Contracting
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The Departments of the Navy, Agriculture and Energy are asking industry how best to spend $510 million on the future of biofuels. They are leaning on a 1950 law that lets the government pour cash into defense-critical industries.
August 31, 2011 -
The contract is for HP to provide work stations, processors and other products.
August 30, 2011 -
Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller\'s talks to Houston Taylor, Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Acquisition Management at the General Services Administration, about the agency\'s new contracting vehicle called Integrations.
August 30, 2011 -
Days after Hurricane Irene blew through the East Coast, some federal buildings along the East Coast remain closed Tuesday
August 30, 2011 -
The Homeland Security Department and the General Services Administration have named 14 companies to a blanket purchase agreement to help agencies implement a Risk Management Framework for cybersecurity
August 30, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: The deadline to transition to GSA\'s Networx telecommunications contract is approaching, an assessment of DHS 10 years after 9/11 and a preview of upcoming legislative battles as Congress prepares to return from recess.
August 30, 2011 -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, facing the prospect of its disaster relief fund running dry by the end of the current fiscal year, has decided to use the fund only for immediate needs related to Hurricane Irene. The decision puts any new spending for projects related to previous disasters on hold until Congress appropriates more money.
August 30, 2011 -
Host Mark Amtower will talk government acquistion with Jaime Gracia, President and CEO of Seville Government Consulting, and Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller. August 29, 2011(Encore presentation September 12, 2011)
August 29, 2011 -
Agencies have until Aug. 31 to submit their orders and have GSA pay for the transition from the FTS-2001 contract.
August 29, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: in Hurricane Irene\'s aftermath, some federal buildings are closed because of power outages, the Energy Department is guaranteeing loans for a solar power project and the National Transportation Safety Board is studying experimental aircraft.
August 29, 2011 -
The General Services Administration is working with power companies from Maryland to Massachusetts to fix the problems. OPM said agencies in Washington are open as usual Monday and employees can use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework if necessary.
August 28, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration are providing information for federal employees in the event Hurricane Irene causes federal building closures.
August 28, 2011 -
Host Derrick Dortch is joined by Julie Rochman, president of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. August 26, 2011
August 26, 2011 -
Todd Canni, the Air Force Associate General Counsel, joined the Federal Drive to discuss a recent article he wrote dealing with contractor suspensions and debarments.
August 26, 2011 -
Ray Thomas, a senior manager at Booz Allen Hamilton, and Justin Pierce, a director at Man-Machine Systems Assessment, joined the Federal Drive to discuss agency continuity-of-operations plans in the wake of Hurricane Irene\'s impending landfall along the East coast.
August 26, 2011