Contracting
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If you're a contractor, dealing with contracting officers is always something of a dance. Sometimes you lead, but mostly you need to follow their cues. For this week's Doing Business segment on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Larry Allen, principal of Allen Federal Business Partners, has three things he thinks contractors need to know now.
January 25, 2016 -
A draft policy under development by OMB would require agencies to create an inventory of, and buy mobile devices and services only from, GSA's governmentwide contract in order to get better control over $1.2 billion in annual spend.
January 25, 2016 -
GSA awarded six vendors a spot on a blanket purchase agreement to provide integration and implementation services for Salesforce tools.
January 25, 2016 -
The Marine Corps is planning to transition to Windows 10 by the 2017 deadline, but it is still figuring out how.
January 22, 2016 -
The budget request comes as the General Services Administration announces Phase II for the FBI headquarters project.
January 22, 2016 -
The interest by federal agencies in all things Silicon Valley continues to crescendo. But are the Homeland Security and the Defense departments are overlooking their own back yard? Jonathan Aberman, managing director and chairman of Amplifier Ventures, thinks so. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his take.
January 22, 2016 -
Gen. Paul Selva, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said DoD must accept more risk in its funding of new technologies. Topics of interest include big data and energy production and storage.
January 22, 2016 -
During a confirmation hearing Eric Fanning said the Army needs a Rapid Capabilities Office and is lagging in readiness.
January 21, 2016 -
The Navy launched its year-long green initiative that will use alternative fuels and procurement practices to make the service more fuel efficient.
January 20, 2016 -
Richard Lieberman, a consultant and retired attorney, offers insights into when a contractor should sue its government customer.
January 20, 2016 -
The Congressional Budget Office says the Defense Department is about to hit a bow wave of expenses toward the end of the future years defense plan just about by 2020. CBO says DoD’s current acquisition plans will increase by 11 percent from 2020 to 2023 reaching a peak of $191 billion. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin. with more about where that money is going and where other funds are going in DoD.
January 20, 2016 -
Office of Management and Budget Deputy Chief Information Officer Lisa Schlosser said her office will start holding agencies more accountable for taking advantage of plays in the U.S. Digital Services Playbook. The playbook lists 13 best practices for delivering products and services to the public more quickly.
January 19, 2016 -
The Defense Department's new policy on climate change forces component heads to consider climate change in almost every decision.
January 19, 2016 -
Although the Defense Department is meeting its goals to cut spending by reducing its civilian workforce, the Pentagon is expected to increase its spending on contracting.
January 19, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is playing switcheroo with contractors on a promise to ease a paperwork burden. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the price education clause is alive and kicking.
January 19, 2016