Acquisition Policy

  • The White House, with the help of the General Services Administration, launched the site this morning. Sources say the site is using similar technology behind the USAspending.gov site to track federal contracts and grants.

    February 17, 2009
  • One approach DoD and many other agencies are using to address the impending retirement wave is by attracting high school students through the Chief Information Officer Council\'s Information Technology Job Shadow Day.

    February 16, 2009
  • Sandy Hoe Partner McKenna, Long & Aldridge February 10th, 2009

    February 10, 2009
  • CHEERS To Bob Martinez, Patrick Jones, Paul Davis, and Tim Cashman, GSA Pacific Rim, Public Building Service employees, who increased the use of renewable energy at the California Land Port of Entry in Otay Mesa,…

    February 10, 2009
  • Reduce electricity, use less water, and cut down on fossil fuels – those are a few of the energy mandates to federal agencies by the year 2015. But for the past 30 years, government leaders…

    February 09, 2009
  • Group to submit suggestions to GSA administrator in early March

    February 06, 2009
  • GSA’s Multiple Awards Schedule Advisory Panel is plugging along in their mission to save government money. They met just a few days ago to discuss a variety of issues. Elliott Branch is Director of Contracts…

    February 05, 2009
  • By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio The General Services Administration has a new leader, but not a permanent one. The Obama administration today named Paul Prouty as the new acting administrator. Prouty, who had been…

    January 22, 2009
  • Jim Williams, GSA’s Acting Administrator, joins us to talk about a career spanning both Administrations, and the special planning that went into today’s events and transition.

    January 20, 2009
  • The Department of Defense is requiring officials who participate in costly acquisitions at the Pentagon to get written approval from an agency ethics officer before taking a job with a contractor. Government Executive is reporting…

    January 16, 2009
  • Competition, accountability among areas of focus for 2009

    January 16, 2009
  • The incoming Obama administration will need some help to translate their enthusiasm for Web 2.0 tools to the government. And fortunately for them, the Federal Web Manager’s council delivered such advice. A new White Paper…

    January 13, 2009
  • Electric vehicles mark Army\'s first steps toward energy independence.

    January 13, 2009
  • Greg Rothwell President, Evermay Consulting January 6th, 2009 (Reaired January 20th.)

    January 06, 2009
  • CHEERS To the U.S. Postal Service. For the fifth year in a row, the U.S. Postal Service has been recognized by the Ponemon Institute for its best practices in safeguarding U.S. consumers’ personal information among…

    January 05, 2009