Acquisition
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Editor’s note: This item updated on June 26, 2009 at 9:35p ET There is all sorts of buzz coming from 1105 Government Information Group’s Washington Technology’s Top 100 Conference and Awards Luncheon — and, specifically,…
June 26, 2009 -
Chris Dorobek Co-Anchor, Daily Debrief FederalNewsRadio June 22nd, 2009
June 22, 2009 -
The Senate Friday confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey Zients to be the OMB deputy director of management and the Obama administration’s chief performance officer. The Senate Homeland Security Committee had signed off on his nomination…
June 22, 2009 -
How will the federal government strengthen the procurement system? The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement recently held a hearing on this topic. Subcommittee Chairwoman Diane Watson (D-Ca.) joins…
June 19, 2009 -
On Capitol Hill, House Democrats are moving to put into law so-called ‘pay-go’, or pay-as-you-go rules affecting the federal budget. It’s an effort to rein in federal spending, even as the administration sets new records…
June 17, 2009 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on government management and procurement held a hearing earlier this week looking at improving procurement acquisition and policies. One of the people who testified before that committee was…
June 17, 2009 -
By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio The General Services Administration awarded an additional Internet security contract modification today to Verizon Business Services. Verizon got the award as a contract modification on GSA’s Networx Universal telecommunications…
June 16, 2009 -
Changes might be coming to the REAL ID program. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said she plans to scale back portions of the law. Cynthia Wong is the Plesser Fellow at the Center for…
June 16, 2009 -
Robert A. Burton Partner, Venable LLP Director, Procurement Roundtable June 16th, 2009
June 16, 2009 -
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The Government Accountability Office was tasked with checking on the use of ‘enhanced use leases’ by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is one way VA manages its ‘real property’ portfolio. We talked about it…
June 12, 2009 -
Congress is debating a measure that would force companies to offer up to seven days of paid sick leave. And that includes federal contractors. Specifically, this would apply to employers with more than 15 workers.…
June 12, 2009 -
June 16th, 2009 at 11:30 AM On this week’s edition of “Gateway to Government Sales”, host Scott Orbach “The GSA Schedule Guy” interviews Toby Reut and Rick Slifer of RASA Consulting, who drop by the…
June 11, 2009 -
The bookkeeping angle of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was the subject of a meeting of the Association of Government Accountants. Ed deSeve holds the multiple titles of Special Advisor to the President; Assistant…
June 09, 2009 -
The General Services Administration has named Danielle Germain as the agency’s chief of staff, replacing Cathleen C. Kronopolus, who has been acting chief of staff since January. Most recently, Germain worked at the National Academy…
June 09, 2009