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The National Institutes of Health has more than a decade of experience under its belt administering a governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC).
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Zach Baldwin is a GSA program manager in the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, Cloud Computing PMO. He is the Project Manager for the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, responsible for the overall…
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Manager, IT Computer Operations United States Postal Service Jerome (Jerry) Reynolds is the Manager of IT Computer Operations for the United States Postal Service responsible for USPS data centers, servers, mainframes, storage, enterprise data warehouse…
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Raghav Vajjhala currently serves as the Acting Chief Technology Officer and Associate Chief Information Officer for IT Strategy and Technology Management at the Department of the Treasury. In this role, Raghav oversees the Department’s $3…
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GiGi Schumm is Vice President and General Manager of Symantec’s Public Sector organization. In this role, Ms. Schumm leads all sales, strategic, and operational functions associated with Symantec’s Public Sector business – working with US…
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Data center consolidation and optimization, the wide spread adoption of virtualization, and reduced budgets are driving tremendous changes in the federal IT landscape. In the face of all this change, one thing remains constant: the need to protect and restore your agency's data—at a moment's notice—whether it resides on a physical or virtual server. How are agencies addressing this challenge? What technologies and best practices are available? Does your agency have any best practices you would like to share on this topic?
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According to a new book, Justice Department prosecutors were stunned to learn three years ago that the U.S. military had secretly tape recorded incriminating comments that alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikhs Mohammed made to fellow detainees during daily prison yard conversations but was not planning to use them at military tribunals. In "Kill or Capture: The War On Terror And The Soul Of The Obama Presidency," journalist Daniel Klaidman says Mohammed was caught on tape boasting to other detainees about the 9/11 attacks.
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Two competing bills disagree over how much Homeland Security should dictate cyber standards to the private sector.
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A sheriff's deputy in southern California says as far as he knows, U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson is still hospitalized in the Los Angeles area after two traffic collisions left him injured and unconscious.
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Mary Armstead of NIH discusses the successes under the agency's signature governmentwide acquisition contract. The Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta highlights a new coalition of current and former feds who are fighting attacks to public employees' pay.
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The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.
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Some small businesses are calling into question the benefits of the Obama administration's strategic sourcing initiative. They say the agencies are mandating the use of the office supplies BPA and putting more than 500 Schedule 75 holders at risk of losing their business. GSA, which runs Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI), said there still are plenty of sales to go around as the BPA accounts for less than half of the $1.4 billion office supplies market.
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All week long, Federal News Radio presents a multimedia special report on the changing face of acquisition. Throughout the series, Inside the World's Biggest Buyer, we hear from executive branch acquisition experts, lawmakers, auditors and industry experts on how the government can be a better buyer as it spends half a trillion dollars per year.
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Uncle Sam, with your help, takes in more money than any person, place or thing on Earth. Equally important, he spends more in a week, again with your help, than most nation's do in a decade. That's why Federal News Radio's special series, "Inside the World's Biggest Buyer: How $500 billion Dollars Can Be Spent Better," which launches today, is a must-read whether you are on the giving or receiving end, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
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