Acquisition
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Host Larry Allen explores this topic with Maria Darby of Booz Allen Hamilton and Brooks Holtom of the McDonough School of Business. June 29, 2010
June 29, 2010 -
CIA Director Leon Panetta says the agency has hired Xe Services - the company once known as Blackwater - for a $100 million contract to provide security in Afghanistan. As you can imagine, some are outraged. Steve Ryan explains the issues.
June 29, 2010 -
Some of the high-tech collaboration tools that have worked for the military could soon be at the fingertips of all government workers.
June 29, 2010 -
This week, Amtower interviews Todd Lamonia, president and CEO of Intellifed. June 28, 2010
June 28, 2010 -
IG: pilot information is at risk, Billions to be spent on smartgrid cybersecurity
June 28, 2010 -
Equifax SVP sees huge savings for agencies and taxpayers.
June 24, 2010 -
Coalition for Government Procurement sends a letter to DoD Secretary Gates asking him to stop the military from developing new contracts.
June 24, 2010 -
On October 5, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13514- Federal Leadership in Environment, Energy, and Economic Performance- aimed at making ambitious and broad improvements in the overall sustainability of the federal government. The order requires all federal agencies to inventory their greenhouse gas emissions, set emissions reduction targets, and develop strategies and action plans for meeting a wide range of sustainability goals encompassing water and energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The EO puts the federal agencies in the position of being trail blazers. This ambitious goal presents great opportunities for green transformation and its own set of unique challenges. Noblis is pleased to announce a panel discussion on \"Leading the Way: Federal Green Initiatives,\" where key public sector stakeholders will discuss the strategies they are pursuing, the challenges they are facing and expect to encounter, and steps they are taking to ensure the success of their sustainability initiatives.
June 24, 2010 -
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More data over greater distances. General Dynamics\' John Weidman tells us about a new contract to modernize the ground system and network for NASA\'s Tracking Data and Relay Satellite constellation.
June 24, 2010 -
From “Wartime commission plans for a first hand view” by Suzanne Kubota on FederalNewsRadio.com: “When it comes to security in war zones, what is considered ‘inherently governmental?’ What can be contracted to private businesses? And…
June 23, 2010 -
More and more cases of fraud and corruption by troops and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are being investigated. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, brings us up to speed.
June 23, 2010 -
White House to give identity management a push
June 23, 2010 -
Cyber coordinator Schmidt says the administration will issue a draft national strategy for secure online transactions by Friday. The goal is to make identity management easy to use, secure and interoperable to conduct business with the government and the private sector. Schmidt says transactions are key to everything the White House wants to do.
June 23, 2010 -
The proper role and oversight of more than 40,000 private security contractors supporting U.S. operations were examined and debated in two days of hearings by the federal Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Michael Thibault, commission co-chair, explains the debate and tells us what\'s next.
June 22, 2010