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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Angela Styles Partner Crowell & Moring August 4th, 2009
We have been telling you about the the Recovery and Transparency Board and the General Services Administration, which acted as the Recovery Board’s acquisition team, $9.5 million contact award to Smartronix for the next generation…
He also nominates new CPSC commissioner and chairwoman of Merit Systems Protection Board.
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio Denise Jones, a contract specialist for the Defense Contract Management Agency, is $5,000 richer. The General Services Administration honored Jones today for acquisition excellence by giving her the Ida…
The Defense Department is starting plans to transfer or dispose of $3 billion dollars worth of in-theater property and equipment. Dan Goure is a military analyst with the Lexington Institute.
Debate over the future of the F-22 fighter jet comes to Capitol Hill this week. The Senate could vote as early as today on an amendment to the 2010 defense authorization bill that would strip…
By Emily Jarvis Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio.com Lawmakers are debating a cap-and-trade system designed to put more limits on the pollution emitted by companies. The cap-and-trade system would be aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions, as…
What happens when the Defense Department makes decisions that the defense industry can’t support? That’s the topic of a new study from the Aerospace Industries Association. Fred Downey is the Vice President of National Security…
Service using special authority approved by Congress. New process brings on new procurement workers in as little as 17 days.