Acquisition

  • The administration released a set of high-level concepts from listening sessions conducted in 2011 and is asking for input from the agencies, contractors and the public. Interested parties can comment on 14 suggestions to improve how people with disabilities access government information.

    March 19, 2012
  • Warren Linscott, vice president at Deltek, tells The Federal Drive with Tom Temin what areas of growth are out there for federal contractors.

    March 19, 2012
  • The service released a second draft solicitation for the Next Generation Enterprise Network. Industry has until March 30 to comment.

    March 16, 2012
  • In an interview with In Depth with Francis Rose, Fred Downey, vice president of national security at the Aerospace Industries Association, breaks down what the defense industry is saying about DoD\'s strategy.

    March 16, 2012
  • The bill (S.2198), introduced Thursday by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), would cap contractors\' pay at $400,000 and apply that cap to all contract employees — not just top executives.

    March 16, 2012
  • Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Steve Kempf is bringing in Jim Ghiloni to run the new professional services contract.

    March 16, 2012
  • n 2007, 75 percent of the Air Force\'s service contracts were awarded through competitive procurements. By last year, that had fallen to 59 percent.

    March 16, 2012
  • The administration now will release a digital services strategy in April instead of just one for mobile computing. The document will bring together two efforts, mobile and .gov reform. Agencies are trying to avoid mistakes made when they entered the PC-era by ensuring a mission need for these devices.

    March 16, 2012
  • Agency CIO Robert Osborn is improving the network and cybersecurity. He said the cloud of clouds approach gives the National Nuclear Security Administration the security and flexibility they need to meet their mission. March 15, 2012

    March 15, 2012
  • FAS Commissioner Steve Kempf and PBS Commissioner Bob Peck participated in a panel discussion moderated by In Depth host Francis Rose at an event hosted by AFFIRM and GITEC.

    March 15, 2012
  • The service\'s CIO Terry Halvorsen said the goal is to bring together the purchasing power of the Navy and the Marines Corps to obtain lower prices. He said the Department of the Navy expects to save $100 million over five years. Navy senior officials from technology, acquisition and finance make the use of these enterprisewide contracts mandatory.

    March 15, 2012
  • The four sitting commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission have \"grave concerns\" about a House committee\'s plan to relocate the agency out of its historic Pennsylvania Ave. location into a privately held building in Southwest, Washington D.C. Eileen Harrington, FTC\'s executive director, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a plan in Congress that would require the FTC to relocate to make room for the National Gallery of Art.

    March 14, 2012
  • Host Roger Waldron and Jim Schweiter, partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP will talk about legislation affecting the contracting community. March 13, 2012

    March 13, 2012
  • Shawn Osborne previously servied as president, CEO and director of Ulticom Inc., according to a TechAmerica release.

    March 13, 2012