Contracting

  • The latest report on the 10-year effort to build a nationwide interoperable communications system shows law enforcement agents are still using 15-year-old radios. DoJ\'s Integrated Wireless Network program has been a victim of budget shortfalls and poor governance.

    January 20, 2012
  • The University of Maryland\'s CIO Certificate program focuses on teaching its students to meet the challenges of management and leadership. The certificate program is one of several affiliated with GSA\'s CIO University. January 19, 2012

    January 19, 2012
  • The federal CIO said he\'s not concerned that the administration\'s cloud initiative will fall victim to the same types of roadblocks lawmakers set out for e-government seven years ago. VanRoekel said members of Congress need data on the value cloud computing brings. He also said vendor management organizations and mobile computing are among his short term priorities.

    January 19, 2012
  • Belva Martin, the director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at GAO, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the agency\'s latest report on the use of the national-security exception in defense contracting. GAO concluded the Defense Department\'s rules for when its agencies must disclose the use of the exception are unclear.

    January 19, 2012
  • Tom Allen, the chairman of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the recent report it released to stakeholders, which serves as the board\'s three-year plan.

    January 19, 2012
  • Chris Gorman, manager partner of the Efiia Group, and Kelly O\'Connor, the president of Efiia Cares, joined Industry Chatter with Francis Rose to discuss mobility in government.

    January 19, 2012
  • National Treasury Employees Union president Colleen M. Kelly and Federal Times reporters Sean Reilly and Andy Medici will discuss some of the big issues affecting government workers. January 18, 2012

    January 18, 2012
  • Steve Krause, a principal at Catalyst Partners, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how steep defense cuts could actually play to smaller contractors\' strengths.

    January 18, 2012
  • Gadi Ben-Yehuda, the social media director for the IBM Center for the Business of Government, is leading a social media course for the General Services Administration. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to provide a preview of the course.

    January 18, 2012
  • Ed Meagher, a vice president at contracting giant CSC, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how Operation Jump-Start helps veterans find civilian careers.

    January 17, 2012
  • Kay Sears, president of Intelsat General Corporation, will talk about how the federal communications marketplace is changing. January 17, 2012

    January 17, 2012
  • The White House is taking a new step toward reducing duplicative government programs and reorganizing agencies. John Kamensky of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and Ira Shapiro, an international trade lawyer, give analysis on the recent administration proposals.

    January 17, 2012
  • Michael Hackmer, senior community manager for GovWin joins host Mark Amtower to talk about the organization. January 16, 2011(Encore presentation February 27, 2012)

    January 16, 2012
  • Guy Timberlake, the chief visionary officer at the American Small Business Coalition, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the recently announced federal reorganization. Specifically, what will change on a day-to-day level — for agency employees and small-business owners — with the elevation of the Small Business Administration, to a Cabinet-level post.

    January 16, 2012
  • Jacques Gansler, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss competition in contracting, including in-sourcing and A-76 public-private contracts.

    January 16, 2012