Acquisition
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Martha Johnson, the administrator of the General Services Administration, today appointed Darren Blue to be Chief Emergency Response and Recovery Officer in GSA’s Office of Emergency Response and Recovery. In that job, Blue is responsible…
April 16, 2010 -
She announces a top-to-bottom review of how they measure whether or not they are meeting their mission.
April 15, 2010 -
GAO officials told a House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that FPS has repeatedly failed to manage its contract workforce and should consider other approaches to protecting federal buildings. Rep. Bennie Thompson joins us with details.
April 15, 2010 -
Cloud computing services over the Internet have the potential to spur a significant increase in government efficiency and decrease technology costs, as well as to create incentives and online platforms for innovation. But at what cost? Details from Darrell West, Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution.
April 15, 2010 -
Last year, Congress passed and sent on to President Obama a bill to reform how the Pentagon acquires large weapons systems. Now, House lawmakers are back with a proposal to reform the other 80 percent of Defense Department procurement that does not have to do with weapons.
April 15, 2010 -
Improving your agency\'s procurement process requires some precise steps. Greg Baroni gets you started.
April 14, 2010 -
After more than two years of review, the Department of Energy\'s National Nuclear Security Administration has announced its new acquisition strategy decision for key contracts. We get details from Patty Wagner, site office manager at Sandia National Laboratories
April 14, 2010 -
Current military personnel doubling as think tank thinkers, academics share results of their research.
April 13, 2010 -
At this year\'s IRMCO, Dave McClure gave his assessment of the Open Government Initiative.
April 13, 2010 -
April 20th Being audited by the DCAA is a necessary outcome of doing business with the government. Tune into this week\'s Gov Con Straight Talk with Microsoft to learn what to expect during a DCAA system audit and what government contactors can do today to help ensure they successfully pass when faced with an audit. The panel will also address how CFOs of government contractors can set their organizations up for success by building a financial management foundation with growth options in out years.
April 13, 2010 -
Controller Danny Werfel says agencies have been developing inventories and now it\'s time to get rid of unneeded real estate. OMB also preparing to kick off cloud computing certification program. And administration\'s performance management portal under development.
April 13, 2010 -
The Office of Governmentwide Policy is collecting information on common agency procurement needs and workforce issues. The office is preparing for huge increase in funding for 2011 for training and hiring.
April 13, 2010 -
Johnson will lead an off-site event in May to reexamine how the agency is serving its customers.
April 12, 2010 -
This week, host Larry Allen talks with Jeff White, co-founder of mySBX. April 13, 2010
April 12, 2010 -
Colleen Jolly, a principal at the 24 Hour Company, talks with Amtower about why visual elements are important for your bid. April 12, 2010
April 12, 2010