Contracting
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The Pentagon said it needs a much clearer picture of the subcontractors beneath the top tier of prime vendors it works with every day. DoD is trying to create a comprehensive map of the entire defense industry so it can keep critical suppliers healthy during an expected period of industry consolidation.
November 02, 2011 -
The chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform said agencies need to do more to train new employees to make the best decisions. Lankford said the turnover in the workforce and the lack of consistent training for the new employees is a major concern for the subcommittee.
November 01, 2011 -
The Air Force, Navy and Lockheed Martin are pushing for training to begin on the new F-35 Joint Fight Strike Fighter, despite recommendations to postpone training by 10 months.
November 01, 2011 -
The agency issued draft of version 1 of the technology roadmap seeking to create cloud computing standards. The document details 10 cloud requirements that agencies need help on to adopt the emerging technology.
November 01, 2011 -
The department released a request for information for 11 email and collaboration services in the cloud. The RFI comes after Onix and Google dropped its protest of Interior\'s award to Softchoice and Microsoft for cloud email in October 2010.
November 01, 2011 -
SafeGov.org aims to provide government with a greater understanding of the benefits of cloud computing.
November 01, 2011 -
Bob Peck, commissioner of GSA\'s Public Buildings Service, says his agency is leading by example in energy efficiency.
November 01, 2011 -
The companies must plead their case before the Air Force\'s debarring official. In the meantime, they cannot obtain new contracts or subcontracts.
October 31, 2011 -
Raj Kuchadkar, Deputy Director of the Howard County BRAC Office and the Base Business Initiative (BBI) program joins host Mark Amtower to talk about the BBI program as it enters Phase 3. October 31, 2011(Encore presentation November 7, 2011)
October 31, 2011 -
By law, agencies do not have to follow GAO\'s recommendations — but most do, says William Welch, chair of the Government Contracts Practice Group at General Counsel.
October 31, 2011 -
Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said he will hold hearings to see how to make the federal grant process more transparent. The administration merged two existing boards into a new Council on Financial Assistance Reform to improve the grant-making process. HHS awarded a $32.4 million contract for IT services for grants.gov portal.
October 31, 2011 -
Tim Unruh, program manager at the Energy Department\'s Federal Energy Management Program, shared tips on how agencies can become more energy efficient.
October 31, 2011 -
Michael Robertson, GSA\'s chief of staff, provided an update on the agency\'s continuing green and clean energy efforts.
October 31, 2011 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is trying to get the wider public to adopt the \"Blue Button\" technology it developed to give its patients direct access to their medical information. Atlanta-based RelayHealth won a department-sponsored contest for the fastest company to develop and implement the single-click technology that allows patients to download their health records.
October 31, 2011 -
The General Services Administration will announce a new policy that expands its telework and mobility options for employees.
October 30, 2011