Agencies have until Aug. 31 to submit their orders and have GSA pay for the transition from the FTS-2001 contract.
On today\'s Federal Drive: in Hurricane Irene\'s aftermath, some federal buildings are closed because of power outages, the Energy Department is guaranteeing loans for a solar power project and the National Transportation Safety Board is studying experimental aircraft.
The General Services Administration is working with power companies from Maryland to Massachusetts to fix the problems. OPM said agencies in Washington are open as usual Monday and employees can use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework if necessary.
The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration are providing information for federal employees in the event Hurricane Irene causes federal building closures.
Host Derrick Dortch is joined by Julie Rochman, president of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. August 26, 2011
Todd Canni, the Air Force Associate General Counsel, joined the Federal Drive to discuss a recent article he wrote dealing with contractor suspensions and debarments.
Ray Thomas, a senior manager at Booz Allen Hamilton, and Justin Pierce, a director at Man-Machine Systems Assessment, joined the Federal Drive to discuss agency continuity-of-operations plans in the wake of Hurricane Irene\'s impending landfall along the East coast.
Marissa Levin is founder and CEO of Information Experts.
The federal government will be operating on a normal status Thursday. Some government buildings were closed Wednesday due to the earthquake earlier this week.
Nick Archer, director of George Mason University\'s executive education program, and Dr. Roy Hinton, the school\'s associate dean, join host Mark Amtower on today\'s show. August 22, 2011
Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, discusses the efforts to green the military.
The largest PC company in the world — HP — is killing its touchPad and all of their webOS-based products. HP is also trying to sell its PC business. HP is still one of the…
The Department of Navy is moving in a different direction for the follow-on to the NMCI contract. Officials said they are unsure how many contract awards they will make.
The Army awarded General Dynamics and BAE Systems contracts for the technology development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle contract.
Paul Maritz, the CEO of software maker VMWare, spoke with the Federal Drive about how virtualization, which allows agencies to modernize and make IT programs more efficient, can quickly lead to savings.