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Washington officials are like moths drawn to the flame of Silicon Valley. They see it as a source of talent, ideas and technology. And it is. But it's not the only place they find those things. Virginia venture capitalist Jonathan Aberman tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin a more careful approach to acquisition can tease out the best from industry no matter what the location.
The Pentagon has spent more than half a century refining the ways it buys from small business. In recent years, the Defense Department has met its statutory goal of awarding 23 percent of its contracting dollars to small and disadvantaged concerns. But that emphasis has come at a cost and not necessarily in dollars. Bill Lucyshyn is former Research Director at DARPA and now director at the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on a just-completed study of the Pentagon and small business.
Don't casually plunge into shared services. Treat it like a major project and make your approach as carefully as you would a major acquisition, says Federal Drive host Tom Temin.
Business development and capture guru Carl Dickson joins host Mark Amtower to discuss a variety of topics including multiple forms of content marketing and how it fits into each stage of the procurement process. February 29, 2016
Nomination as a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration is a sign you've made a difference to federal management and good governance. One recent inductee is Anita Blair, the chief human capital officer at the Treasury Department. She describes NAPA for Federal Drive with Tom Temin and why she's glad to be among its fellows.
In this week's Inside the Reporter's Notebook, federal employees are frustrated by long wait times and poor communication about why it's taking so long to change benefits during Open Season.
Savantage Solutions continues to pursue a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department for the agency's plans to move its financial management system to a federal shared service provider and not give the private sector a fair opportunity to bid.
A new report from the Office of Personnel Management's Inspector General found the agency's Office of Procurement Operations did not comply with policies and procedures for the first identity monitoring services contract. The IG also laid out a list of top management challenges OPM is facing, including information security and authorization.
Some members of industry described a culture of fear within the Homeland Security Department, which holds them back from doing business with with DHS. The department's undersecretary for management, Russell Deyo, said he's concerned by industry's fractured relationship.
The Defense Logistics Agency is trying to expand the way it uses performance-based logistics to better the products used by service members.
The Defense Department could be saving money and increasing efficiency with the Internet of Things, it just needs to broaden some of its ideas, states a new report.
What if you found that a major contractor to your agency was aiding those out to harm the United States? That's exactly what happened to Central Command in Afghanistan. It turns out, it's not so easy to get rid of the contractor. For lessons learned in this strange case, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of the law firm Petrillo and Powell.
The Defense Department has started shopping for a vendor who can deliver "end-to-end" management of its mobile devices, all the way up to the top-secret level.
With the defense authorization bill poised for President Obama's signature, Federal News Radio looks at certain provisions that will impact federal workers.