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Host Mark Amtower will talk government acquistion with Jaime Gracia, President and CEO of Seville Government Consulting, and Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller. August 29, 2011(Encore presentation September 12, 2011)
Agencies have until Aug. 31 to submit their orders and have GSA pay for the transition from the FTS-2001 contract.
On today\'s Federal Drive: in Hurricane Irene\'s aftermath, some federal buildings are closed because of power outages, the Energy Department is guaranteeing loans for a solar power project and the National Transportation Safety Board is studying experimental aircraft.
The General Services Administration is working with power companies from Maryland to Massachusetts to fix the problems. OPM said agencies in Washington are open as usual Monday and employees can use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework if necessary.
The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration are providing information for federal employees in the event Hurricane Irene causes federal building closures.
Todd Canni, the Air Force Associate General Counsel, joined the Federal Drive to discuss a recent article he wrote dealing with contractor suspensions and debarments.
The federal government will be operating on a normal status Thursday. Some government buildings were closed Wednesday due to the earthquake earlier this week.
The Department of Navy is moving in a different direction for the follow-on to the NMCI contract. Officials said they are unsure how many contract awards they will make.
The Army awarded General Dynamics and BAE Systems contracts for the technology development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle contract.
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel detailed in a memo what agencies must do to reduce the number of agency websites. He extended the freeze on new dot-gov domains through Dec. 31.
GAO will decide the complaints by Oct. 17. Both companies say GSA\'s request for proposal is unfair because of its requirement for a government-only cloud.
Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said a new pilot program that allows for more cybersecurity information sharing between the Pentagon and contractors appears to be working well.
Jim McAleese, of McAleese and Associates, joined the Federal Drive to discuss how the super committee\'s deficit cuts could affect the Defense Department\'s budget and its acquisition.
John Hagan, managing director and head of the Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Investment Banking Group of BB&T Capital Markets at the Windsor Group, discusses the value of your company\'s intellectual property.