Contracts/Awards
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In part 4 of Federal News Radio's special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years, we examine progress the administration has made in the acquisition arena. We rated one initiative as effective (green), three as ineffective (red) and two as more progress needed (yellow). View the details of each initiative through our interactive dashboard.
September 20, 2012 -
The Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (ISDC) issued its annual report to Congress showing that the use of suspension and debarment increased substantially in 2011 over 2009 and 2010.
September 18, 2012 -
The contract is part of DARPA's High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems.
September 18, 2012 -
Larry Allen of Allen Federal and Richard Mackey of CapITalReps will discuss how changes to GSA Schedules will affect you. September 17, 2012(Encore presentation October 22, 2012)
September 17, 2012 -
Kay Kapoor leaves to "pursue other opportunities" after less than two years at the helm. John Goodman, who leads the company's defense and intelligence business, takes over on an interim basis.
September 17, 2012 -
Senate lawmakers and the agency's Inspector General say the strategy to reorganize the General Services Administration and make it more accountable is on the right track. Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini said he will consolidate IT and HR across the agency, and reduce contracting fees charged by the Federal Acquisition Service.
September 13, 2012 -
Pentagon says planning for future contingencies will include contract management from the get-go rather than letting be an afterthought.
September 13, 2012 -
GSA's System for Award Management is finding its footing after a rough start. OFPP Administrator Joe Jordan said he's watching the systems' progress carefully.
September 12, 2012 -
Carolyn Alston, executive vice president and general counsel for the Coalition for Government Procurement, will talk about the multiple award schedule program. September 11, 2012(Encore presentation October 30, 2012)
September 11, 2012 -
A new Government Accountability Office report says the Federal Protective Service isn't doing enough to safeguard more than 9,000 federal buildings.
September 11, 2012 -
Mary Armstead has been tapped to be the new acting associate director of the Office of Acquisition and Management for the National Institutes of Health. She is currently the director of NIH's Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center.
September 11, 2012 -
Terry Dunlap, founding partner of Tactical Network Solutions talks about the services his company provides to protect your computer networks from hackers. September 10, 2012
September 10, 2012 -
As many as 66 countries would be able to buy drones under revised weapons export guidelines the Pentagon drafted last year.
September 10, 2012 -
The General Services Administration has announced it has authorized 12 companies as third party assessment organizations for FedRAMP and will will assure cloud services providers meet security requirements.
September 10, 2012 -
Three individuals parties were implicated in a bribery/kickback scheme involving Boeing military aircraft parts.
September 07, 2012