Acquisition Policy
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Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss transactional data reporting, GSA schedules, and current changes in the procurement arena. September 26, 2016
September 25, 2016 -
Christian Marrone, vice president, External Affairs and chief of staff for CSRA, Inc., discusses the federal IT marketplace, and the role his company' s next generation IT is playing in meeting mission requirements. September 20, 2016
September 22, 2016 -
Having a foreign subsidiary in a country getting preference in an acquisition ... that may not be enough to overcome a protest. That's what a court initially decided when the Air Force went ahead with an acquisition using a subsidiary of a U.S. company and not one home-grown in Denmark. But there's a twist. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo with Petrillo and Powell fills in all the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 22, 2016 -
The Air Force is beginning to see glimmers of progress under a sweeping plan that aims to eventually give its weapons systems the same amount of cybersecurity attention the service devotes to its traditional IT networks.
September 22, 2016 -
Kevin Youel Page, the deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, said collecting sales information from contractors will help make the government better buyers and vendors better sellers.
September 20, 2016 -
Contractors wondering about how they'll make a living next year should look at four major buying vehicles. They're all undergoing updates to some degree. But to ride a horse, you've got to get your fannie in the saddle. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
September 19, 2016 -
Celero Strategies President and CEO Stan Soloway and Attain CTO Simon Szykman join host Mark Amtower to discuss the big issues facing the professional services contractor community. September 19, 2016
September 18, 2016 -
The Army is planning a pilot for common desktop environments next year.
September 16, 2016 -
Anne Rung, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator and U.S. Chief Acquisition Officer, will be moving to Seattle to work as the head of Amazon Business where she will run its strategic supplier program focusing on the government.
September 16, 2016 -
Contractors tend to stand by during election seasons, even though the party of the forthcoming administration is a reliable indicator of what procurement policy will look like. It might be tempting to do a little lobbying or contributions to a candidate. That's OK, but only under strict rules. Justin Chiarodo, a partner at Blank Rome, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the latest.
September 15, 2016 -
Rob Burton, partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the Transactional Data Reporting rule, the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule, and other major procurement issues. September 13, 3016
September 13, 2016 -
With only a few weeks left in the federal fiscal year, contractors are working hard to make their 2016 sales numbers. Three new rules, though, threaten them with higher risks but also possible good outcomes. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
September 12, 2016 -
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general tells Congress budget shortfalls are to blame for delays in investigating whistleblower reprisal claims. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports on Pentagon Solutions that the investigations took an average of about 300 days last year — much longer than the guidelines in federal law.
September 12, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is proposing to change the multiple award schedules program to allow agencies to have task orders that allow for other direct costs (ODCs).
September 12, 2016 -
The Defense Department will release new guidance on systems security engineering, a more detailed way of explaining how and where to engineer security features into programs, in the near future.
September 09, 2016