Acquisition Policy
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The DorobekInsider has learned that the General Services Administration this afternoon will name Michael Robertson, who currently serves as GSA’s White House liaison, as the associate administrator of GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy and the…
August 10, 2009 -
President Obama is facing a lot of pressure from Mexico and Canada to drop the the Buy American provision in the stimulus bill. This weekend the president traveled to Mexico to try to iron out…
August 10, 2009 -
Now that GSA has issued an RFQ, more experts think the technology will happen sooner rather than later for the federal government.
August 07, 2009 -
Angela Styles Partner Crowell & Moring August 4th, 2009
August 04, 2009 -
I mentioned that I was over the Britain for the past few days celebrating my sister’s birthday. (My mother was able to rent this remarkable place designed by famous British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who…
July 30, 2009 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio Denise Jones, a contract specialist for the Defense Contract Management Agency, is $5,000 richer. The General Services Administration honored Jones today for acquisition excellence by giving her the Ida…
July 29, 2009 -
Classes focus on a range of issues, including the utilization of social media at your agency.
July 28, 2009 -
After more than 9 years, the Office of Management and Budget is about to revise its original policy banning the use of web cookies, or tracking software, on federal websites. The change is expected to help federal web managers better run their sites, and also offer the same kinds of user experiences now commonplace on commercial and private-sector websites.
July 27, 2009 -
Notice likely to be published in Monday\'s federal register. White House wants comments on new rules.
July 24, 2009 -
When you get past the national headlines, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is about helping people at the state and local level hurt by the national economic downturn. On Tuesday, the Greater Washington Board of Trade heard from White House advisors and Federal agency managers who came to help business leaders get their local share of the federal stimulus program.
July 21, 2009 -
There are some remarkable parts of the ongoing controversy about the Recovery.gov contract award — and most of them aren’t what most people have been focusing on. It seems to me there is a much…
July 16, 2009 -
We’ve been following the controversy around the $9.5 million contract to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site that was awarded to Smartronix. (The chairman of the Recovery Board spoke to Federal News Radio 1500 AM on…
July 14, 2009 -
John Howell Partner Sullivan & Worcester July 14th, 2009
July 14, 2009 -
We’ve been reporting on the Recovery Board’s $9.5 million award last week to Smartronics for the redesign of Recovery.gov, the Obama administration’s Web site that seeks to provide transparency — and therefore accountability — for…
July 13, 2009 -
David Shea Director Office of Charge Card Management, GSA April 13th, 2009 (Rebroadcast June 29th, 2009)
June 29, 2009