Contracts/Awards
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The White House may be stepping away from plans for a fixed missile shield in Europe. The president has reportedly informed European leaders of the decision. But at least one defense source says they are…
September 17, 2009 -
Update: On Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris Tuesday, we spoke to Chuck Saffell, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Nortel Government Solutions, Nortel’s wholly…
September 14, 2009 -
September 15th, 2009 at 11:30 AM Virginia Senator James Webb, joins Scott Orbach on the program for a surprise visit. On this week\'s program Scott gives a tutorial on how and why you should consider trying to obtain a GSA schedule. You could call this show: Getting a GSA schedule 101. No government speak in this explanation of the GSA process, just the facts and they come fast and furious.
September 11, 2009 -
Contractors continue to outnumber military personnel in Afghanistan. 57-percent of the Pentagon’s force in that country is now made up of contractors. But what does the future hold? David Berteau is director of the Defense-Industrial…
September 09, 2009 -
Roger Waldron Counsel Mayer Brown GSA September 8, 2009
September 03, 2009 -
Now that the U.S. District Court has ruled that E-Verify mandates can move forward, some contractors might be left wondering how they will foot the bill.
September 01, 2009 -
Agency wants vendors to provide answers to 28 questions about how this new set up would work.
September 01, 2009 -
Deidre Lee Executive Vice President Professional Services Council August 31st, 2009
August 31, 2009 -
Earmarks in fiscal 2010 spending bills are down by about 30 percent as compared to this year. A preliminary analysis of the bills was conducted by the group Citizens Against Government Waste. David Williams is…
August 27, 2009 -
As the economy struggles to recover, the Commerce Department is trying to do its part to make sure minority-owned businesses play a key role in that process. David Hinson is the director of the Minority…
August 26, 2009 -
Yes — today is my birthday. (I have a friend who lies about his age. Frankly, I am trying out going the other way — Let’s be honest — I don’t look like I’m in…
August 12, 2009 -
The DorobekInsider has learned that the General Services Administration this afternoon will name Michael Robertson, who currently serves as GSA’s White House liaison, as the associate administrator of GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy and the…
August 10, 2009 -
President Obama is facing a lot of pressure from Mexico and Canada to drop the the Buy American provision in the stimulus bill. This weekend the president traveled to Mexico to try to iron out…
August 10, 2009 -
The government spent a half-trillion dollars in fiscal year 2008 to procure goods and services. And yet, agencies have fewer and fewer contracting staff to over see all that federal procurement. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas joins…
August 07, 2009 -
In the private sector, it\'s not unusual for a vendor to have incentive clauses written into a contract, but in federal contracting, agencies sometimes employ the practice of \"rollovers\", extending additional opportunities to earn bonuses even to contractors who come up short on their contractual performance. And that is a matter of concern for one Senate oversight committee.
August 05, 2009