Acquisition Policy
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Gwynne Kostin, director of mobile at the GSA\'s Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies, says the government has enough innovation to tackle the mobile challenge.
November 03, 2011 -
On the heels of the announcement that Dan Gordon will step down as OFPP administrator, experts evaluate his legacy and discuss the process and pitfalls of naming a successor.
November 02, 2011 -
The government\'s new strategy on electronic stewardship said no federal electronics should end up in a landfill. Agencies should make sure their computers, monitors and other equipment is reused whenever possible and eventually recycled by a certified company. The Government Services Administration will publish guidance in February.
November 02, 2011 -
The administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy will join the George Washington University Law School as an associate dean. Gordon spent two years at OFPP working on a variety of issues from improving the workforce to reducing the use of high risk contracts to advocating for more collaboration between industry and government.
November 02, 2011 -
Bob Peck, commissioner of GSA\'s Public Buildings Service, says his agency is leading by example in energy efficiency.
November 01, 2011 -
Raj Kuchadkar, Deputy Director of the Howard County BRAC Office and the Base Business Initiative (BBI) program joins host Mark Amtower to talk about the BBI program as it enters Phase 3. October 31, 2011(Encore presentation November 7, 2011)
October 31, 2011 -
Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said he will hold hearings to see how to make the federal grant process more transparent. The administration merged two existing boards into a new Council on Financial Assistance Reform to improve the grant-making process. HHS awarded a $32.4 million contract for IT services for grants.gov portal.
October 31, 2011 -
Tim Unruh, program manager at the Energy Department\'s Federal Energy Management Program, shared tips on how agencies can become more energy efficient.
October 31, 2011 -
Michael Robertson, GSA\'s chief of staff, provided an update on the agency\'s continuing green and clean energy efforts.
October 31, 2011 -
The General Services Administration will announce a new policy that expands its telework and mobility options for employees.
October 30, 2011 -
Former OFPP Administrator Steve Kelman shares his observations from the Executive Leadership Conference.
October 28, 2011 -
Scott Amey, general counsel and contracting specialist at the Project for Government Oversight, says the mood in Washington is much different from five years ago when the law was first passed.
October 28, 2011 -
GSA\'s Dave McClure said a flood of documents will come as soon as OMB signs off on the cloud security guidance. McClure said among the documents will be the application for third party companies to become FedRAMP accreditors of cloud products and services.
October 28, 2011 -
Alan Chvotkin is the vice president of the Professional Services Council.
October 27, 2011 -
The IDIQ contract will let agencies order a variety of telecommunications support services.
October 26, 2011