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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, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high…
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Hari Bezwada, the chief information officer of the Army’s Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information System, said he’s taking measured approach to migrate five ERP systems to a shared services provider.
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The Army's acquisition chief says program testing takes too long and needs to be streamlined. She says that industry's help may be the best way to solve the problem. Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione has more.
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Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the pending fiscal year 2016 budget, GSA schedules and more. October 19, 2015
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Technology advances, but it also matures and becomes less lucrative. That's one reason Lockheed Martin is spinning off its cybersecurity services business. Yet Dell is betting $50 billion on EMC, a manufacturer of several mature technologies. What does it all mean for the federal market? Federal Drive host Tom Temin asks Jonathan Aberman, the managing director of Amplifier Ventures and founder of Tandem NSI.
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The FBI was attempting to purchase Motorola tactical radios under an indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract operated by Homeland Security. The FBI set up its task order as a one-year term with four one-year options. That landed the deal in a protest by Harris. The Government Accountability Office shot down the FBI approach. How come? For an answer, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to attorney Joe Petrillo, a partner at the law firm Petrillo & Powell.
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When the government issues a purchase order following a request for quotation, sign it. You may not be required to, but it will offer some protection. Richard Lieberman is a consultant and author of "The 100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting". He joins In Depth with Francis Rose to explain the RFQ mistake and how to avoid it.
October 15, 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, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Heidi Gerding, the president and CEO of HeiTech and a finalist for this year's Executive of the Year award in the $75 million or less in sales category, spoke to In Depth with Francis Rose about the awards.
October 15, 2015 -
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New cyber regulations for companies in the defense industrial base are mandatory instead of voluntary. Alex Major, associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group of Sheppard Mullin, wrote about the new regulations on the Sheppard Mullin blog and he tells In Depth with Francis Rose that contractors and subcontractors may have been drafted.
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The National Defense Authorization Act this year includes some big reforms for acquisition at the Defense Department. It's the latest attempt to improve how the government gets the things it needs. Bob Lohfeld, CEO and general manager of Lohfeld Consulting Group, wrote about the challenging search for good procurement practices. He wrote that he sees little evidence of convergence on the best acquisition practices. In Depth with Francis Rose asked him if he sees a convergence of the worst acquisition practices instead.
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With a growing number of cyber programs chasing a finite number of dollars, the Army is creating a new governance process designed to prioritize its cyber spending much closer to the time when dollars actually head out the door.
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The Army's top acquisition official said government needs to work with industry to stop duplicative testing that is delaying the time it takes for troops to get products.
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OFPP Administrator Anne Rung and Tom Sharpe, the commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, say category management now is a cross-agency priority goal with a focus on saving money and reducing contracts.
October 14, 2015 -
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On this week’s edition of On DoD: An update on the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation. The NIE process for testing and integrating new technology into the Army’s inventory is several years old now, but it’s undergoing…
October 14, 2015
