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Agencies spend more on contracts in September than any other month of the year, as part of a governmentwide push to spend every last dollar before the fiscal year ends.
September 30, 2015 -
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The Defense Authorization Act will expand milestone decision authority for military service chiefs, it just has to get past President Obama first.
September 30, 2015 -
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The Defense Department wants to make sure the electronic parts it uses aren’t tainted. In a new proposed rule expansion, DoD would require contractors to have a risk-based system to trace electronic parts from their original equipment manufacturer and subcontractors. The goal is to crack down on counterfeit electronic parts. Chris Myers is a partner and assistant chair of the Government Contracts Group at Dentons. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the proposal.
September 30, 2015 -
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House and Senate negotiators finally shook hands Tuesday on a defense authorization bill both parties generally support and would enact some of the most sweeping and aggressive changes to the military’s personnel and acquisition systems in several decades.
September 30, 2015 -
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Fiscal year 2016 will be the seventh straight year of a constrained federal contracting market. Contractors will face fewer opportunities and fiercer competition. Industry will have to adapt as government buyers revamp their acquisition strategies. That's all according to Bloomberg Government, which has identified five key trends that will define government contracting in the upcoming fiscal year. Brian Friel, senior contracts analyst at Bloomberg, joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
September 29, 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 featuring the finalists for this year's GovCon Awards in a series of radio interviews and photo galleries. Click the links in each photo to listen to our Federal Drive and In Depth interviews with the finalists.
September 29, 2015 -
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Rose Wang, founder and CEO of the Binary Group and David Chesebrough, president of the Association for Enterprise Information join host John Gilroy to discuss enterprise transformation and the impact of Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act on federal IT. September 29, 2015
September 28, 2015 -
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In this week's "Inside the Reporter's Notebook," Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) held a field hearing in Austin, Texas last week to better understand how agencies are implementing cloud computing.
September 28, 2015 -
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GSA made an award to Booz Allen Hamilton under the OASIS multiple award contract on behalf of the Defense Department for a host of global threat mitigation services.
September 28, 2015 -
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The government contracting community is still wary of the concept of lowest-price, technically acceptable contracts coming from agencies. But the deeper question is, what kind of value does an agency get? Rafael Borras is a senior advisor at AT Kearney, and former Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose government can learn from the private sector how value creation can be an alternative to simple budget cutting.
September 24, 2015 -
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The government typically spends around a third of its budget in the last quarter of the fiscal year. Time is running out for companies to get a piece of that business. Bob Lohfeld is chief executive at the Lohfeld Consulting Group. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose he's got a five-step plan to help you get your share
September 24, 2015 -
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The Homeland Security Department picks Raytheon to run the DOMino program, which maintains and improves the intrusion protection and detection system known as EINSTEIN, and develops other cyber tools under the National Cybersecurity Protection System.
September 23, 2015 -
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Cameron Leuthy, senior budget analyst at Bloomberg Government, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the current budget, plans for a possible government shutdown, and the long term impact of continuing resolutions. September 22, 2015
September 22, 2015 -
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The Office of Management and Budget is using a "cut and reinvest" process to reach its goal of saving money on information technology. But the reinvest portion is still up in the air. David Powner is the director of Information Technology Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how agencies follow their spending and track their savings.
September 22, 2015
