Acquisition

  • Secretary Gates\' decision to cut three major offices will result in \"a substantial number\" of employees and contractors having to find new jobs. The CIO\'s functions will be split between DISA and ATL. DoD is moving major acquisition oversight to the chief management officer\'s office.

    August 10, 2010
  • August 17th Audio available >> click here At times of high volume transactions like the upcoming end of year budget cycle. government organizations typically encounter opportunities for improvement. Budget Reprogramming in many agencies today is a manual process. Moving simple financial transactions between departments can take weeks instead of hours. Tune in to learn how Microsoft is improving the work of government by enabling better intra company transfers and compliance reporting back to the government. Microsoft has teamed with partners like Information Strategies to provide line of business solutions that can be rapidly deployed in the cloud and at a much lower cost. Tune into to find out how you can drive greater efficiency and impact with Microsoft Dynamics solutions for government.

    August 09, 2010
  • When you think of fine arts and the federal government, you probably think of the National Gallery, not the General Services Administration.

    August 09, 2010
  • Pentagon officials also suggest to cut 10 percent of the contractor workforce by 2011. The proposal to eliminate JFCOM comes as the Defense Business Board outlines several areas where DoD can reduce its expenses.

    August 09, 2010
  • Think you can either be sustainable or secure, but you can\'t be both? Oh nay nay! says GSA\'s Ed O\'Hare.

    August 09, 2010
  • The federal database of contractor integrity information is about to go public. Rob Burton, the former deputy administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

    August 09, 2010
  • Among other issues, the GAO finds Facility Security Committees have operated since 1995 without procedures that outline how they should operate or make decisions, or that establish accountability. Mark Goldstein, Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues at GAO has more details.

    August 09, 2010
  • A top App for Army is the Disaster Relief app for an Android

    August 09, 2010
  • Two major defense contractors are joining forces to compete for the Missile Defense Agency\'s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense development and sustainment contract.

    August 06, 2010
  • Military downsizing, contracting, and \"inherently governmental\" debates aren\'t new - they\'ve been around for years.

    August 05, 2010
  • Some federal agencies might be gearing up for year-end spending sprees, which means contractors should look out. Ray Bjorklund of FedSources tells the DorobekInsider about his new report, and what both agencies and contractors can glean from it.

    August 05, 2010
  • CDW\'s IT Monitor, which has been tracking IT sentiment since the beginning of the recession, reveals stronger IT budget expectations over the next six months and a renewed confidence in the IT job market for the first time in 2010. CDW\'s vice president of product and partner management, Matt Troka, explains.

    August 05, 2010
  • Get tips for end of year ordering from the program manager of the NASA SEWP program, Joanne Woytek

    August 05, 2010
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new strategy.

    August 04, 2010