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Ever since 2003, contractors have played a major role in the contingency operations in Iraq. But with the transition to a State Department-led diplomatic mission there, some analysts believe contractors will play an even more central role. As part of the special series, Trial by Fire: Overseas Contracting in Transition, Federal News Radio examines how industry fared in the DoD-to-State handoff and whether State's enhanced role spells new opportunities for contractors.
June 06, 2012 -
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Federal News Radio put together a list of pending legislation that affects federal contractors and the acquisition workforce. We will continuously update this list
June 06, 2012 -
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Mayer Brown LLP partner Marcia Madsen will talk about what government managers and contractors need to know when it comes to data collection and transparency. June 5, 2012(Encore presentation June 12, 2012)
June 05, 2012 -
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When the Defense Department began contingency contracting operations on a large-scale in Iraq in 2003 it was largely a trial by fire. Despite the best planning, DoD lacked the programs and practical solutions to handle the environment, officials say. Since then, commissions, panels and lawmakers have offered fixes and DoD has evolved to try to create "rock-solid" reforms. Federal News Radio examines these issues in the next part of our series, Inside the World's Biggest Buyer.
June 05, 2012 -
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The State Department's share of overseas contingency contracting has grown over the last few years as the department took on new activities and functions as the military departed Iraq. Still, the budget shows, the Defense Department is the main player in overseas contingency contracting. And there's no guarantee Congress won't turn to the foreign affairs budget in its efforts to dramatically reduce the deficit.
June 05, 2012 -
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Guy Timberlake, chief visionary officer of the American Small Business Coalition joins host Mark Amtower to discuss what small business contractors can do to increase their business. June 4, 2012
June 04, 2012 -
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The General Services Administration has awarded Concur Technologies a contract to launch the next phase of the agency's cloud-based travel-management service. Version 2 of the program will provide travel planning, authorizations, reservations, ticketing, and reimbursements and reporting through a streamlined interface
June 04, 2012 -
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Federal contractors are continually on the hunt for new business. They get it one of several ways. They can scour agency postings, looking for new opportunities. They can prowl conferences and hallways, doing gumshoe business development.
June 01, 2012 -
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Siemens Enterprise Communications Director of Federal Sales Russell Brodsky will talk about telework and collaboration is changing at your agency. May 28, 2012
May 28, 2012 -
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Bid protests of government contracts have been on a steady rise over the past decade.
May 28, 2012 -
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This chart shows the rise and leveling off of contracting dollars since 2000.
May 28, 2012 -
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A look at the increasing size of the acquisition workforce. Data is from the Federal Acquisition Institute.
May 28, 2012 -
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The Defense Logistics Agency signed the papers with Caterpillar for commercial type construction equipment.
May 25, 2012 -
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Three of the top five U.S. defense vendors — Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Co. — had lower sales in the first quarter of 2012, a trend that may continue as the Pentagon cuts its budget, according to a new report from Bloomberg Government.
May 23, 2012
