Contracting
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OPM developing competency models for performance improvement officers and chief operating officers as part of its requirements under the GPRA Modernization Act. DHS moves to agile development to fix the HSIN program. NIST to update HSPD-12 card requirements to meet mobile needs.
October 25, 2011 -
The three agencies have joined a growing number that are offering incentive payments for employees to leave the payroll. Federal News Radio provides a roundup of recent buyout offers.
October 24, 2011 -
Eleven employees and contractors with the U.S. General Services Administration, which manages basic services and buildings for federal agencies, have been sentenced in contracting bribery schemes.
October 24, 2011 -
The agency has launched its Small Biz Cyber Planner to help businesses make a cybersecurity protection plan
October 24, 2011 -
Stan Sloane is President and CEO of Decision Sciences International.
October 24, 2011 -
Fresh off its cloud email transition, Coleman said GSA has taken an agencywide — not just a project- wide— perspective on return on investment for its mobility initiatives.
October 24, 2011 -
Janet Ruck and Karol Taylor, authors of \"Find your Federal Job Fit\", will talk about the book with host Derrick Dortch. October 21, 2011(December 30, 2011)
October 21, 2011 -
Robyn Kehoe, director of field operations for the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund and Young Government Leaders president Dave Uejio, join Bill Bransford on today\'s show. October 21, 2011
October 21, 2011 -
Mark Amtower, host of Federal News Radio\'s \"Amtower Off Center,\" explains how you can leverage that use to reach agencies.
October 21, 2011 -
Three senators are proposing major reforms to the federal government's acquisition process.
October 21, 2011 -
A new report from an interagency committee shows departments have increased the number of contractors suspended or debarred by at least 150 from 2009 to 2010. The Army, DLA, DHS, EPA and OPM have debarred more vendors than other agencies over the past two years.
October 21, 2011 -
Lawmakers charged with reducing the federal deficit should look to contractors\' compensation rather than reduce government workers\' pay and benefits, a coalition of federal unions and management associations wrote in a letter to supercommittee leaders.
October 21, 2011 -
Lee Holcomb, a senior vice president at Lockheed Martin and this year's industry chair of the Executive Leadership Conference, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the federal mobility push — the theme of this year's conference, which kicks off this weekend.
October 21, 2011 -
The White House is threatening to veto a bill that would repeal the 3 percent tax withholding on government contractors because of the spending cuts attached to the legislation. The Senate version of the bill would cut $30 billion in government spending to pay for repealing the tax, which the White House says is too much.
October 21, 2011 -
Capt. Duane Ashton, the program manager for unmanned systems in the Navy\'s program executive office for Littoral Combat Ships. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the new device and how it furthers Navy\'s trend toward using more unmanned vessels.
October 21, 2011