Acquisition Policy
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Booz Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Brad Medairy, will discuss how Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) can help your agency meet its cybersecurity challenges. September 9, 2014
September 09, 2014 -
Tom Temin, anchor of the Federal Drive on Federal News Radio, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss a wide range issues including the end of the fiscal year, and a possible SES exodus. September 8, 2014
September 08, 2014 -
The Office of Personnel Management's Innovation lab has been eerily quiet over the last year or so. This post is part of Jason Miller's Inside the Reporter's Notebook feature.
September 08, 2014 -
GSA's chief financial officer Mike Casella is shifting jobs. This post is part of Jason Miller's Inside the Reporter's Notebook feature.
September 08, 2014 -
The General Services Administration continues to face protest after protest around many of the programs but just this past week got the go-ahead for the unrestricted version of the OASIS professional services contract. This post is part of Jason Miller's Inside the Reporter's Notebook feature.
September 08, 2014 -
Despite news to the contrary, the Homeland Security Department has not picked a vendor to provide the CDM dashboard. This post is part of Jason Miller's Inside the Reporter's Notebook feature.
September 08, 2014 -
Global Computer Enterprises filed Sept. 4 for bankruptcy protection. This post is part of Jason Miller's Inside the Reporter's Notebook feature.
September 08, 2014 -
Gormley Group President Bill Gormley and Bloomberg Government's Cameron Leuthy and Miguel Garrido discuss the end of the fiscal year budget scramble, and what contractors should be doing to take advantage of the surge in buying. September 2, 2014
September 02, 2014 -
A former technology leader at the General Services Administration has a new job in the private sector. Dave McClure served as GSA's associate administrator for the Office of Citizens Services and Innovative Technologies for five years. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the next chapter in his professional career. Read the related article
September 02, 2014 -
Former GSA official Dave McClure left government in June and now is an executive at the Veris Group.
September 02, 2014 -
Six unsuccessful bidders filed complaints with the GAO over GSA's awards under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative Office Supplies 3 contract. The protests effectively shut down the vehicle until GAO makes a decision, which could come as late as December.
August 29, 2014 -
The General Services Administration tells Federal News Radio it no longer believes it's necessary to close down its seven services schedules to new vendors while it puts together the consolidated professional services contracts. GSA is trying to make it easier for agencies to buy professional services and for vendors to sell their expertise.
August 28, 2014 -
Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive for the General Services Administration, will discuss his acquisition priorities for the agency. August 26, 2014
August 26, 2014 -
Time is running out for 500 vendors that can expect to see some changes to their professional services contracts over the next year. The General Services Administration says it plans to consolidate them to create one mega-contract by next November. Larry Allen is President of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose (and in his Week Ahead newsletter) he said federal contractors should get involved in GSA's consolidation process before they get hurt by any permanent policy decisions.
August 26, 2014 -
If the General Services Administration wants to swap its underutilized assets for private sector properties, it needs to provide more detailed information to potential responders, says a new Government Accountability Office report.
August 26, 2014