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Julia Hudson, the General Services Administration\'s National Capital Regional administrator, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss GSA\'s series of \"Business Breakthrough\" seminars for small businesses. The aim of the conferences is to increase the participation of smaller companies on the GSA schedule.
Eight companies are headed to court over their use of Carrier IQ software, Computerworld reports. The lawsuit says the companies have violated federal wiretap laws because Carrier IQ\'s services, which provides analytics, are intrusive and infringe on users\' privacy.
Today\'s show focuses on a company that applies predictive analytics to saving agencies money on overpayments. Bill Lochtern, a director at Information Builders, gives a description of how his company has offered assistance to federal agencies to help reduce overpayments.
Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information, says that the latest holdups with the F-35 joint strike fighter program are nothing new. He suggests that it might be time for the DoD to pull the plug on the ill-fated program and seek other solutions.
Lee Dougherty, who leads the government contracts practice group at General Counsel, P.C., joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the most recent bid protest numbers, released by GAO. Those numbers show the highest number of protests since 1995.
Veteran federal sales executive Max Peterson joined host Mark Amtower for a discussion about current conditions facing the IT community as well as potential \"hot\" areas for contractors selling IT products and services to the government over the next few years. December 5, 2011(Encore presentation January 23, 2012)
An amendment to the 2012 Defense Authorization Bill, passed by the Senate last week, caps taxpayer-funded compensation for all contracting employees at $400,000. Senate sponsors of the measure say the measure is designed to head off burgeoning defense contractor salaries. Federal employee unions have applauded the bill, but it has drawn the ire of industry groups. The Senate version of the defense bill, which contains controversial provisions dealing with military detainees, must still be reconciled with a House version before becoming law.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production should slow down a bit, says the program\'s chief, Navy Vice Adm. David Venlet. Potential airframe cracks and hot spots are showing up on the planes, Reuters reports.
General Services Administration names winners in contest that challenged videographers to answer questions like how do you let the government know you\'re moving and how do you obtain a Social Security card?
A new report from GAO shows vendors filed the largest number of bid protests in 2011 since 1995. At the same time, a recent report shows increased use of suspension and debarment. These two reports show a growing tension between agencies and vendors.
ClearanceJobs.com Founder and Director Evan Lesser joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about what\'s in store for federal agencies and contractors next year. December 2, 2011 (Encore presentation December 9, 2011)
GSA\'s Dave McClure said agencies have an opportunity to be creative and work more closely together to meet mission needs. Several factors can help agencies manage risk better, including support from senior managers and a more tolerant Congress.
Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, joined with Francis Rose to discuss ways agencies could meet their goals to cut inefficient spending.
Jeremy Farber helped found PC Recycler in 2003, and in 2009, the company was added to the General Services Administration\'s list of contractors providing both on- and off-site data-destruction services for federal agencies.