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…
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…
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…
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…
The rumor has been buzzing for days, but it is seeming increasingly true: GSA’s John Johnson may just retire from government service. I have all-but confirmation coming from both industry and government sources. Johnson is…
House panel to take shot at fixing long-standing problems.
Tyree Varnado, Deputy Commissioner Federal Acquisition Service Gary Feit, Assistant Commissioner Office of Customer Accounts and Research General Services Administration March 24th, 2009
Here\'s the tricky part: finding, not just following, the leader
Procurement and contracting have been hot-button issues in the federal space lately. The President has pledged to reform the system, but a new administrator for federal procurement policy has yet to be named. Angela Styles…
Proper implementation of Chief Management Officer is key to improvements
The employee-free-choice act, or “card check” is the proposed legislation that would eliminate secret-ballot elections in the process used to form workplace unions. But how would it affect local federal contractors? Bobbie Kilberg is President…
There are a lot of opinions on how the defense procurement process could be reformed. The House Armed Services Committee has formed a bi-partisan panel to deal with the issue, and there is a bill…
Opportunity name:Information Technology Support Services IV (ITSS IV)