Acquisition Policy
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What happens when a government contractor employee calls out to the government suspected wrongdoing by his or her company? That's the topic of an ongoing pilot program launched in 2013. Marie Mak, director of acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how that program is working out.
March 14, 2017 -
The Defense innovation unit on the West Coast hasn't shut it doors with the change in administration. But there's a danger in all of this innovation when it comes to procurement and treatment. Dave Wennergren, executive vice president of the Professional Services Council, shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 13, 2017 -
The General Services Administration and the Homeland Security Department released the first of what’s expected to be two requests for information seeking insights into how to make the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program more reactive to the burgeoning cyber market.
March 13, 2017 -
Hillary Hartley, the deputy executive director and creative director of GSA’s 18F organization, is leaving in early April, while former 18F co-founder Aaron Snow has found a new home.
March 13, 2017 -
Tim Hurlebaus, president of CGI Federal, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss key trends shaping the federal IT and services marketplace. March 14, 2017
March 12, 2017 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviews small business expert Becky Sheetz on applying the principles of Sun Tzu from her book: "The Art of War for Small Business." March 13, 2017
March 12, 2017 -
The six-year closure of Schedule 75 is impacting long-standing GSA industry partners whose contracts are expiring with no opportunity to submit a new offer to maintain contract coverage.
March 10, 2017 -
This week on Off the Shelf, host Roger Waldron talks with Tom Sisti, senior director and chief legislative counsel for SAP, about the current state of procurement in the federal government. March 7, 2017
March 07, 2017 -
What are the opportunites and challenges facing the transition's new procurement leadership team? Find out this week when Gormley Group President Bill Gormley joins host Roger Waldron on Off the Shelf. February 28, 2017
March 06, 2017 -
On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Radio's Eric White checked in with Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, for some predictions about the effect of the White House's so-called skinny budget on contracting.
March 06, 2017 -
Small businesses growing more worried about the impact of category management on their opportunities to compete for contracts. OFPP required each category manager to submit a plan for how they will address those concerns.
March 06, 2017 -
The Defense Department mandated the use of a services acquisition workshop in 2012 for all procurements worth more than $1 billion. The success of the effort is leading other agencies to use it.
March 06, 2017 -
Entrepreneur and angel investor Tien Wong of Lore Systems joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of innovation, federal IT, the upcoming G-Tech forum, and the value of social networking. March 7, 2017
March 05, 2017 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement says its imperative to reform GSA's Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program.
March 03, 2017 -
When two competing bids come in for one contract, and the winner is tens of millions of dollars higher then the loser, something's up. That's what happened in the case of an Army communications deal. You can guess the result. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 02, 2017