Contracting
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Allen Federal Business Partners CEO Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower to talk about a variety of contracting issues. July 18, 2011(Encore presentation August 1, 2011)
July 18, 2011 -
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.
July 18, 2011 -
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says contractors must balance collaboration with security
July 18, 2011 -
The Defense Department’s audit and business practices have come under scrutiny of late. The House Armed Services Committee has created a special panel to reform the Pentagon’s financial management systems, while DoD has struggled for…
July 18, 2011 -
Mark E. Krzysko, deputy director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, told Federal News Radio about the new system the Pentagon is using to improve acquisition. The Acquisition Visibility program gives DoD officials on-demand access to procurement data.
July 15, 2011 -
The Defense Department will focus its energies on trying to make its IT systems so hard to penetrate that adversaries won\'t bother trying. The Pentagon barely mentions offensive capabilities in its new cyber strategy.
July 15, 2011 -
GAO finds the Pentagon isn\'t moving fast enough in improving the skills of their workforce. House lawmakers focused in the acquisition workforce, specifically. DoD defended its efforts, pointing to the 8,600 new acquisition workers hired over the past few years.
July 15, 2011 -
Jacob Haynes, the Defense Contract Management Agency\'s CIO, said a zero client set up will rely totally on the cloud for all computing needs. July 14, 2011
July 15, 2011 -
Marion Blakey is the President and CEO of the Aerospace Industry Association.
July 14, 2011 -
Blue Ridge Networks\' Jerry Edgerton talks cybersecurity trends and what measures agencies should take to protect themselves on Industry Chatter with Francis Rose.
July 14, 2011 -
The Professional Services Council details likes and dislikes of procurement language in the 2012 DoD Authorization bill.
July 14, 2011 -
As terminations become more likely due to tightening budgets, GAO said NASA needs to develop more guidance for its acquisition professionals. Cristina Chaplain, director of acquisitions and sourcing management at GAO, spoke with Federal News Radio about the recommendations.
July 13, 2011 -
Gwynne Kostin is the Director of Mobile at the Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies at GSA. She explains how the program is coming along and what exactly it\'s doing to help interagency collaboration.
July 13, 2011 -
Federal small business contracting under scrutiny. Analysis from American Small Business League president Lloyd Chapman.
July 13, 2011 -
Host Roger Waldron is joined by Washington Management Group President Bill Gormley. They will talk about what agencies need to do to meet their goals for this fiscal year. July 12, 2011(Encore presentation August 23, 2011)
July 12, 2011