Acquisition

• OMB turns up oversight heat with cyberstat

  The administration\'s IT agenda for fiscal 2012 will include new tools to combat cyber threats as well as major overhauls to how agencies manage their systems. Agency CIOs say agility will be important moving forward.

  Budget

  February 28, 2011
• Analysis: Air Force KC-X tanker contract journey

  Richard Aboulafia from the Teal Group offers a recap and a look ahead of the tanker saga.

  Defense

  February 25, 2011
• Agencies figuring out how to take network vitals

  OMB mandated departments implement continuous monitoring of their cyber networks by 2012. Part of meeting that goal is understanding what hardware and software currently reside on the computing backbone.

  Defense

  February 25, 2011
• Listen LIVE 5 p.m. for Air Force tanker announcement

  Two companies vying for the tanker contract are Chicago-based Boeing Co. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company.

  Defense

  February 24, 2011
• Shutdown has different scenarios

  The Professional Services Council held a conference to provide information about preparing for a government shutdown.

  Budget

  February 24, 2011
• Russia beefs up its military

  Russia will spend $650 billion to equip its dilapidated military with 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020, Defense Ministry officials were quoted as saying Thursday.

  Federal Drive

  February 24, 2011
• Contractors need to do homework before shutdown

  A panel of experts said contractors should prepare for a potential government shutdown by figuring out how their specific contracts would be affected in such a scenario. Step one, they said, is for vendors to talk with their agency contracting officers.

  Budget

  February 24, 2011
• Air Force tanker decision expected Thursday

  The Air Force is expected to announce the winner of the KC-X refueling tanker contract Thursday. This will give Defense an extra weekday to respond to the questions that are sure to follow.

  Congress

  February 23, 2011
• GSA conference to teach social media skills

  The General Services Administration is holding a conference to help agencies deliver a great customer experience. GSA\'s Shelia Campbell joins us with details.

  Federal Drive

  February 23, 2011
• DoD wants vendor input on unnecessary costs

  The Defense Department\'s procurement chief is asking contractors to submit comments on acquisition practices that increase costs but do not add value to DoD purchases. The request is part of DoD\'s \"Better Buying Initiative.\"

  Defense

  February 22, 2011
• GSA improving acquisition slowly, steadily

  Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the General Services Administration\'s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), joins Off the Shelf for an update on some of FAS\'s key procurement initiatives and new leadership team. February 22, 2011 (Encore presentation July 5, 2011)

  Off the Shelf

  February 22, 2011
• This week in the cloud

  It was a big week for cloud computing on Federal News Radio – from NASA’s Nebula cloud to more information on OMB’s Cloud Computing Strategy. Plus, we learned what budget cuts might mean for the cloud… NASA demos open source cloud computing Hear how NASA is pairing its Nebula platform with open source cloud initiatives [...]

  Technology

  February 22, 2011
• SSA facing potential budget cuts, IT delays

  Agency officials say the House\'s proposed budget could mean furloughs and layoffs. Reduced funding also could slow the construction of SSA\'s new data center. Officials say the current computer center poses a high risk for outages that would impact critical operations.

  Budget

  February 22, 2011
• JFCOM contractors await closure details

  Leaders of the Joint Forces Command in Virginia are planning to meet with contractors this week discuss what the command\'s closure will mean for their businesses. If all goes according to plan, the lights will be turned out at JFCOM for the final time in a little more than a year.

  Defense

  February 22, 2011