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DISA’s multiple award IT contract, ENCORE III, will help small businesses keep their status even if they grow during the contract’s lifetime.
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If you're a government contractor, you probably breathed a sigh of relief at the budget deal that pushed the debt limit off until March of 2017. Agencies pay invoices in the order they are received, and time flies. Wojciech Kornacki, an associate attorney focusing on government contract law for Centre Law Group, says stay prompt and accurate in your bookkeeping, and maybe even take a closer look at your contracts.
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The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act has really shaped the role of the department-level CIO in recent months. But what about the bureau or component CIOs? Van Hitch is a specialist leader at Deloitte Consulting and member of its Federal CIO Advisory Council. Writing for Federal Times, he laid out three critical aspects that define their new roles under FITARA.
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DHS Undersecretary for Management Russell Deyo has four major priorities for the final year of the Obama administration. Based on the department's "Unity of Effort" initiative, component leaders are beginning to talk to each other more and share ideas for improvement.
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A group of lawmakers are backing legislation to make it easier for veterans to get approved for business contracts under the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA is also in the midst of taking public comment on proposed changes to its verification guidelines.
November 10, 2015 -
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Jon Etherton, president of Etherton & Associates Inc., joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the state of commercial item acquisition, contract duplication and the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. November 10, 2015
November 09, 2015 -
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Defense companies have spent a low percentage of their own funds on research and development, creating what some say is an innovation problem.
November 09, 2015 -
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The FITARA implementation scorecard released last week by the House Oversight and Government Reform committee that shows agencies failing efforts to improve IT acquisition and operations — turned government watchers into upset parent's — asking their children why they are getting D's and F's. David Powner, director of information technology management issues at the Government Accountability Office, filled in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on the gaps in learning and a study guide for agencies to improve their FITARA grade point average.
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The number of contract awards coming under protest by unsuccessful bidders has been on the upswing over the last few years. But what some are calling a simple idea could turn the needle in the other direction. In his weekly feature, Inside the Reporter’s Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why improving industry and agency communication could make procurements go more smoothly.
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OFPP Administrator Anne Rung released a memo telling agencies to accept others' earned value management system certifications.
November 09, 2015 -
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Vendors and agencies need to improve communication starting with oral debriefings for all contract awards as part of an effort to stem the real and perceived increases of bid-protests, said Rob Burton, a former OFPP deputy administrator and now partner with Venable.
November 09, 2015 -
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The newest Gov Con hall of famer was inducted last night. Paul Lombardi got his start at the Energy Department and Navy. He then went on to lead major contractors like DynCorp. He tells Federal News Radio's Francis Rose what the honor means to him.
November 06, 2015 -
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The National Academy of Public Administration has elected a new class of fellows. They will tackle some of the most complex management and policy issues in government and report to Congress. Joshua Gotbaum is a member of the new class. He's the former head of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and is now a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution.
November 06, 2015 -
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Last night's Gov Con awards were a way for the contracting community to honor its own. It was sponsored by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council. Before it got going, one of the hosts, the chamber's Jim Corcoran, spoke with Federal News Radio's Francis Rose.
November 06, 2015
