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Chief information officers in the intelligence community said despite cultural challenges, it makes sense to treat the IC as one IT enterprise. They owe an implementation plan to IC agency heads by the end of this year.
October 21, 2011 -
Winslow Wheeler is the director at the Straus Military Reform Project for the Center for Defense Information.
October 20, 2011 -
The Computers for Learning Program lets the agency donate surplus government equipment to schools that need it.
October 20, 2011 -
Government Accountability Office employees could face six days of furlough this year as the watchdog agency expects a possible cut of $35 to $42 million in its budget compared with last year.
October 20, 2011 -
The Acquisitions Reform Bill would require more robust use of Federal Strategic Sourcing vehicles — which allow the government to consolidate its shopping lists and buy in bulk, rather than have each agency pursue its own procurements.
October 20, 2011 -
Senior defense leaders told Congress they\'ve already made huge steps toward implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Contracting. Former members of the panel say DoD still has a lot of work to do.
October 20, 2011 -
Host Mike Causey will discuss the big issues facing feds with Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose, Federal Times editor Steve Watkins and senior reporter Sean Reilly. October 19, 2011
October 19, 2011 -
The agency\'s task force detailed potential areas to cut the cost of technology in a 104-page report sent to the chief information officer this week. Stephen Warren, VA\'s principal deputy CIO, said the agency expects to save at least $50 million over the next year.
October 19, 2011 -
Bill Welch is the chair of the Government Contracts Practice Group at General Counsel.
October 19, 2011 -
The new bill, passed in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, would require more consistent reporting of improper payments by federal agencies.
October 19, 2011 -
CIOs and other federal IT experts say cloud computing security isn\'t much different than other protecting other technology systems. The chief technology officer for the CIA, Gus Hunt, said the cloud\'s elasticity makes it harder for hackers to attack.
October 19, 2011 -
The Pentagon will soon announce winners of its latest round of grant funding to try out new energy technologies at its U.S. bases. The response from industry and other government agencies has been overwhelming, officials said.
October 19, 2011 -
Host Roger Waldron is joined by Jon Etherton of Etherton and Associates. They will discuss the outlook for congressional budget negotiations. October 18, 2011 (Encore presentation November 1, 2011 and November 22, 2011)
October 18, 2011 -
The bill to repeal a requirement that governments withhold some payments to vendors would add more than $11 billion to the deficit, according the Congressional Budget Office. A key House committee has already passed the bill.
October 18, 2011 -
A new Small Business Administration rule would require prime contractors to notify agency contracting officers when there\'s a change in subcontractors from the original bid. Kenneth Dodds, an SBA attorney, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss how the new rules would affect contractors and agencies.
October 18, 2011