The Court of Federal Claims rules that Interior violated law and federal regulations in awarding a sole source contract to Microsoft for e-mail and collaboration services in the cloud. This the latest episode in an ongoing battle between the two software giants to provide cloud services to agencies.
The Professional Services Council\'s Stan Soloway explains on the Defense Department rule.
Tailwind Capital buys Ericsson to become Oceus. Company president Doug Smith explains what\'s behind the deal.
The IG says GSA\'s CIO has made progress securing the agency, but...
Off the Shelf host Roger Waldron speaks with Ray Bjorklund, Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer at FedSources, about current agency budget issues. January 4, 2011 (Encore presentation April 26, 2011)
Loren Thompson, CEO of the non-profit Lexington Institute, says this year was a disaster for DoD acquisition and offers five ways for the agency to improve.
DoD\'s Paul Yaroschak explains efforts at the agency to make products more green.
Lyle Eesley, director of the Learning Center of Excellence for Service Acquisition at DAU, joins the Federal Drive with more information on the Service Acquisition Mall (SAM)
The IRS awarded 33 companies, including eight small businesses, a spot on their TIPSS-4 contract.
An informal working group reviewed 61 methodologies in the private sector for measuring the lifecycle cost of products. DoD\'s goal is to incorporate such a total cost of ownership approach for all products. The Pentagon eventually could make the process a standard.
Two major contributors to a task force on Defense Department IT acquisition said DoD\'s report to Congress on its plans for reform contains some good recommendations - but fails to identify how the department will overcome powerful cultural barriers to change. Experts said DoD failed to look outside the traditional Defense industrial complex for new ways to manage the IT lifecycle.
Web 2.0 guru David Meerman Scott joins host Mark Amtower for a discussion on leveraging real-time marketing to your company\'s advantage. January 3, 2011
The Defense Department will limit the types of contracts subject to a tough new conflict of interest rule. The rule prevents contractors from providing technical or engineering advice on projects they may also build as…
NASA\'s Mike Sweigart gives details of the contract that replaces Lockheed Martin.
New regulations published Thursday aim to make sure agencies reclaim vendor employees\' HSPD-12 cards when they\'re no longer needed to perform contract work.