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The Office of Management and Budget wants to improve government-industry communication. It has launched a myth-busting campaign to help agencies understand procurement rules. Officials say poor communication often leads to faulty contracts and wasted money.
February 07, 2011 -
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A directive signed this week by the secretary of the Army requires high-level review and analysis of any proposal to insource contracting functions. Outside groups have accused DoD of insourcing workers based on arbitrary quotas.
February 04, 2011 -
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The Office of Management and Budget said agencies reduced contract spending over consecutive years for the first time in 13 years. A new report from OMB showed reductions in some types of high risk contracts. But officials said the administration is targeting professional and technical services contract spending in 2012.
February 03, 2011 -
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POLITICO\'s Jen Di Mascio explains how the protests in Egypt could affect U.S. contractors doing business there.
February 03, 2011 -
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HP introduces Government Cloud Consulting Services to help government agencies comply with OMB\'s \"cloud-first\" policy. We get details from HP\'s Jeff Bergeron
February 03, 2011 -
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Times are tough all over, and the acquisition workforce is facing the same budget challenges as the rest of the Federal government. Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined me today to talk…
February 02, 2011 -
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The Defense Department said in a report made public Wednesday that it continued to do business with more than a dozen vendors who has been debarred or suspended for fraud. DoD says it intends to implement training and issue guidance to correct the problem.
February 02, 2011 -
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From “Contracting officers get too friendly with contractors, senator says” by Matthew Weigelt at Washington Technology: Contracting officers should stick to auditors’ conclusions on contract pricing to keep the officers’ perhaps impaired judgment out of…
February 02, 2011 -
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From “U.S. Department of Defense Contract Spending and the Industrial Base” hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies: The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted a presentation of its annotated brief on Department of Defense…
February 01, 2011 -
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The new government purchasing site rival Amazon in its usability, says GSA FAS\' Liz DelNegro.
February 01, 2011 -
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Navy isseus contracts to examine the science, architecture, engineering, functionality, interface and interoperability of cyberspace operations systems, services and capabilities at the tactical, operational and strategic levels.
February 01, 2011 -
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President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, on January 18, 2010. Host Roger Waldron asks George Washington University professor Steve Schooner what this means for the procurement system. February 1, 2011
February 01, 2011 -
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Former OFPP Administrator Steve Kelman shares the challenges of using contracting cuts to reduce spending.
January 31, 2011 -
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Wyatt Kash, content director and editor-at-large for 1105 Events, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss 1105\'s events in the government market. January 31, 2011
January 31, 2011
