Acquisition
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Co-chair Steve Kelmen, former OFPP administrator, explains what was discussed.
August 04, 2010 -
The General Services Administration took an unorthodox approach to getting rid of unwanted grasses and weeds at one federal building in California - it hired goats.
August 04, 2010 -
No kidding. GSA hires environmentally-friendly contractor goats to clear land around the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse. Lorenzo Davis, property manager of GSA\'s 9th region, explains.
August 04, 2010 -
OMB is using the same data analysis tools to monitor stimulus spending at CMS to reduce their improper payments. Other agencies also are taking advantage of the lessons learned from the creation and operation of the board. Recovery.gov also will receive new features this fall to let citizens track individual projects on their own websites.
August 04, 2010 -
Federal agencies move operations, and people, all the time. Sometimes the reasons are noble: to save taxpayer money, improve operations and for national security. Sometimes they are part of empire-building or please-a-politician reason. Check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s column today.
August 04, 2010 -
Collaboration between agencies and vendors is increasing, and agencies will see the benefits in better contracting. That’s one goal of GSA Administrator Martha Johnson, and GovPlace VP/Federal Ryan McCullough confirms he’s seeing it in the…
August 03, 2010 -
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Don\'t know what the price reduction clause is? Never fear! DorobekInsider is here!
August 03, 2010 -
This week, host Larry Allen talks with Alison Doyle, a partner at McKenna, Long and Aldridge. Aug. 3, 2010
August 03, 2010 -
The Justice Department\'s new report finds that the number of partial documents released last year increased by 50,000. Many agencies also reduced their backlog of FOIA requests. Agencies say some of improvements can be attributed to increased attention across the government and better technology.
August 03, 2010 -
In our DoD Report, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says information sharing at DoD is too important to set aside even in the wake of the WikiLeaks scandal. We also take a look at the profits of various defense contractors.
August 02, 2010 -
Learn more about the challenges that GSA faces in greening federal building
August 02, 2010 -
As part of its latest undercover operation, the Government Accountability Office obtained certification in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone program for three phony firms. SBA\'s Joe Jordan tells us about changes being made to HUBZone as a result.
August 02, 2010 -
Justice\'s decision to join the False Claims Act lawsuit against Oracle is another signal that vendors are facing more oversight. This is the second time Oracle has come under litigation for allegedly overcharging the government. Experts say contractors need to be prepared for pre-award and post-award audits of GSA schedule contracts.
July 30, 2010 -
On a cross-country trek to raise money for cancer, this government contractor is about to come home.
July 30, 2010