Acquisition Policy

• Executive director of GSA’s 18F stepping down

  Greg Godbout is leaving his job as executive director of the General Services Administration's 18F innovation lab in early April.

  Technology

  March 11, 2015
• USDA, GSA put out ‘help wanted’ signs for new CIOs

  Sonny Hashmi, GSA's CIO since January 2014, is leaving government for the private sector. Cheryl Cook spent almost three years at USDA's CIO before leaving government earlier this month.

  Technology

  March 11, 2015
• GSA proposed rule raises ‘significant concerns’ over competition

  A system that seeks to drive down pricing through constant comparison of individual transactions leads to a downward or death spiral in pricing that is inconsistent with the dynamics of the commercial marketplace, acquisition expert Roger Waldron says in a new commentary about the proposed rule.

  Commentary

  March 11, 2015
• All things procurement with Bill Gormley

  Gormley Group President Bill Gormley joins host Roger Waldron for a wide ranging discussion of interagency contracting, strategic sourcing and data collection through contracting. March 10, 2015

  Off the Shelf

  March 10, 2015
• Q&A with Washington Technology’s Nick Wakeman

  Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the top contracting stories in 2014, and what's ahead for contractors in 2015. March 9, 2015

  Amtower Off-Center

  March 09, 2015
• DoD’s next deep dive into acquisition looks at cost growth vs. budget climate

  A look at what Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, has in store for his next Performance of the Defense Acquisition System report.

  Defense

  March 09, 2015
• Roger Waldron, President, Coalition for Government Procurement

  The General Services Administration wants to change how vendors list their prices on GSA schedule contracts. So it's proposing a few changes to the Price Reduction Clause. Roger Waldron is President of the Coalition for Government Procurement. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he offered industry input on the potential changes.

  All News

  March 05, 2015
• Acting administrator says GSA ‘stronger than ever before’

  Acting Administrator Denise Turner Roth wants to build on the past successes of the General Services Administration. This includes a new Total Workforce Initiative to grow talent development at the GS-7 through GS-11 levels.

  Federal Drive

  March 05, 2015
• Agencies, vendors influence next generation telecom contract

  The General Services Administration spent almost two years listening to departments and contractors to improve how the Network Services 2020 program should work. The result is a draft Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions RFP that GSA released Feb. 28.

  Management

  March 05, 2015
• Denise Turner Roth, Acting Administrator, GSA

  As it has many times over the past decade, the General Services Administration has an acting administrator. This time, unlike several previous situations, the transition was without drama and scandal. Denise Turner Roth joined the GSA a year ago as deputy administrator. Now that Dan Tangherlini has departed for the private sector, Turner Roth has been just named acting administrator. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on her plans for her time at the agency's helm.

  Federal Drive

  March 04, 2015
• Yelp-like ratings system coming to IT procurements

  OFPP Administrator Anne Rung will issue a memo in the coming weeks requiring agencies to rate vendors and for vendors to rate agencies on specific high-dollar IT procurements. Rung said OMB, GSA will hire experts to oversee vendor relationships for IT commodities.

  Management

  March 04, 2015
• GSA proposes change to acquisition regulation vendors loathe

  A proposed rule issued today would change the Price Reduction Clause that most contractors dislike and causes most of the False Claims Act lawsuits. Vendors have 60 days to offer comments and GSA will hold an industry day April 17.

  Management

  March 04, 2015
• IT acquisition challenges in the federal government.

  Van Hitch, senior advisor with Deloitte's Federal Consulting Practice, joins host Roger Waldron to talk about some of the IT acquisition challenges facing federal managers. March 3, 2015

  Off the Shelf

  March 03, 2015
• Millisa Gary, Procurement Ombudsmen, GSA

  Can we talk? That's what government and industry have been asking for decades. The answer is yes, and there's plenty of Federal Acquisition Regulation backup for that. Yet the administration thought it needed to launch the mythbusters initiative to get industry and government talking at the pre-solicitation stage. That was followed by last year's Open Dialog initiative. How's it all working? Millisa Gary, the procurement ombudsman at the General Services Administration, joined Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to offer some answers.

  Federal Drive

  March 03, 2015