Contracts/Awards
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U.S. officials are trying to talk the Afghan government out of banning private contractors.
December 13, 2010 -
The FAR Councils issued an interim rule requiring changes to the use of and oversight of interagency contracts. OFPP reports that agencies spent $52 billion on multiple award and GWACs in 2009. The new requirements will help get that spending under better control, the councils say.
December 13, 2010 -
Contracting officers have been reluctant to wade into RFPs. Steve Schooner says they should, in fact, be at the very center of discussions right from the start. The professor of federal contracting tells us why.
December 13, 2010 -
The Office of Management and Budget said many feds responsible for IT acquisition are so cautious about running afoul of ethics rules that they\'re passing up what could be productive interactions with the industry. The administration plans to start an awareness campaign to improve communication between agencies and vendors.
December 10, 2010 -
The Office of Management and Budget is going on a myth-busting campaign. OMB wants you to know that talking to vendors is not only permitted, it’s expected. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu joined the DorobekINSIDER…
December 10, 2010 -
ManTech, a defense contractor, is looking to fill more than 400 jobs, many being moved as a result of BRAC.
December 10, 2010 -
Former head of the Coalition of Government Procurement, Larry Allen, discusses the move toward more sustainable government acquisition.
December 09, 2010 -
At one conference, the Government Contract Management Conference, we learn about plans for a NEW conference from NASA\'s Joanne Woytek.
December 09, 2010 -
Between budget and acquisition reform, things are changing fast in procurement at the Defense Department. Dayton Aerospace\'s Gary Poleskey gives us his view.
December 09, 2010 -
The USPS OIG has completed a new report to determined if contracting officers issued letters to contracting officer\'s representatives detailing their responsibilities and limitations and if invoices were properly certified. To explain what the means for us is the Postal Service\'s Judy Leonhardt.
December 09, 2010 -
GCMC is an annual conference which provides premier professional development and networking opportunities to the greatest minds in the contracting, acquisition, and procurement fields. We learn more from conference chair Terry Raney.
December 09, 2010 -
More than 800 contracting, acquisition, and procurement professionals from both government and private industry will gather in Arlington, Virginia, for NCMA\'s 29th Annual Government Contract Management Conference. WFED\'s Tom Temin gives us a preview.
December 09, 2010 -
The Agriculture Department would be the second major agency to announce it\'s taking critical functions to the commercial cloud.
December 08, 2010 -
The Application Security Advisory Board was established to recommend ways to create awareness about the problem of insecure software and help organizations infuse security into the software development lifecycle. Boardmember Hart Rossman explains how it works.
December 08, 2010 -
This week, host Larry Allen speaks with Carrie Coogan, vice president of consulting for FedSources, about challenges confronting those entering the federal market. December 7, 2010 (Encore Presentation)
December 07, 2010