Acquisition
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The Pentagon wants to rewrite the contract terms with Lockheed Martin over the F-35 fighter jet in the middle of the deal.
November 14, 2011 -
The contract management agency has added staff in recent years and sought a pivot in strategy, the GAO found. But DCMA still faces issues, such as contingency contracting and its reliance on DCAA, that impact its ability to meet its mission, GAO's John Hutton said on In Depth with Francis Rose.
November 14, 2011 -
Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president for procurement policy at industry group TechAmerica, said the repeal of a 3 percent withholding tax is good news for government contractors.
November 14, 2011 -
Soloway, whose group represents scores of government contractors, discussed how federal procurement reforms have been viewed on the industry side.
November 14, 2011 -
Jan Frye, the deputy assistant secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department\'s Office of Acquisition and Logistics, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris live from the conference to discuss the big issues in contract management.
November 14, 2011 -
Charlie Chadwick, vice president for contracts and business conduct at BAE Systems, said that government and industry share the same goal of serving the public\'s interest.
November 14, 2011 -
The Lockheed Martin NextGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Center is already under construction. It is expected to open in March and will house 200 employees. The system will run three private clouds and one public cloud.
November 11, 2011 -
A new bill, introduced by Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) would ban smoking in and near all federal buildings, closing a loophole that exempted many federal buildings from a 2008 directive banning smoking. Previous anti-smoking directives applied only to buildings under GSA\'s custody.
November 11, 2011 -
The Air Force\'s B-2 stealth bomber fleet is getting ready to go under the knife.
November 10, 2011 -
Kevin L. Kelly is the chief operating officer for LGS Innovations.
November 10, 2011 -
The Court of Federal Claims rules in VA\'s favor on five of six counts. But VA must relook at Standard Communications\' bid to see if it meets the solicitation\'s best value criteria.
November 10, 2011 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has inked a deal with the Education Department and the National Cybersecurity Education Council to better promote formal cybersecurity education.
November 10, 2011 -
The Defense Department has announced new opportunities for service members and wounded veterans who are now returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
November 10, 2011 -
Scott Denniston, executive director of programs at the National Veteran-Owned Business Association, discusses the barriers to veterans getting small business contracts.
November 09, 2011 -
DRC is a government contractor that provides services in management consulting, science, engineering and technology solutions.
November 09, 2011