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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. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is featuring the finalists for this year's GovCon Awards in a series of radio interviews and photo galleries. Click the links in each photo to listen to our Federal Drive and In Depth interviews with the finalists.

    September 29, 2015
  • Rose Wang, founder and CEO of the Binary Group and David Chesebrough, president of the Association for Enterprise Information join host John Gilroy to discuss enterprise transformation and the impact of Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act on federal IT. September 29, 2015

    September 28, 2015
  • In this week's "Inside the Reporter's Notebook," Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) held a field hearing in Austin, Texas last week to better understand how agencies are implementing cloud computing.

    September 28, 2015
  • GSA made an award to Booz Allen Hamilton under the OASIS multiple award contract on behalf of the Defense Department for a host of global threat mitigation services.

    September 28, 2015
  • The government contracting community is still wary of the concept of lowest-price, technically acceptable contracts coming from agencies. But the deeper question is, what kind of value does an agency get? Rafael Borras is a senior advisor at AT Kearney, and former Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose government can learn from the private sector how value creation can be an alternative to simple budget cutting.

    September 24, 2015
  • The government typically spends around a third of its budget in the last quarter of the fiscal year. Time is running out for companies to get a piece of that business. Bob Lohfeld is chief executive at the Lohfeld Consulting Group. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose he's got a five-step plan to help you get your share

    September 24, 2015
  • The Homeland Security Department picks Raytheon to run the DOMino program, which maintains and improves the intrusion protection and detection system known as EINSTEIN, and develops other cyber tools under the National Cybersecurity Protection System.

    September 23, 2015
  • Cameron Leuthy, senior budget analyst at Bloomberg Government, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the current budget, plans for a possible government shutdown, and the long term impact of continuing resolutions. September 22, 2015

    September 22, 2015
  • The Office of Management and Budget is using a "cut and reinvest" process to reach its goal of saving money on information technology. But the reinvest portion is still up in the air. David Powner is the director of Information Technology Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how agencies follow their spending and track their savings.

    September 22, 2015
  • On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners Ready To Prime, Allen Scott sits down with the Regional Director Natalia Olson-Urtecho and District Director Antonio Doss of the Small Business Administration.

    September 22, 2015
  • Rumors of a potential government shutdown are growing louder. Members of industry who have been through it before have some advice on what contractors can do to prepare for a potential shutdown.

    September 22, 2015
  • 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. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. Everett Johnson is the founder and CEO of E3 Federal Solutions, and a finalist for this year's GovCon Contractor of the Year award in the $75 million in sales category. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on his nomination.

    September 22, 2015
  • Mike Sade, the president of Sade Associates and a retired federal procurement executive, makes the case for an agency’s source selection committee to learn from the mistakes the NFL made to better communicate with its customers.

    September 22, 2015
  • 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. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. Omar Balkissoon is the CEO and co-founder of OG Systems, and a finalist for this year's GovCon Contractor of the Year award in the $75 million in sales category. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin now with more on his nomination.

    September 21, 2015