Contracting
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An informal working group reviewed 61 methodologies in the private sector for measuring the lifecycle cost of products. DoD\'s goal is to incorporate such a total cost of ownership approach for all products. The Pentagon eventually could make the process a standard.
January 03, 2011 -
Two major contributors to a task force on Defense Department IT acquisition said DoD\'s report to Congress on its plans for reform contains some good recommendations - but fails to identify how the department will overcome powerful cultural barriers to change. Experts said DoD failed to look outside the traditional Defense industrial complex for new ways to manage the IT lifecycle.
January 03, 2011 -
Web 2.0 guru David Meerman Scott joins host Mark Amtower for a discussion on leveraging real-time marketing to your company\'s advantage. January 3, 2011
January 03, 2011 -
The Defense Department will limit the types of contracts subject to a tough new conflict of interest rule. The rule prevents contractors from providing technical or engineering advice on projects they may also build as…
December 30, 2010 -
NASA\'s Mike Sweigart gives details of the contract that replaces Lockheed Martin.
December 30, 2010 -
New regulations published Thursday aim to make sure agencies reclaim vendor employees\' HSPD-12 cards when they\'re no longer needed to perform contract work.
December 30, 2010 -
Ashton Carter will continue as Pentagon procurement chief.
December 29, 2010 -
Dr. Jacque Gansler gives his assessment of the DoD recommendations on acquisition reform.
December 29, 2010 -
Stuart Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, discusses why alleged fraud cases seems to be increasing in the war zones.
December 29, 2010 -
The market researcher reports that government will have opportunities in health care and green energy.
December 29, 2010 -
DynCorp International will provide support to 14 training facilities in Afghanistan.
December 27, 2010 -
The Defense Department has clarified what its proposed cuts to contracting will mean to vendors. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports there are some sighs of relief in northern Virginia but still a lot of…
December 27, 2010 -
The company will provide engineering, security and operations and maintenance services under the Vanguard program. The 10-year contract is one piece of a larger IT consolidation effort State is in the middle of completing.
December 23, 2010 -
In a meeting with members of Congress and industry association leaders this week, DoD officials said proposed cuts to Defense contracting will only impact a small subset of the department\'s service contracting budget. DoD officials said they are looking at contracts that support staff augmentation and other similar support service contracts.
December 23, 2010 -
The Defense Department has clarified what its proposed cuts to contracting will mean to vendors. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports there are some sighs of relief in northern Virginia but also a lot of…
December 22, 2010