Acquisition Policy

• Breaking Down the Proposed Budget

  The fiscal 2010 budget summary details almost four pages on how the Obama administration is going to manage the federal government. While many of the specifics were not laid out, there is a clear path…

  Management

  February 26, 2009
• No Groundhogs Involved

  How do you get young people involved in the federal government? Let them observe what you do on a daily basis. The General Services Administration recently hosted its annual Information Technology Job Shadow Day in…

  Federal Drive

  February 20, 2009
• Mile High Green Government

  President Obama is in Denver today to sign The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known to most of us as the stimulus bill. That bill includes money for alternative energy. And right there in Denver,…

  Acquisition

  February 17, 2009
• White House launches Recovery.gov

  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.

  Budget

  February 17, 2009
• DoD, students provide a glimpse of the future

  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.

  Budget

  February 16, 2009
• When Companies Can Expect Stimulus Dollars

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

  Off the Shelf

  February 10, 2009
• GSA, ReadtheStimulus.org, Treasury Dept.

  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,…

  Acquisition

  February 10, 2009
• Green Government

  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…

  Acquisition

  February 09, 2009
• Schedules panel finalizing recommendations

  Group to submit suggestions to GSA administrator in early March

  Management

  February 06, 2009
• Policies, Provisions, and Pricings

  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…

  Federal Drive

  February 05, 2009
• GSA has new acting administrator

  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…

  Budget

  January 22, 2009
• Moving In, Ready to Work

  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.

  Federal Drive

  January 20, 2009
• DoD slows moves to private industry

  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…

  Management

  January 16, 2009
• Acquisition oversight to shift to vendors

  Competition, accountability among areas of focus for 2009

  Management

  January 16, 2009