Contracts/Awards

  • The new policy letter will lay out eight changes to how agencies previously defined and managed inherently governmental work. Among the changes are a new list of jobs that must be done by federal employees and a checklist to determine which jobs are inherently government and which are closely associated or critical functions.

    September 09, 2011
  • Before a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama proposed a combination of new spending measures and tax breaks — to the tune of some $447 billion — to help put more Americans to work.

    September 09, 2011
  • Secretary Janet Napolitano said the agency has more important priorities than building the new consolidated headquarters — at least for now. The House cut all funding for the program, while the Senate included enough to complete the Coast Guard\'s new building.

    September 08, 2011
  • Host Roger Waldron will discuss procurement in the post 9/11 world with Ray Bjorklund, chief knowledge officer and vice president at Deltek and Marcia Madsen, partner at Mayer Brown LLP. September 6, 2011(Encore presentation September 20, 2011)

    September 06, 2011
  • A recently fired IT worker --David Palmer -- broke into the military contractor\'s computer system and wiped out payroll files while eating a burger at a sports bar.

    September 06, 2011
  • The aftermath of 9/11 and the massive government reorganization that created the Homeland Security Department in 2003 created new opportunities for government contractors.

    September 06, 2011
  • The Army is planning a 2012 release for a major information technology contract. Request for proposals are set for the second quarter on the 10-year, $5 billion dollar IT Enterprise Solutions-3 Hardware contract.

    September 06, 2011
  • Federal Business Council COO David Powell and GovEvents president Kerry Rea join host Mark Amtower to talk about the importance of conferences, seminars and other events. September 5, 2011

    September 05, 2011
  • The General Services Administration said it plans to issue a new governmentwide acquisition contract, called Integrations, to simplify how agencies buy — and vendors provide — professional services with technology components. GSA expects to issue a solicitation next summer.

    September 05, 2011
  • The Pentagon awarded $44 million contract to North Carolina Based Ultra Armoring.

    September 02, 2011
  • The Defense Department is poised to once again miss its small business contracting goal, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says in a memo just issued to the department\'s leadership.

    September 02, 2011
  • The Labor Department issued a final rule in the Federal Register Monday implementing a 2009 Executive Order requiring the employees of losing incumbent vendors to be offered the right-of-first-refusal for vacancies with the winning contractor. Industry associations have expressed dismay over the rules, which is broader than a similar one enacted in the 1990s.

    September 02, 2011
  • Stan Soloway is the former deputy undersecretary of defense.

    September 01, 2011
  • Reiff shared how she expects the government sector to change in the coming years.

    September 01, 2011