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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 -
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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 -
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The National Academy of Public Administration has elected a new class of fellows. They will tackle some of the most complex management and policy issues in government and report to Congress. Joshua Gotbaum is a member of the new class. He's the former head of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and is now a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution.
November 06, 2015 -
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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 -
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About half of agencies earn an "F" for incremental and agile development on their first Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act report cards. Agencies are trying to think about acquisition differently. But the new scorecards from Congress show many have a long way to go. Dave Zvenyach is director of acquisition management at the General Services Administration's 18-F. GSA is one of four agencies that scored an "A" in the agile development category. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he tells Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko how he's using more unconventional acquisition methods to buy innovative ideas and services quickly.
November 06, 2015 -
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A new round of communication between industry and government is coming from the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration. It's a follow-on to the Mythbusters campaign that began in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy several years ago. Anne Rung is administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and winner of this year's Gov Con Award for Public Sector Partner of the Year. She told In Depth with Francis Rose about the latest efforts to connect with industry.
November 06, 2015 -
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Half of federal agencies earned a failing grade from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on their use of incremental development, as part of their implementation of FITARA. But agencies are still learning how to navigate an often confusing field of agile.
November 06, 2015 -
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The Defense Department released the first cybersecurity guidebook to implement a governmentwide risk management framework.
November 05, 2015 -
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Appropriators in the House and Senate are filling in the budget lines underneath the toplines in the bipartisan budget agreement President Barack Obama signed this week. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose that the deal matters to contractors for at least three reasons.
November 05, 2015 -
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Protesting the cancellation of a solicitation after a protest caused a cancellation is the latest wrinkle in the government contracting protest space. The General Services Administration is at the heart of this case. Bill Welch, a partner at the law firm McMahon Welch and Learned, told In Depth with Francis Rose that GSA got a kick in the pants from the Government Accountability Office.
November 05, 2015 -
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Good numbers for some big government contractors are some of the biggest highlights of Wall Street's earnings season. For one company, a big contract award means a nice pop on its stock price. Ross Wilkers, newsroom editor at Executive Mosaic, give In Depth with Francis Rose the lowdown about the Gov Con Index.
November 05, 2015 -
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The associate administrator in the Office of Governmentwide Policy and acting chief of staff will become the new federal chief sustainability officer.
November 04, 2015 -
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The two-year budget and debt deal President Barack Obama signed may bring some certainty to the government business and contracting space, especially if Congress passes an omnibus spending bill for the rest of this fiscal year. But shutdowns, continuing resolutions and other budget problems have left a lot of clutter on the contracting landscape. Michael Fischetti, a fellow and executive director of the National Contract Management Association, wrote about clearing out that clutter.
November 04, 2015 -
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The Air Force is working on a rapid acquisition model that will be more conducive to open architectures.
November 04, 2015
