The General Services Administration is saying it will bring the Office of Acquisition Policy back into the Office of Governmentwide Policy. Originally part of that Office, the Office of Acquisition Policy was renamed the Office…
There has been a lot going on over a the General Services Administration. We told you yesterday about Michael Robertson being named to head the Office of Governmentwide Policy and the Office of the Chief…
I mentioned earlier about GSA’s Michael Robertson being named as GSA’s chief acquisition officer and the Associate Administrator of the Office of Governmentwide Policy… There were other announcements too. Here is the note sent out…
The DorobekInsider has learned that the General Services Administration this afternoon will name Michael Robertson, who currently serves as GSA’s White House liaison, as the associate administrator of GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy and the…
President Obama is facing a lot of pressure from Mexico and Canada to drop the the Buy American provision in the stimulus bill. This weekend the president traveled to Mexico to try to iron out…
The government spent a half-trillion dollars in fiscal year 2008 to procure goods and services. And yet, agencies have fewer and fewer contracting staff to over see all that federal procurement. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas joins…
Now that GSA has issued an RFQ, more experts think the technology will happen sooner rather than later for the federal government.
The DorobekInsider has learned that that former EPA CIO Molly O’Neill will join CGI Federal as a a vice president. Expect the official announcement any time now. She starts work on Monday, Aug. 10. It…
Darryl Hairston Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Administration August 5, 2009
In the private sector, it\'s not unusual for a vendor to have incentive clauses written into a contract, but in federal contracting, agencies sometimes employ the practice of \"rollovers\", extending additional opportunities to earn bonuses even to contractors who come up short on their contractual performance. And that is a matter of concern for one Senate oversight committee.
Angela Styles Partner Crowell & Moring August 4th, 2009
We have been telling you about the the Recovery and Transparency Board and the General Services Administration, which acted as the Recovery Board’s acquisition team, $9.5 million contact award to Smartronix for the next generation…
He also nominates new CPSC commissioner and chairwoman of Merit Systems Protection Board.
I mentioned that I was over the Britain for the past few days celebrating my sister’s birthday. (My mother was able to rent this remarkable place designed by famous British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who…
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio Denise Jones, a contract specialist for the Defense Contract Management Agency, is $5,000 richer. The General Services Administration honored Jones today for acquisition excellence by giving her the Ida…