Contracting
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Federal contractors may be getting away with fraud or shoddy work, according to a Government Accountability Office study of five years\' worth of federal contracts. GAO found that most agencies are not using enforcement tools meant to cut off the flow of public funds to bad contractors.
October 07, 2011 -
Bill Gormley, president and chief executive officer of Washington Management Group, is leaving his job, Federal News Radio has learned.
October 07, 2011 -
Mike Morelli, the project manager with the Denver Service Center for the National Park Service, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the Washington Monument repair efforts.
October 07, 2011 -
Software company Oracle has agreed to pay nearly $200 million to the U.S. government for failing to meet contractual obligations to the General Services Administration under a contract first awarded more than a dozen years ago. The company denies any wrongdoing, while GSA claimed the settlement as a victory for government purchasers.
October 07, 2011 -
Larry Clinton, the president of the Internet Security Alliance, gives his assessment for some lawmakers\' call for a code of conduct.
October 06, 2011 -
Bond is going into the lobbying world. He talks about the federal tech landscape with In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 06, 2011 -
Paul Christman is the new president and chief executive officer of Quest Software Public Sector.
October 06, 2011 -
In its first year, the website Challenge.gov let agencies add public contests as a low-cost way to find innovative solutions to their problems. Officials at the General Services Administration, which runs the site, say challenges offer a lower-cost alternative to procurement or grants and speak to a different audience. GSA would like to see challenges standardized across the government in the coming year — but worry that the site may lose funding.
October 06, 2011 -
GAO\'s John Hutton and Belva Martin highlight conclusions from two recent reports.
October 05, 2011 -
More than a dozen construction companies won spots on a multiple-award Army construction contract, worth $499 million. The also awarded an $11 million contract to restore and modernize a building in Washington, D.C.
October 05, 2011 -
IBM is creating a new security division — and has just announced a deal to help make it happen.
October 05, 2011 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and GSA are working on a directory of Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreements. The database would help fix one of the \"biggest blind spots\" in federal acquisition today, said Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator. OFPP\'s memo to require business cases for multiple-award contracts received praise for its direct and specific requirements.
October 05, 2011 -
The Government Accountability Office found the Coast Guard cannot meet its most recent acquisition objectives to recapitalize its aging boats and airplanes. The audit agency told Congress Tuesday the service hasn\'t properly aligned its ambitions with its expected budgets. The Coast Guard contends the GAO findings are out of date.
October 05, 2011 -
Host Roger Waldron will talk about the MAS program with Caroly Alston, general counsel for the Washington Management Group. October 4, 2011
October 04, 2011 -
Molly Wilkinson, a 22-year federal employee, will take her first job in the private sector as head of government affairs for Regions Bank. She worked as the Republican general counsel for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for the last two years.
October 04, 2011