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The government contracting community is still wary of the concept of lowest-price, technically acceptable contracts coming from agencies. But the deeper question is, what kind of value does an agency get? Rafael Borras is a senior advisor at AT Kearney, and former Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose government can learn from the private sector how value creation can be an alternative to simple budget cutting.
September 24, 2015 -
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The government typically spends around a third of its budget in the last quarter of the fiscal year. Time is running out for companies to get a piece of that business. Bob Lohfeld is chief executive at the Lohfeld Consulting Group. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose he's got a five-step plan to help you get your share
September 24, 2015 -
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The Homeland Security Department picks Raytheon to run the DOMino program, which maintains and improves the intrusion protection and detection system known as EINSTEIN, and develops other cyber tools under the National Cybersecurity Protection System.
September 23, 2015 -
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Rumors of a potential government shutdown are growing louder. Members of industry who have been through it before have some advice on what contractors can do to prepare for a potential shutdown.
September 22, 2015 -
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On Wednesday, DISA released a request for information as it prepares to migrate its Enterprise Email service to a commercially-hosted cloud and telling industry that it wants the new solution to beat the current system's costs by 50 percent.
September 18, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, honor the leadership, innovation and commitment to excellence of the individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector. George McKenzie, CEO of Defense Point Security is one of the finalists for this year's Gov Con contractor of the year award in the up-to-$25-million category. He shared some recent contracting trends he's seen on In Depth with Francis Rose.
September 18, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, honor the leadership, innovation and commitment to excellence of the individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector. Each week between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is giving you a look at industry through the eyes of some of this year's finalists. Rebecca Andino is the founder and CEO of Highlight Technologies and one of the finalists for this year's GovCon contractor of the year award in the Up-to-$25-million category. She spoke to In Depth with Francis Rose about cybersecurity and updating legacy systems.
September 16, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achieving individuals and companies for their performance and contribution to the Government Contracting industry. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's GovCon Awards. Mark Chichester is the president of Atlas Research. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on his nomination.
September 16, 2015 -
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A new memo from Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Beth Cobert does little to ease her Inspector General's concerns with OPM's Infrastructure Improvement Project.
September 14, 2015 -
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Thanks to a new executive order, 300,000 employees of federal contractors have a new benefit coming and their employers have a new mandate to comply with. On Labor Day, President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring their employers to offer paid sick leave. Eric Crusius, who represents government contractors at the law firm Miles & Stockbridge, offered his take on In Depth with Francis Rose as part of Industry Chatter.
September 10, 2015 -
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OASIS is one big multiple award contract, and it continues to grow. The Defense Department leads the pack with the Air Force accounting for half of its obligations. The Homeland Security Department is committed to it as well. Brian Friel, a government contracts analyst at Bloomberg Government, offered his analysis on In Depth with Francis Rose as part of Industry Chatter.
September 10, 2015 -
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The Government Accountability Office is refining the concept of reasonable determination in government contracting. A recent bid protest decision added new complexity to this term and will impact the growing trend of mergers and acquisitions in the federal contractor community. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller writes about GAO’s decision in this week's edition of Inside the Reporter’s Notebook. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss it.
September 09, 2015 -
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Joanne Woytek, program manager for NASA SEWP V, joins host Roger Waldron to give us an update of the program, which is off to a fast start since being awarded in May. September 8, 2015
September 08, 2015 -
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The federal technology community is seeing a lot of key senior executives switch roles or leave government, including new officials in charge of data analytics at GSA and EPA.
September 08, 2015
