Acquisition Policy

• DoD acquisition managers told to think for themselves

  The Pentagon's top acquisition official released guidance this week to implement the Defense Department's latest iteration of the Better Buying Power program. The plan tells acquisition managers their first priority should be to use their own expertise in making decisions.

  Defense

  April 26, 2013
• What are the top procurement issues?

  Carolyn Alston, executive vice president and general counsel for the Coalition for Government Procurement will bring us up to date on the latest procurement and acquisition news. April 23, 2013

  Off the Shelf

  April 23, 2013
• The hot government contracting issues

  Ray Bjorklund of Birch Grove Consulting and journalist Wyatt Kash, will discuss a wide range of issues affecting contractors. April 22, 2013

  Amtower Off-Center

  April 23, 2013
• The 2014 budget and “Pay for Delay”

  On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts discuss President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, and patent litigation settlements involving pharmaceutical companies. April 18, 2013

  Budget

  April 18, 2013
• OFPP kicks the strategic-sourcing door wide open

  Administrator Joe Jordan said he views the possibilities as everything from new contracts to take advantage of volume discounts to standardizing terms and conditions to save on administrative costs. GSA FAS is reorganizing around 14 strategic sourcing areas.

  Acquisition

  April 18, 2013
• An update on GSA’s OASIS contract

  Jim Ghiloni, director of the OASIS Program Office at GSA, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss two draft R-F-P's for GSA's OASIS contract. April 16, 2013

  Off the Shelf

  April 16, 2013
• A look at SEWP V

  Larry Allen of Allen Federal and Jim Connal, vice president of Red River Computer, join host Mark Amtower to talk about the SEWP program. April 15, 2013

  Amtower Off-Center

  April 15, 2013
• GSA appeals MSPB’s exoneration of Prouty

  The agency also puts former Region 8 Commissioner of the Public Building Service on administrative leave until the MSPB Board makes a decision on the appeal.

  Management

  April 15, 2013
• Budget, sequestration and jobs

  On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts discuss the latest jobs report and and how sequestration is affecting the economy of Fairfax County Virginia. April 11, 2013

  Budget

  April 11, 2013
• An update on GSA’s OASIS contract

  Jim Ghiloni, director of the OASIS Program Office at GSA, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss two draft R-F-P's for GSA's OASIS contract. April 9, 2013

  Off the Shelf

  April 09, 2013
• GSA’s OASIS contract is in the red zone and driving

  GSA is confident the $10 billion OASIS contract will get off the ground sooner than later. In an interview on In Depth with Francis Rose, Jim Ghiloni, director of the OASIS program office, says the program is expected to launch no later than early 2014.

  All News

  April 09, 2013
• Content development

  Matt Langan, founder of L&R Communications joins host Mark Amtower to discuss how to development and share content at your agency or business. April 8. 2013

  Amtower Off-Center

  April 08, 2013
• Jobs Act & greening the government

  On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts take a look back at the first year of the Jobs Act, and discuss how energy companies could benefit from the government's green initiatives. April 4, 2013

  Management

  April 04, 2013
• The cloud and the federal market

  Steve Kousen, vice president of Cloud Email and Collaboration Services at Unisys will discuss what agencies and contractors can expect as they move some of their services to the cloud. April 2, 2013

  Off the Shelf

  April 02, 2013