Acquisition Policy
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Brian Miller, managing director in the Disputes and Investigations Practice at Navigant will give us his thoughts on GSA\'s transactional data reporting rule. May 5, 2015
May 05, 2015 -
Lisa Dezzutti and Monica Mayk of Market Connections join host Mark Amtower to discuss the top challenges that contractors face in marketing to the federal government, and how shrinking budgets are impacting marketing. May 4, 2015
May 04, 2015 -
Letter to the editor: The White House shouldn\'t overlook the career staff who keep the government running as it gets excited about the new, shiny people at USDS, 18F and other places.
May 04, 2015 -
The Federal Acquisition Service is launching the Competitive Pricing initiative. GSA is sending letters to vendors to figure out why there are price differences among the same or similar products and services.
April 29, 2015 -
Jason Carey and Luke Meier from McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, join host Roger Waldron to discuss the uptick in bid protests and what that means for government and industry. April 28, 2015
April 28, 2015 -
Kerry Rea, president of GovEvents.com, and Claudia Hosky, publisher of FedInsider.com, join host Mark Amtower to talk about the importance of business to government events. April 27, 2015
April 27, 2015 -
Only two of the 22 Homeland Security Department programs the Government Accountability Office reviewed were on track to meet initial schedule and cost parameters. However, the GAO report\'s author is \"cautiously optimistic\" about DHS\' efforts to improve its acquisition management.
April 22, 2015 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the state of federal procurement, the GSA multiple award schedule program, and strategic sourcing. April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015 -
A new report to Congress shows 17 of the 24 largest agencies bought sustainable products at least 95 percent of the time.
April 21, 2015 -
Geoff Livingston, president of Tenacity5 Media will discuss the state of social media with host Mark Amtower. April 20, 2015
April 20, 2015 -
Like the little engine that could, the General Services Administration never seems to stop the process of examining the rules, regulations and policies surrounding its many acquisition efforts. It\'s been busy on software procurement and several other issues. Jeff Koses, the senior procurement executive at the Office of Government-wide Policy at GSA, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain what\'s cookin\', and how it affects government buyers and contractors.
April 20, 2015 -
There was an end of the week flurry of activity among cybersecurity executives in the government. First off, we found out Homeland Security Department’s John Streufert officially is retiring on May 1. An email from…
April 20, 2015 -
Office of Science and Technology Policy and the General Services Administration\'s 18F lab take part in hackathon focused on developing solutions for digital accessibility problems.
April 17, 2015 -
The General Services Administration\'s 18F and the U.S. Digital Service based at the Office of Management and Budget, are two of the first examples of the digital services teams agencies have to deploy by administration order. But digital services won\'t work the same, or do the same thing, at every agency. Mike Kruger is director of digital engagement at the Commerce Department. On with Francis Rose, he explained a couple things digital services are not.
April 17, 2015 -
The Government Accountability Office\'s 2015 duplication report has produced the usual round of hearings and handwringing over how much the federal government wastes. This year\'s version even adds 12 new areas of waste to the list. Gene Dodaro is the GAO Comptroller General. After a full round of Congressional testimony, Dodaro joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to give his personal take on the annual effort. He says that although the report is big, it doesn\'t unduly burden the GAO.
April 16, 2015