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There's failure and then there's failure. Big and small. One way to prevent the big ones is to develop tolerance for the small ones along the way. That's in part the idea behind a Pentagon drive to get more commercial innovation into its so-called third offset strategy. For what this means to contractors, Larry Allen, principal at Allen Federal Business Partners spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the topic.
February 05, 2016 -
For many agencies, the move to cloud computing services is predicated by policy, legal and contracting decisions made by more than just the chief information officer.
February 05, 2016 -
Lohfeld Consulting CEO Bob Lohfeld and Blomberg Government Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy join host Mark Amtower to discuss some of the challenges contractors are facing in 2016. February 1, 2016
February 04, 2016 -
Consolidation and new company formation has become a steady drumbeat in the federal market. In the latest megadeal, Leidos is taking on the Information Systems and Global Solutions division from Lockheed. What does it mean for the market and for federal customers? For analysis, Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked Arun Sankaran, managing director of market research company Govini.
February 01, 2016 -
OFPP Administrator Anne Rung plans to update a 2011 guidance requiring agencies to submit business cases before moving forward with a multiple award contract.
February 01, 2016 -
On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners Ready to Prime, Allen Scott discusses one of the most important parts of government contracting, the art of teaming with Tom Skypek, co-founder of GovBizConnect.
January 26, 2016 -
If you're a contractor, dealing with contracting officers is always something of a dance. Sometimes you lead, but mostly you need to follow their cues. For this week's Doing Business segment on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Larry Allen, principal of Allen Federal Business Partners, has three things he thinks contractors need to know now.
January 25, 2016 -
A draft policy under development by OMB would require agencies to create an inventory of, and buy mobile devices and services only from, GSA's governmentwide contract in order to get better control over $1.2 billion in annual spend.
January 25, 2016 -
GSA awarded six vendors a spot on a blanket purchase agreement to provide integration and implementation services for Salesforce tools.
January 25, 2016 -
The Marine Corps is planning to transition to Windows 10 by the 2017 deadline, but it is still figuring out how.
January 22, 2016 -
The budget request comes as the General Services Administration announces Phase II for the FBI headquarters project.
January 22, 2016 -
The interest by federal agencies in all things Silicon Valley continues to crescendo. But are the Homeland Security and the Defense departments are overlooking their own back yard? Jonathan Aberman, managing director and chairman of Amplifier Ventures, thinks so. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his take.
January 22, 2016 -
Richard Lieberman, a consultant and retired attorney, offers insights into when a contractor should sue its government customer.
January 20, 2016 -
Although the Defense Department is meeting its goals to cut spending by reducing its civilian workforce, the Pentagon is expected to increase its spending on contracting.
January 19, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is playing switcheroo with contractors on a promise to ease a paperwork burden. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the price education clause is alive and kicking.
January 19, 2016