A political pawn\'s purpose is simple. And there are two kinds of pawns--those who see it coming, and those who don\'t.
What happens when the Defense Department makes decisions that the defense industry can’t support? That’s the topic of a new study from the Aerospace Industries Association. Fred Downey is the Vice President of National Security…
Service using special authority approved by Congress. New process brings on new procurement workers in as little as 17 days.
There are some remarkable parts of the ongoing controversy about the Recovery.gov contract award — and most of them aren’t what most people have been focusing on. It seems to me there is a much…
We’ve been following the controversy around the $9.5 million contract to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site that was awarded to Smartronix. (The chairman of the Recovery Board spoke to Federal News Radio 1500 AM on…
John Howell Partner Sullivan & Worcester July 14th, 2009
We’ve been reporting on the Recovery Board’s $9.5 million award last week to Smartronics for the redesign of Recovery.gov, the Obama administration’s Web site that seeks to provide transparency — and therefore accountability — for…
Paul Gillin Consultant, speaker, blogger Paul Gillin Communications July 13th, 2009
It has been all of about one day since the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board — yes, the RAT Board — and Smartronix, the company that was just awarded a $9.5 million deal to (re)build…
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board awarded Smartronix a $9.5 million contract today to redesign Recovery.gov. FederalNewsRadio’s Jason Miller brings us an update.
Beginning in September, federal contractors will need to confirm the identities of their 4 million workers through Homeland Security’s E-Verify program. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano further strengthened E-Verify by announcing the Administration’s support for regulation…
Beginning in September federal contractors will need to confirm the identities of their 4 million workers through Homeland Security\'s E-Verify program.
Consumer lending continues to lag in this sluggish economy, but the Small Business Administration is trying to insulate thousands of veterans-turned-business owners. SBA’s Patriot Express loan program has lent more than $315-million dollars to give…