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The Defense Information Systems Agency told industry that it needs to reduce the number of procurements it runs and become more efficient in how it manages existing programs. DISA must find 7-to-10 percent savings each year in overhead costs.
November 03, 2015 -
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Federal contractors who want to win in 2016 are wasting no time hunting for opportunities. In some cases, they don't have to look far. Agencies spell them out in seminars or publish them online. Brian Friel is a government contracts analyst at Bloomberg Government. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on where to run down the potential sales.
November 02, 2015 -
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Sean Gallagher, the NASA Glenn Research Center chief information officer, said the OMB cyber sprint is helping his center change its perspective not only with cyber, but with cloud and mobility too.
November 02, 2015 -
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The Defense Department is conducting a study that looks at pairing the agency with industry to manufacture trusted microelectronics.
October 30, 2015 -
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Agencies are slowly beginning to embrace that a culture change among top management is coming, as they begin to implement FITARA. Federal CIO Tony Scott said he's pleased overall with the plans agencies have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget so far.
October 30, 2015 -
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The General Services Administration's new push to consolidate services contracts comes about because of another governmentwide contracting initiative. Federal News Radio reports GSA will try to consolidate many expiring services contracts into a few multiple-award contracts. Tiffany Hixson is commissioner for Region 10 in GSA's Federal Acquisition Service and she oversees all of GSA's governmentwide professional support service schedule contracts like the Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services contract known as MOBIS. She told In Depth with Francis Rose the effort to remake the services contracts started within GSA and another big contracting initiative is driving it.
October 30, 2015 -
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A huge number of professional services contracts are due to expire across the government during fiscal 2016. By the General Services Administration's accounting, $26 billion worth of contracts are due to run out over the next year and GSA sees it as the perfect chance to reduce some duplication in service contracting vehicles. There are thousands of them across government and consolidate that work into a smaller number of multiple-award contracting vehicles. Bob Lohfeld is CEO of the Lohfeld Consulting Group, joined Jared Serbu on In Depth with Francis Rose to talk about a busy year ahead for service contract competition.
October 30, 2015 -
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Casey Kelley, John Cavadias and Richard Blake, members of GSA's Alliant 2 management team will discuss the program's overall acquisition strategy and goals. October 27, 2015
October 29, 2015 -
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Creating more government innovation won't come without some creativity, some agency and industry experts say. Adam Tarsi, chief of staff of DoD's Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, said agencies should widen their approach and position itself as an incubator for startup companies.
October 29, 2015 -
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Low margins and skimpy new contracting opportunities are driving federal vendors toward mergers and acquisitions. That's what a new survey from Grant Thornton and the Professional Services Council seems to say. It shows why consolidation keeps happening among contractors. Rich LaFleur is a managing partner with Grant Thornton, and helped lead the survey. He tells executive editor Jason Miller why so many vendors are looking to get out of the federal market.
October 29, 2015 -
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The Government Accountability Office is helping the House Oversight Committee develop a scorecard for implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. The metrics will likely look the same for every agency. But that may not be the fairest way to grade. Sonny Hashmi, managing director for Global Government at Box and former chief information officer at the General Services Administration, tells In Depth with Francis Rose at the Executive Leadership Conference different agencies may achieve success in different ways.
October 29, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor outstanding leaders in the industry. The awards are co-sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council. The executive-of-the-year award goes to a company leader who stands out for his or her contributions in business, the community and the industry. Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager of HP Enterprise Services U.S. Public Add MediaSector, is a finalist for the award in the greater than $300 million in sales category. She joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the honor.
October 29, 2015 -
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Jim McCarthy, member of board of advisors, National Contract Management Association, outlines how vendors can win work within a code of morals.
October 28, 2015 -
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The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region’s government contractors. The awards are co-sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council. Tom Romeo is the president of Maximus Federal Services and a finalist for the Executive of the Year award in the greater-than-$300 million in sales category. He has more about his company and his nomination.
October 28, 2015
