Contracts/Awards
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Nomination as a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration is a sign you've made a difference to federal management and good governance. One recent inductee is Anita Blair, the chief human capital officer at the Treasury Department. She describes NAPA for Federal Drive with Tom Temin and why she's glad to be among its fellows.
November 16, 2015 -
Savantage Solutions continues to pursue a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department for the agency's plans to move its financial management system to a federal shared service provider and not give the private sector a fair opportunity to bid.
November 16, 2015 -
A new report from the Office of Personnel Management's Inspector General found the agency's Office of Procurement Operations did not comply with policies and procedures for the first identity monitoring services contract. The IG also laid out a list of top management challenges OPM is facing, including information security and authorization.
November 12, 2015 -
The Defense Logistics Agency is trying to expand the way it uses performance-based logistics to better the products used by service members.
November 12, 2015 -
What if you found that a major contractor to your agency was aiding those out to harm the United States? That's exactly what happened to Central Command in Afghanistan. It turns out, it's not so easy to get rid of the contractor. For lessons learned in this strange case, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of the law firm Petrillo and Powell.
November 12, 2015 -
The Defense Department has started shopping for a vendor who can deliver "end-to-end" management of its mobile devices, all the way up to the top-secret level.
November 12, 2015 -
DISA’s multiple award IT contract, ENCORE III, will help small businesses keep their status even if they grow during the contract’s lifetime.
November 10, 2015 -
If you're a government contractor, you probably breathed a sigh of relief at the budget deal that pushed the debt limit off until March of 2017. Agencies pay invoices in the order they are received, and time flies. Wojciech Kornacki, an associate attorney focusing on government contract law for Centre Law Group, says stay prompt and accurate in your bookkeeping, and maybe even take a closer look at your contracts.
November 10, 2015 -
A group of lawmakers are backing legislation to make it easier for veterans to get approved for business contracts under the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA is also in the midst of taking public comment on proposed changes to its verification guidelines.
November 10, 2015 -
Jon Etherton, president of Etherton & Associates Inc., joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the state of commercial item acquisition, contract duplication and the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. November 10, 2015
November 09, 2015 -
The number of contract awards coming under protest by unsuccessful bidders has been on the upswing over the last few years. But what some are calling a simple idea could turn the needle in the other direction. In his weekly feature, Inside the Reporter’s Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why improving industry and agency communication could make procurements go more smoothly.
November 09, 2015 -
Vendors and agencies need to improve communication starting with oral debriefings for all contract awards as part of an effort to stem the real and perceived increases of bid-protests, said Rob Burton, a former OFPP deputy administrator and now partner with Venable.
November 09, 2015 -
The newest Gov Con hall of famer was inducted last night. Paul Lombardi got his start at the Energy Department and Navy. He then went on to lead major contractors like DynCorp. He tells Federal News Radio's Francis Rose what the honor means to him.
November 06, 2015 -
Last night's Gov Con awards were a way for the contracting community to honor its own. It was sponsored by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council. Before it got going, one of the hosts, the chamber's Jim Corcoran, spoke with Federal News Radio's Francis Rose.
November 06, 2015 -
The Defense Department released the first cybersecurity guidebook to implement a governmentwide risk management framework.
November 05, 2015