Acquisition
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Government agencies could win a free assessment of their website by entering the General Services Administration\'s First Fridays usability contest.
February 09, 2012 -
Under the new concept of operations, the interagency board now is letting vendors submit their cloud services for approval without first having to have a contract. The document details three major areas of how the FedRAMP process will work. The program management office will release two other major documents in the coming months to further detail the cloud security process.
February 09, 2012 -
The House Armed Services Committee has held a series of hearings in recent months taking the temperature of industry and defense experts on the relationship between contractors and the Defense Department. Allan Burman, a former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and now the president of Jefferson Consulting, testified before the panel. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss his testimony.
February 08, 2012 -
Lawmakers on the House Small Business Committee introduced three bipartisan bills Wednesday aimed at contracting reform.
February 08, 2012 -
The department released a new RFP asking for a host of services. Interior made an award in 2010 to a Microsoft provider only to see a Google provider protest and eventually force the agency to pull back the contract.
February 08, 2012 -
Josh Stephens, vice president of Technology at J&J Solarwinds, joins host John Gilroy to talk about how his company can help you with common cloud issues. February 7, 2012
February 07, 2012 -
Steve Kelman the professor of public management at Harvard University\'s Kennedy School of Government and a former administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how federal managers can ally their anxieties about cloud computing procurement.
February 07, 2012 -
The Air Force has suspended Booz Allen Hamilton\'s San Antonio, Texas, office and recommended it for debarment, according to information posted on the Excluded Parties List System.
February 07, 2012 -
George Washington University Law School professor Steve Schooner joins host Roger Waldron to talk about the top procurement issues. February 7, 2012(Encore presentation February 14, 2012)
February 07, 2012 -
David Van Buren announced Friday he is leaving his position as the service acquisition chief after almost three years. He will return to the private sector.
February 07, 2012 -
Steven Schooner, co-director of the Government Procurement Law program at the school, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin with his take on Jordan\'s nomination and what\'s ahead for the federal contracting community.
February 07, 2012 -
Frank Kendall, DoD\'s acting acquisition chief, said the first version fell flat due to \"interest groups\" weakening it. He said Congress required the strategy to detail how the military will buy offensive and defensive cyber capabilities. It\'s part of a broader effort to fix the Pentagon\'s acquisition process.
February 07, 2012 -
Host Mark Amtower interviews American Small Business Coalition Chief Visionary Officer Guy Timberlake. They will talk about the goals and mission of the organization. February 6, 2012(Encore presentation March 5, 2012)
February 07, 2012 -
John Powers, a principal with Deloitte Consulting, specializes in the company\'s mergers and acquisitions practice. JoAnn Boutelle is a former deputy chief financial officer with the Defense Department and is now a partner at Deloitte & Touche. Along with former Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.),. Powers and Boutelle joined
February 06, 2012 -
As Pentagon budgets become tighter, the Defense Department is looking for ways to cut costs in weapons systems. But the only way to make cuts is to know how and where money is being spent. Ostensibly, the full lifecycle-cost estimates for DoD\'s major acquisition programs are collected in the Pentagon\'s selected acquisition report — or SAR. Cary Russell, the acting director for defense capabilities and management issues at GAO, told In Depth with Francis Rose the reports contain \"inconsistent\" information.
February 06, 2012