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Contractor associations are raising red flags over the General Services Administration\'s proposed rule for vendors to report 11 transactional data elements. And they are using data and expertise to make their case.
May 11, 2015 -
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The Chief Information Officer\'s Council held a séance, pulled out its Ouji board and asked for the approval from Rip Van Winkle to raise the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB), otherwise known as the Federal Desktop Core Configuration, from its long slumber.
May 11, 2015 -
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Over the past two years, the Pentagon has been looking to prove that some of its acquisition programs don\'t need to go through every single step of the department\'s slow and byzantine process. DoD finally has identified its first test case, and is looking for more.
May 11, 2015 -
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The General Services Administration wants to know why prices change between different schedules for the same or similar items. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said GSA\'s competitive pricing initiative could create a flood of industry experts jumping to conclusions.
May 07, 2015 -
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Frank Kendall, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, is setting limits for when to use lowest price/technically acceptable procurement strategies. He says there are only four conditions when LPTA is appropriate to use. Bob Lohfeld is CEO of the Lohfeld Consulting Group, former chaiman of ACT-IAC. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the new limits may be a sign DoD is trying to phase out LPTA.
May 07, 2015 -
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The Office of Management and Budget released its draft guidance for agency compliance with the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act last week. FITARA gives federal CIOs greater budgetary responsibility, and a larger say in IT decisions. OMB\'s draft guidance attempts to help agencies navigate these new waters. Van Hitch is a senior adviser at Deloitte Consulting, and a former Justice Department CIO. As part of the Partnership for Public Service\'s SAGE Program, he was part of a team of former government officials who volunteered their time to review and comment on these draft guidelines at the request of OMB. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain what else is in it.
May 07, 2015 -
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NARFE legislative director Jessica Klement and Federal Times reporter Andy Medici join host Mike Causey to discuss proposed benefit cuts for federal workers and retirees. May 6, 2015
May 06, 2015 -
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Brian Miller, managing director in the Disputes and Investigations Practice at Navigant will give us his thoughts on GSA\'s transactional data reporting rule. May 5, 2015
May 05, 2015 -
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Three major actions in the acquisition pipeline are good signs for change that will serve the government better. Mike Fischetti is executive director of the National Contract Management Association. He\'s writing about all three under the title \"Change is happening, and in the right way.\" On In Depth with Francis Rose, Mike explained why he thinks he has to point out that the news on acquisition isn\'t all bad.
May 05, 2015 -
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On Monday, the Pentagon made good on its promise to make more use of the government\'s FedRAMP process, certifying 23 cloud products as secure enough to host DoD low-level data.
May 05, 2015 -
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Lisa Dezzutti and Monica Mayk of Market Connections join host Mark Amtower to discuss the top challenges that contractors face in marketing to the federal government, and how shrinking budgets are impacting marketing. May 4, 2015
May 04, 2015 -
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The Defense Department competes about 60 percent of its contracts and task orders. DoD says the main reason it won\'t compete a contract is because only one company shows up to the bargaining table. Bill Woods is director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at the Government Accountability Office. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he tracked DoD\'s contract history to see if it\'s leaving money on the table.
May 04, 2015 -
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Letter to the editor: The White House shouldn\'t overlook the career staff who keep the government running as it gets excited about the new, shiny people at USDS, 18F and other places.
May 04, 2015 -
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Jacob Haynes, the chief information officer at the Defense Contract Management Agency, said the new innovation lab helps the agency use a disciplined approach to testing technology before making a major investment.
April 30, 2015
