Acquisition
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This week, host Larry Allen talks with Harold Jackson, president of Buffalo Supply. April 27, 2010
April 20, 2010 -
Just in — GSA Administrator Martha Johnson today named Michael Robertson to be GSA’s chief of staff. GSA's Michael Robertson That post was vacated earlier this year when Danielle Germain stepped down. The chief of…
April 20, 2010 -
We told you that the White House has appointed Michael Robertson as GSA’s chief of staff. Here is the memo that went out to GSA staff earlier today about the appointment: MEMORANDUM FOR ALL GSA…
April 20, 2010 -
Committee Chairman Ike Skelton says fixing the acquisition system at the Department of Defense is a bipartisan goal.
April 19, 2010 -
Value Engineering (VE) is a function analysis process to identify actions that reduce cost, increase quality, and improve mission capabilities across the entire DoD enterprise. Nick Torelli, Deputy Director for Mission Assurance tells us about what it takes to be a winner.
April 19, 2010 -
Phase 1 has already begun in expanding telework in the federal government.
April 19, 2010 -
My countdown of the three biggest news stories of the week, as chosen by experts on the Federal government
April 16, 2010 -
Marion Royal is the agency expert at the General Services Administration whose task it is to lead the insider team of federal employees and contractors actually building data.gov
April 16, 2010 -
Agencies across the federal government are embracing the tools of social collaboration to become more accessible to citizens. An IT industry group that includes many federal IT officials heard from three of the top government experts in the field.
April 16, 2010 -
Martha Johnson, the administrator of the General Services Administration, today appointed Darren Blue to be Chief Emergency Response and Recovery Officer in GSA’s Office of Emergency Response and Recovery. In that job, Blue is responsible…
April 16, 2010 -
She announces a top-to-bottom review of how they measure whether or not they are meeting their mission.
April 15, 2010 -
GAO officials told a House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that FPS has repeatedly failed to manage its contract workforce and should consider other approaches to protecting federal buildings. Rep. Bennie Thompson joins us with details.
April 15, 2010 -
Cloud computing services over the Internet have the potential to spur a significant increase in government efficiency and decrease technology costs, as well as to create incentives and online platforms for innovation. But at what cost? Details from Darrell West, Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution.
April 15, 2010 -
Last year, Congress passed and sent on to President Obama a bill to reform how the Pentagon acquires large weapons systems. Now, House lawmakers are back with a proposal to reform the other 80 percent of Defense Department procurement that does not have to do with weapons.
April 15, 2010 -
Improving your agency\'s procurement process requires some precise steps. Greg Baroni gets you started.
April 14, 2010