons, joint training and technology.
Kevin Youel Page, the deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, said collecting sales information from contractors will help make the government better buyers and vendors better sellers.
Contractors wondering about how they'll make a living next year should look at four major buying vehicles. They're all undergoing updates to some degree. But to ride a horse, you've got to get your fannie in the saddle. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
Defense Department spending on research and development has suffered historic declines during the budget drawdown that’s been in progress since 2009.
The Modernization Government Technology Act received approval from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Sept. 15 and will likely get voted on by the full House on Sept. 20.
Celero Strategies President and CEO Stan Soloway and Attain CTO Simon Szykman join host Mark Amtower to discuss the big issues facing the professional services contractor community. September 19, 2016
The Army is planning a pilot for common desktop environments next year.
Anne Rung, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator and U.S. Chief Acquisition Officer, will be moving to Seattle to work as the head of Amazon Business where she will run its strategic supplier program focusing on the government.