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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. Scott Goss is president and chief executive officer at Preferred Systems Solutions and a finalist for this year's Executive of the Year award in the $75 million or less in sales category. In Depth with Francis Rose asked him if he sees agencies getting more interested in innovative solutions from industry.
October 12, 2015 -
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A year in the making, the General Services Administration launched a consolidated professional services schedule contract on Oct. 1 to merge eight multiple award contracts into one.
October 12, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. John Vollmer is executive vice president and chief operating officer for the federal group at AECOM, and a finalist for this year's Contractor of the Year award in the greater than $300 million in sales category. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss his nomination.
October 09, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. John Heller is the chief executive officer of PAE, and a finalist for this year's Contractor of the Year award in the greater than $300 million in sales category. He tells the Federal Drive with Tom Temin more about his company and its nomination.
October 09, 2015 -
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As contractors gain confidence in the federal budget climate, more companies will likely consolidate and merge into a handful of multibillion-dollar entities.
October 08, 2015 -
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The beginning of the fiscal year means your to-do list for the new year changes a little bit. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners and publisher of the Week Ahead newsletter, shared three things you should do to ensure continued success on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 08, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards is sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council. The awards honor individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector. Brian Sheridan, the principal VP and GM of Bechtel's Defense and Security Business Line, a finalist for this year's Gov Con Contractor of the Year award in the greater than $300 million in sales category, spoke to In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 08, 2015 -
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Bidding zero dollars might not seem like a winning business strategy, but if you think you want to try it the Government Accountability Office said you can give it a shot. Steve Koprince, managing partner at Koprince Law and host of the SmallGovCon blog, wrote about a contract award at HUD that doesn't seem to make business sense. He shared the story on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 08, 2015 -
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Communication between government and industry is improving, but still isn't great according to leaders across the contracting space. The importance of building the lines of communication is one of three lessons Casey Coleman wishes she would have learned before she left government. Casey is group vice president of Unisys Federal Systems Civilian Agencies and former chief information officer at the General Services Administration. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the three lessons on the On Point blog.
October 07, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. Joe Martore is president and CEO of CALIBRE Systems, Inc., a finalist for this year's Contractor of the Year award in the $75 million-to-$300 million in sales category. He tells the Federal Drive with Tom Temin more about his company and its nomination.
October 07, 2015 -
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Bob Lohfeld, Lisa Pafe, and Beth Wingate from Lohfeld Consulting join host Roger Waldron to discuss the keys to capture management and proposal preparation. October 6, 2015
October 06, 2015 -
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DoD is establishing centers of excellence to verify commercial item costs without requiring cost and pricing data from companies.
October 06, 2015 -
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The fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill includes major acquisition reforms. The bill would give military service chiefs more power over the defense acquisition processes. The authorization bill may be in trouble though. President Obama has threatened to veto it. Federal News Radio's reporter Scott Maucione tells In Depth with Francis Rose about what Congress is calling for at DoD
October 06, 2015 -
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Much of the focus on government acquisitions now is on source selection and acquisition strategy. Less attention goes to managing the contract on the back end. Steve Kelman is Professor of Public Management at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and former administrator of Federal Procurement Policy. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that focus may be getting it backwards.
October 06, 2015
