Contracts/Awards
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The Census Bureau is gearing up for the 2020 count. Bureau officials say they're hitting milestones thanks to recent software decisions and the hiring of certain IT personnel. But federal auditors say they've found flaws in the bureau’s preparation.
June 09, 2016 -
The Homeland Security Department once again awarded Raytheon a massive cyber contract eight months after a protest required the agency to pull back its initial award. The DOMino program will supports DHS’ EINSTEIN and other cyber programs as House lawmakers plan to debate the agency’s fiscal 2017 budget.
June 08, 2016 -
Federal contractors say there is room for improvement when it comes to protecting itself and working with government in a post-OPM breach environment. That includes modernizing the bidding process, sharing more information and being ready to adapt to an ever-changing threat.
June 08, 2016 -
A Bahrain owned company also saw a increases in government contracting, while GE and Verizon lost federal business.
June 07, 2016 -
Spring in Washington is when federal agencies open up to more buying and more vendor days. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares the three things contractors need to know in early June on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 06, 2016 -
Dozens of vendors are concerned they will not be able to renew their contracts to provide office supplies under GSA Schedule 75. GSA says it doesn’t plan on reopening the schedule for at least another nine months.
June 06, 2016 -
Administrator Denise Turner Roth said all facets of GSA will need to support the standup of the Technology Transformation Service.
June 03, 2016 -
David Powell, chief operating officer of the Federal Business Council, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss a wide range of GovCon issues, including cyber events in Maryland, and the upcoming Federal Channels: Government Marketing Best Practices 2020 event. June 6, 2016
June 03, 2016 -
OFPP Administrator Anne Rung and Federal CIO Tony Scott finalized a draft policy from December with few changes that requires agencies to manage and oversee software licenses in a new way.
June 03, 2016 -
The acquisition shop at the Veterans Affairs Department released 10 guiding principles to better buy products and services. While vendors are relatively optimistic about the VA's new approach, they're concerned whether contracting officers in the field are embracing those principles.
June 02, 2016 -
A lack of understanding doesn't prevent phony stories from getting halfway around the world. Attorney Terry O'Connor, director of Government Contracts at Berenzweig Leonard, shares a couple of contracting whoppers on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 02, 2016 -
If you snooze, you lose. That's what one major contractor found out in court when its financing partners failed to file certain paperwork. Joseph Petrillo, a procurement attorney with Petrillo and Powell, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more about this cautionary story
June 02, 2016 -
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wants to see updated agency implementation plans, as well as a plan to ensure the law continues its implementation through the election season.
May 31, 2016 -
DoD is setting up Cost and Pricing Centers to form a brain trust on commercial price determinations.
May 31, 2016 -
Depending on how you look at it, the General Services Administration schedule contract program is enjoying a renaissance, or it's headed for disaster, abandoned by the best contractors. Larry Allen, of Allen Federal Business Partners, provides his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 31, 2016