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Budget cuts, attrition, and hiring freezes top the list of ways private companies are handling the current economic situation. That’s according to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. Alan Chvotkin is…
April 13, 2009 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio The Homeland Security Department wants to consolidate its multiple procurement systems into one for the entire agency. In a request for information issued April 2 on the FedBizOpps.gov Web…
April 09, 2009 -
We learned earlier this week about Defense Secretary Roberts Gates’ proposed budget for 2010. Gates is calling for 39,000 full-time civil servants to be hired in the next five years, but how will that affect…
April 09, 2009 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio The General Services Administration added Sprint to the growing number of vendors offering secure Internet gateway services through the Networx telecommunications contract. Sprint, joins AT&T and Qwest, to offer…
April 07, 2009 -
What, if any, progress is being made on acquisition reform
April 06, 2009 -
We told you it was coming — in fact, we hinted at it back in January, but it is now official: Martha Johnson has been nominated to be the administrator of the General Services Administration.…
April 03, 2009 -
We’ve been through this before, but… we’re hearing — from very good and multiple sources — that the Obama administration will name Martha Johnson to be the administrator of the General Service Administration as soon…
April 03, 2009 -
Legislation to let agencies bring contracted work back in-house likely will be introduced in the next few weeks. That is one of two bills that Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) is spearheading which will affect the…
April 02, 2009 -
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By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio The Homeland Security Department issued a request for information March 30 for a vendor to provide technology to give the agency a common operating picture for natural or man-made…
April 01, 2009 -
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We’ve been telling you about the departure of GSA’s John Johnson. There is now a replacement: GSA’s Ed O’Hare will become the new Assistant Commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Service’s Integrated Technology Services, which oversees…
March 30, 2009 -
We’ve been telling you that GSA’s John Johnson was going to announce that he will retire from government in May after 33 years of public service. The GSA press release is now out: John Johnson…
March 30, 2009 -
We told you earlier that GSA’s John Johnson was expected to announce his retirement — as soon as today. And… it is today. While the public announcement isn’t expected for a few hours with some…
March 30, 2009 -
The president new strategy for Afghanistan includes an additional 4,000 troops to train the Afghan army and police force. The troops will work alongside hundreds of civilian specialists, including agricultural experts, educators and engineers, but…
March 30, 2009