Contracting
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Bill Woods, director with the Acquisition and Sourcing Management team at the US Government Accountability Office, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss GAO's mission, structure and operations. January 26, 2016
January 18, 2016 -
Crowell & Moring hosted a webinar for government contractors on what to expect this year, from election predictions to intellectual property rights.
January 18, 2016 -
The Defending America’s Small Contractors Act of 2016 would make the ability to protest task orders worth more than $10 million permanent.
January 18, 2016 -
The Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) received specific funding for the first year and is conducting pilots try to improve the approval process of cloud service providers.
January 18, 2016 -
OMB will issue two new policies in the coming months. One for enterprise software licensing, which currently is in draft, and another on IT mobile services.
January 18, 2016 -
Lou Kerestesy, founder and CEO, GovInnovators, highlights the first steps for agencies should consider when creating a place to promote innovation.
January 15, 2016 -
If you're a defense contractor, one of your toughest dance partners is Tina. Take a wrong step with her and your whole company could end up under and audit investigation. Tina stands for the Truth in Negotiation Act. It's companion regulation in FAR part 15, though, it is undergoing revision thanks to the Pentagon's Better Buying Power program. Attorney Vincent Napoleon, a partner at Nixon Peabody, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the details on the changes.
January 15, 2016 -
Talk about a procurement gone wrong from the beginning. In contracting for training services for its fliers, the Navy made several mistakes. Big ones. Not surprisingly, the Government Accountability Office sustained the protest brought by Cortek. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of the Washington firm Petrillo and Powell shares some lessons on what not to do on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 14, 2016 -
Steve Harris, vice president and general manager with Dell Federal Systems, joins host John Gilroy to discuss the future of FITARA and how his company can help federal agencies implement FITARA initiatives. January 12, 2016
January 11, 2016 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, argues OMB and GSA are not following the money when trying to improve federal procurement processes.
January 11, 2016 -
Commodities, the stock market and the Chinese economy might all be stalling. But there is one bright spot — worldwide military spending. U.S. defense spending is leading the way, but it's not alone. Budgets are rising in several other major countries too. It's all detailed in a survey just released by Deloitte. Tom Captain, vice chairman and U.S. and Global Aerospace and Defense sector leader at Deloitte, Joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some of the numbers and what they mean to contractors.
January 11, 2016 -
The Senate IT working group is circulating a discussion draft of a cloud bill to improve FedRAMP and create a new fund at GSA to help pay for cloud transitions.
January 11, 2016 -
The most read reporter's notebooks in 2015 had a variety of topics, but cybersecurity and personnel changes seemed to be most popular.
January 11, 2016 -
This week on “Off the Shelf” Jennifer J. Walcott and Bill Beyer, principals with Deloitte Consulting LLP, discuss strategic opportunities to achieve greater mission support for the federal government through shared services. January 12, 2016
January 07, 2016 -
Federal contractors got a sort of present for the new year — four new clauses in the Federal Acquisition Regulation to deal with in 2016. They were published in final form early in December. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of the law firm Petrillo and Powell joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin discuss them and how they'll affect government buying.
January 07, 2016