Contracting
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HHS CIO Michael Carleton will retire at the end of July, ending a 35-year federal career.
June 27, 2011 -
ClearanceJobs.com Founder and Director Evan Lesser joins host Derrick Dortch...to talk about how government cutbacks are affecting contractors in the Defense and Homeland Security sectors. June 24, 2011
June 24, 2011 -
Newscast stories heard on the June 21, 2011, edition of In Depth with Francis Rose.
June 21, 2011 -
We all know agencies are facing major budget cuts. And despite these cuts many agencies are still wasting precious bid and proposal (B&P) dollars. Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose spoke with with John Chierichella, partner in the Government Contracts and Regulated Industries Practice Group at Sheppard Mullin, about 10 ways your agency is wasting B&P.
June 21, 2011 -
The Army has awarded the Oshkosh Corporation a $226 million contract for 5,131 underbody improvement kits for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle.
June 21, 2011 -
Staying $585 million under budget is a major accomplishment for any agency. But, as Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose found out, GSA\'s Bill Guerin did just that.
June 21, 2011 -
A new report found the courts have given presidents wide authority over federal contracting. But CRS finds plenty of examples where executive orders have violated existing law. The CRS study comes as the Senate passes an amendment in the defense authorization bill to prohibit DoD from collecting vendor information on political contributions.
June 21, 2011 -
A coalition of government agencies will target counterfeit parts posing a danger to the armed services and the public.
June 21, 2011 -
CACI says it will buy Pangia Technologies LLC, a software engineering company that works for U.S. intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland Security, the Air Force and the Navy.
June 21, 2011 -
Over the course of the base-plus-three-years contract, LMI will provide metrics and analysis of metrics for the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain, shepherd policy and issuance actions, support DoD\'s Comprehensive Inventory Improvement Plan, and provide general consulting services.
June 21, 2011 -
Lawmakers want to merge the fund with GSA\'s Office of Citizen Services. Sam Rosen-Amy, a federal fiscal policy analyst for OMB Watch, said that may lead to reduction in services.
June 21, 2011 -
Designing requirements for a big procurement at DoD involves three main elements: cost, schedule, and performance objectives. GAO\'s Mike Sullivan told Federal News Radio that DoD continues to struggle in those areas.
June 20, 2011 -
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Scott Denniston, CEO of the Scott Group of Virginia joins host Mark Amtower for a discussion on issues concerning small businesses. June 20, 2011
June 17, 2011 -
CIO Simon Szykman said the department has a goal of $50 million in savings through strategic sourcing and that commodity technology will play a big role in achieving that mark. He said the agency also is looking at expanding NOAA\'s IT services contract so the rest of the department can use it.
June 17, 2011