Acquisition
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OFPP to issue memo to make sure agencies understand new ethics rules
November 14, 2008 -
For months, we have been awaiting the regulations that detail the ethics rules for government contractors. Well, this morning they were published in the Federal Register — all 157 pages of them. If you are…
November 12, 2008 -
FederalNewsRadio has been Tracking the Transition — and following the money. Today, the Council for Excellence in Government released the Federal CFO Roadmap to give current and in-coming CFO’s insights about the job, the duties…
November 12, 2008 -
The Treasury Department has committed $125 billion so far to the Capital Purchase Program part of the financial rescue plan. Neel Kashkari, the Treasury’s interim assistant secretary for financial stability, today said the department submitted…
November 10, 2008 -
Preparing an agency for transition to a new administration takes a lot of hard work, diligence, and planning. Sandy Baruah, acting administrator at the Small Business Administration, joins us to talk about how his agency…
November 10, 2008 -
As FederalNewsRadio has been telling you, a federal appeals court has ruled that a law calling for minority-owned companies to receive 5 percent of defense contracting dollars is unconstitutional. The court said that there wasn’t…
November 07, 2008 -
There was a big court decision this week that could have huge ramifications on small business set aside requirements. A federal appeals court has ruled that a law calling for minority-owned companies to receive 5…
November 07, 2008 -
Social networking and Web 2.0 — everybody is trying to figure out how to use it effectively — including federal agencies. The usa.gov team is actually surveying users to see what they think. Bev Godwin…
November 07, 2008 -
The Labor Department awarded Verizon to provide wide area network services under the Networx telecommunications contract. The agency confirmed that the nine-year contract would be worth $63 million. Verizon also provided Labor services under the…
November 07, 2008 -
The past eight years have seen a lot of changes for the General Services Administration, not the least of which is the reorganization of its acquisition organization. What should be the Obama administration’s priorities for…
November 06, 2008 -
Jim Schweiter, Of Counsel, McKenna Long & Aldridge, November 4th, 2008
November 04, 2008 -
The General Services Administration recently created a new Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle that would help agencies when it comes to energy-management services. The new schedule is designed to help agencies comply with Executive Order…
November 03, 2008 -
Karl Krumbholz, GSA’s director of Networx services program, says while agencies realize the importance of the program, they are hitting some road bumps including planning for the Trusted Internet Connections initiative and IP Version 6.…
October 20, 2008 -
Agencies apply \'Rule of Two\' to task orders
October 17, 2008 -
