Contracting
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Dale Meyerrose, vice president and general manager at Harris Cyber Integrated Solutions, talks about his company\'s new solution for cloud, and explains why he thinks discussions about cybersecurity can be beneficial.
May 21, 2010 -
These posts are often difficult to write because… well, the situation appears fluid and the facts aren’t all in place yet. And given the nature of the issues, people don’t really want to talk about…
May 21, 2010 -
Jennie Liming, with the General Services Administration\'s Federal Acquisition Service, was nominated for a Causey Award for her work creating, implementing, and managing a program to develop entry-level employees.
May 21, 2010 -
The nation\'s top entrepreneurs will be honored at the U.S. Small Business Administration\'s National Small Business Week events to be held next week, in Washington, D.C.. We learn more from SBA\'s Sean Greene.
May 21, 2010 -
We get a peek at current cutting-edge practices in integrated water-energy green buildings practices and the opportunities and challenges of bringing these practices to federal facilities from GSA\'s John Simpson
May 21, 2010 -
Vendors pessimistic that agencies can transition all services to Networx by June 2011. GSA says it will decide a few months before the contract ends whether to extend the current telecommunications contract.
May 20, 2010 -
The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations brought in officials from the GAO, the VA IG\'s Office, and the VA itself.
May 20, 2010 -
Why would an agency create its own multiple award contract rather then going with another contract vehicle -- like one from GSA? Former chief procurement officer Greg Rothwell explains.
May 20, 2010 -
WFED\'s Jason Miller reports from Capitol Hill.
May 20, 2010 -
The proliferation of multiple award contracts across the government has reached a tipping point. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is on a listening tour trying to figure out how to tame this unwieldy beast. In our special report, Contract Overload, Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller explores all sides of this complex issue. What is the cost to industry to continually bid on these contracts? How do these costs get passed to agencies? Why do agencies believe they need their own MACs instead of using contracts provided by the General Services Administration, or other government-wide acquisition contracts? And, what, if anything, can OFPP do to reel in the explosion in redundant contracts?
May 20, 2010 -
Citrix Federal area vice president on virtualization, cloud computing, the acquisition work force, and doing business with the government.
May 19, 2010 -
Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller tells us what he discovered while reporting for his three-part series.
May 19, 2010 -
Sec. Gates orders a top-to-bottom review to find at least $10 billion in annual savings.
May 19, 2010 -
The Federal Drive\'s Tom Temin and Amy Morris examine whether or not it should be done.
May 19, 2010 -
An electronic contracting system that will reduce paper shuffling and allow the public to see details about what the government buys may be on the way. We get details from Roger Waldron, a former GSA exec.
May 19, 2010