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The Army needs big solutions if it wants to generate as much energy as it consumes by 2020. It's using the Fort Carson Army base in Colorado Springs as a testing ground for the Net-Zero Energy Initiative. The General Services Administration identifies four ideas that could help Fort Carson reach big energy breakthroughs. It's also partnering with the Army and Energy Department to measure Fort Carson's progress so far. Ken Sandler is the sustainability and green building advisor within the Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings at GSA. He told In Depth with Francis Rose what Fort Carson has done so far.
September 24, 2014 -
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A forthcoming Pentagon plan will let military departments chart their cloud procurement strategies, as long as they provide detailed data to the Pentagon and each other.
September 24, 2014 -
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Jim Ghiloni, program manager for OASIS, will bring us up to date on the capabilities, features, and opportunities of the OASIS contracting program. September 23, 2014
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The industry association is once again in turmoil as it gets rid of Mike Hettinger, who was brought in to stabilize the association after a tumultuous year. TechAmerica brings in two consultants, Larry Allen and Bill Greenwalt, to handle the day-to-day activities of the organization in the meantime.
September 23, 2014 -
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Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to talk about what contractors should expect in Fiscal Year 2015. September 22, 2014
September 22, 2014 -
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The latest blueprint to improve DoD's acquisition process will try to help the military achieve game-changing end products and spend less time on the business end of the acquisition system. Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the strategy remains in draft form while DoD gathers feedback from a variety of experts.
September 22, 2014 -
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The Obama administration's strategic sourcing program has been beset by protests from unhappy vendors. This post is part of Jason Miller's Inside the Reporter's Notebook feature.
September 22, 2014 -
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Steve VanRoekel isn't the only one leaving the E-Government office.
September 19, 2014 -
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After two years of planning and pilot programs, the intelligence community says its plan to integrate the IT systems of its 17 agencies is moving forward toward large-scale adoption.
September 19, 2014 -
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Mike Sade, a former federal acquisition executive, said the consolidation of schedule contracts makes sense, but there are several unanswered questions GSA needs to address.
September 17, 2014 -
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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 16, 2014
September 16, 2014 -
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The new strategic sourcing contract for office supplies at the General Services Administration looks a lot like GSA's Schedule 75 contract for office supplies. It actually looks so familiar, it might just be a rerun. Roger Waldron is President of the Coalition for Government Procurement. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he shed some light on the potential duplication issue with the OS3 contract, and sees some other contracts that could have the exact same duplication problem.
September 16, 2014 -
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The White House and the General Services Administration select 27 new Presidential Innovation Fellows to work on "high-impact" projects.
September 16, 2014 -
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Author and marketing strategist David Meerman Scott joins host Mark Amtower to discuss his two recent books. September 15, 2014
September 15, 2014
