Acquisition Policy
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To federal contractors, the Trump administration feels a bit like an unbaked souffle. Lots of broken eggs and a hot oven, but nothing fully risen yet. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president of the Professional Services Council, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that leaders at his organization are hoping to see some of the Obama administration rules rolled back.
February 13, 2017 -
The General Services Administration and schedule contractors continue debating the implementation of the Transactional Data Rule.
February 13, 2017 -
The General Services Administration has put together five working groups in a new cloud center of excellence to address acquisition, value and training challenges around cloud computing.
February 13, 2017 -
The Procurement Roundtable, which includes former OFPP administrators, DoD and agency acquisition executives, sent a letter to President Donald Trump with recommendations to improve the federal buying process.
February 13, 2017 -
Stan Krejci, principal at the SK Group LLC, joins host Mark Amtower this week's on Amtower Off Center to explain why small businesses need a strong board of advisors. February 13, 2017
February 12, 2017 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Products, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf, discusses the state of acquisition during a presidential transition. February 7, 2017
February 07, 2017 -
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is pushing for funds left behind last year and for new reforms in the year to come.
February 06, 2017 -
The Trump administration's policies on procurement and information technology haven't quite come into focus. But signs say new Office of Management and Budget leadership might restrict use of certain contracts and contracting vehicles. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 06, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security committees released oversight plans for the 115th Congress, both of which included cybersecurity and IT modernization.
February 06, 2017 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on the first show of his eleventh season to discuss GSA schedules, the demise of FOSE, and a look back at MythBusters. February 6, 2017
February 06, 2017 -
Regulation and deregulation have been a ceaseless process at least since the Carter administration.
February 01, 2017 -
Darryl Wiggins, president and CEO of Document Managers, talks to Columbia Technology Partners Ready to Prime about laying the path to successful government contracting.
January 31, 2017 -
This week on “Amtower Off Center”, host Mark Amtower is joined by Christina Morrison, (director Public Sector Marketing, VMware) and Peter Jacobs (VP, Marketing, Alion Science and Technology) for a lively discussion on marketing to…
January 29, 2017 -
If money is the oxygen of federal programs, then the incoming Trump administration will have to unblock some of the tubing. Data analysis by Govini shows hundreds of billions of dollars in expiring contracts. But billions more are already obligated. Matt Hummer, Govini's director of analytics, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the question of what the new administration can accomplish might depend of how much funding it can get reprogrammed.
January 27, 2017 -
Government contractors are in the dark about what President Donald Trump’s administration has in store, just like everyone else. But government contract lawyers from law firm Crowell and Moring are making some speculations.
January 27, 2017