Acquisition Policy
-
Denise Turner Roth is the acting administrator of the General Services Administraton. President Obama proposes to make her the permanent administrator. In an exclusive interview, she tells In Depth with Francis Rose about her priorities for the agency if she\'s confirmed and how she and her team decided what those priorities should be.
May 22, 2015 -
President Barack Obama announced Thursday he was going to nominate Denise Turner Roth as the new administrator at the General Services Administration.
May 21, 2015 -
The \"Digital Service Contracting Professional Training and Development Program\" challenge asks industry to help federal contracting officers improve how they buy in-demand services.
May 21, 2015 -
Under the Ensuring VA Accountability Act, reprimands and admonishments that VA employees receive for misconduct would remain part of their permanent record for as long as they work for the department.
May 21, 2015 -
Robert Coen, program director of the NIH IT GWAC program, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss how agencies are using the NIH\'s contract vehicles to meet customer needs. May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015 -
Business development and capture guru Carl Dickson discusses how contractors can improve their content marketing and business development efforts. May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015 -
The legislation represents a \"limited, tremendous\" opportunity to fix the General Service Administration\'s leasing process, as half of federal buildings\' leases expire soon.
May 18, 2015 -
After 34 years in the Marine Corps, Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally is retiring.
May 18, 2015 -
Contractors are responsible for reporting 11 transactional data elements under a proposed rule from the General Services Administration. GSA says it won\'t take long for companies to get their systems ready for the new requirements and then do the reporting. Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, tells In Depth with Francis Rose, the time it will take companies to meet GSA\'s proposed requirements is at least 30 times more than what the agency is predicting.
May 14, 2015 -
Emile Monette, senior advisor for Resilience and Cybersecurity at the General Services Administration, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how to make the acquisition process safer and more effective. May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015 -
Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, and chairman of the Coalition for Government Procurement, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss a wide range of contracting issues. May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015 -
Joanne Woytek, program manager of the NASA SEWP program, joins host Mark Amtower to talk about SEWP V. May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 -
Global Computer Enterprises agreed to settle allegations under the False Claims Act with the government by paying a fine. GCE filed for bankruptcy in September while also receiving $23 million from GSA and Labor to buy back financial management systems and data.
May 11, 2015 -
Contractor associations are raising red flags over the General Services Administration\'s proposed rule for vendors to report 11 transactional data elements. And they are using data and expertise to make their case.
May 11, 2015 -
The General Services Administration wants to know why prices change between different schedules for the same or similar items. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said GSA\'s competitive pricing initiative could create a flood of industry experts jumping to conclusions.
May 07, 2015