Contracting

• What’s ahead in FY 2015?

  Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to talk about what contractors should expect in Fiscal Year 2015. October 6, 2014

  Amtower Off-Center

  October 06, 2014
• Helpdesk award continues USDA’s trek toward more shared services

  Cheryl Cook, USDA's CIO, said the Forest Service awarded a contract to AbilityOne for tier one helpdesk services. This is one of several enterprisewide services the agency is creating to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

  Ask the CIO

  October 06, 2014
• NASA SEWP lowers fees for agencies

  When it rolls out its fifth version next month, NASA's SEWP will have the lowest fees of any governmentwide acquisition contract. It will charge less than 0.4 percent to participating agencies. SEWP IV fees are 0.45 percent, compared to the General Services Administration's 0.75 percent.

  Management

  October 06, 2014
• PSC hires Navy acquisition exec to lead defense, intel committee

  Jerry Punderson, the outgoing director of contracts for the Naval Sea Systems Command, will join PSC as its new senior vice president of defense and intelligence.

  Defense

  October 06, 2014
• Shared services governance under development

  Treasury and OMB are trying to set some baseline expectations for financial management shared services as the initiative ramps up. This story is part of Jason Miller's Inside the Reporter's Notebook feature.

  Management

  October 06, 2014
• Lights, camera, jail time for feds???

  Whoever said that a picture is worth a thousand words knew what he (or she) was talking about. That's especially true of a high federal official photographed in a Las Vegas luxury suite in their birthday suit, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

  Mike Causey

  October 06, 2014
• GSA to tap into car-sharing to cut costs

  Government workers in four U.S. cities will soon be able to get behind the wheel of a ZipCar as part of a General Services Administration push to cut costs. The car-sharing program aims to make the federal fleet more manageable for the agency, which oversees the use of around 200,000 vehicles.

  Acquisition

  October 03, 2014
• Eric Adolphe, Co-Founder and CEO, Government Proposal Solutions

  NASA offers 43 technology firms a spot on the new SEWP V contract. The contract's worth $20 billion over five years. Getting a spot on a contract like that starts with your business proposal. Eric Adolphe is co-founder and CEO of Government Proposal Solutions. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he talked about the proposal process for contracting companies.

  All News

  October 02, 2014
• Energy reverses course on plan to hire VA executive at center of FedBid procurement fraud

  The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management planned to bring on Susan Taylor, the Veterans Health Administration's deputy chief procurement officer, but now has changed its mind. Taylor is accused by the VA inspector general of committing procurement fraud, lying to investigators and having a conflict of interest by promoting FedBid.

  Defense

  October 02, 2014
• NASA names SEWP V contractors

  NASA has awarded spots on the latest version of its governmentwide technology contract to 43 firms. It plans to add more names to that list within a few days. Agencies will be able to buy through SEWP V beginning next month.

  Technology

  October 02, 2014
• Devon Hewitt, Government Contracts Lawyer, Protorae Law

  A series of legal and regulatory changes have affected small business federal contracting doing business with the government. And more changes are in the pipeline. Devon Hewitt, a partner at Protorae Law, gave Tom Temin an update on what's ahead on the Federal Drive.

  Federal Drive

  October 01, 2014
• GSA awards DHS headquarters contract to Grunley, Shalom Baranes

  Phase two of the Department of Homeland Security's $4.5 billion renovation project at St. Elizabeths is moving forward. The General Services Administration on Tuesday awarded two construction companies with a contract that will help consolidate the agency's office space.

  Management

  October 01, 2014
• Men vs. women – the accounting conundrum

  When it comes to women in accounting, why do so many end up in entry-level positions and never make their way up the career ladder? Women of Washington hosts Gigi Schumm and Aileen Black talk with Amy Thorn, Kellye Jennings, and Cassie Hartogs of BDO - three women who have bucked this trend.

  Women of Washington

  October 01, 2014
• Strategic sourcing, GSA schedules, and more

  Carolyn Alston, executive vice president and general counsel for the Coalition for Government Procurement, will discuss a wide range of procurement issues including interagency contracting, and acquisition streamlining. September 30, 2014

  Off the Shelf

  September 30, 2014