Contracting
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In a coup for ConnellyWorks, the PR/marking/events company has hired Kelly Olson, the director of conferences and events for the American Council for Technology and the Industry Advisory Council. Olsen is a superstar. Earlier, the…
June 04, 2009 -
Questions for the nominee to head the General Services Administration, former GSA Chief of Staff Martha Johnson, ranged from surplus properties to the Networx contract. She answered questions from the members of the Senate Homeland…
June 04, 2009 -
Cybersecurity, personnel, and contracting issues punctuated the confirmation hearing of Rand Beers to become Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs at the Department of Homeland Security. His nomination hearing was Tuesday afternoon, in the…
June 04, 2009 -
There are a lot of awards out there. One of the more prestigious of those awards is the John J. Franke Jr. award, given out by the American Council on Technology and the Industry Advisory…
June 03, 2009 -
Bill Hoover CEO and president American Systems June 1st, 2009
June 01, 2009 -
OMB drafting new guidance to let agencies use function to better understand citizen Web behavior. Draft policy includes opt-in option.
May 28, 2009 -
Department decision part of efficiency review to save money and improve business processes.
May 28, 2009 -
Agencies making contract awards without fully understanding the contractor\'s past successes or failures. GAO makes six recommendations to improve and standardize the information.
May 26, 2009 -
The Small Business Administration and Housing and Urban Development are two agencies that ranked well in the latest “best places to work” survey. The rankings were released this week by the Partnership for Public Service.…
May 22, 2009 -
New site, Data.gov, to grow to about 240,000 datasets over the next month. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says the public should direct what information is made available.
May 22, 2009 -
Members of the House of Representatives that are interested in contracting issues join the Smart Contracting Caucus. The group is starting a series of discussions about issues that are creating some challenges for acquisition managers.…
May 21, 2009 -
We’ve told you about the change in leadership at the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), one of the government’s most powerful procurement agencies. Ed O’Hare has stepped into the assistant commissioner role there, replacing John Johnson…
May 21, 2009 -
What does it take to be the Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year? Rey Almodovar is the co-founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation. He just won this year’s…
May 21, 2009 -
The American Council on Technology and the Industry Advisory Council celebrated 30- and 20-years, respectively, tonight. Held at the atrium of the Ronald Regan building, some 500 people gathered to celebrate the concept that started…
May 21, 2009 -
