Contracting

  • In part 3 of Federal News Radio\'s exclusive investigative series \"Discouraged and Disrespected at SBA,\" Karla Saunders weighs her options to find resolution in her three-year battle against alleged retaliation. Saunders and three other agency employees say they want to return to their original jobs and restore their reputations. SBA officials say the agency is focusing on strengthening management and oversight.

    February 09, 2011
  • The Defense Department wants its information technology projects to be developed in smaller, faster chunks that take no more than 18 months to deploy. One Air Force program executive officer says he\'s already doing it in 12 months.

    February 08, 2011
  • What does OMB\'s 25-point plan to reform IT and the OFPP\'s myth busting campaign mean for industry? Tom Sisti from SAP America joins the show to discuss. February 8, 2011

    February 08, 2011
  • Improving the performance of federal contract audits is one way a Senate Committee us trying to root out waste, fraud and abuse.

    February 08, 2011
  • The General Services Administration is turning its own headquarters into a \"living laboratory\" by putting three employees into the space of one. GSA\'s Cathy Kronopolus says changing demand is being made possible by change management.

    February 08, 2011
  • Invited attendees will join the country\'s premiere cyber experts from U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency and Department of Homeland Security plus top cyber intelligence officials, defense and commercial industry leaders from Constellation Energy, Federal Reserve, HP, Johns Hopkins Healthcare System, Lockheed Martin, ManTech, SAIC, TASC, TeleCommunication Systems for an interactive discussion with Maryland educators from K-12, colleges and universities and workforce development organizations.

    February 08, 2011
  • In part 2 of the special investigative series, Diane Sellers said she faced another round of retaliation just this past January when management moved her into a new position without cause. Sellers and two other career agency officials say they are facing a hostile work environment because they blew the whistle on potential misconduct. SBA says there is no evidence of HR violations or creating phony positions.

    February 08, 2011
  • Host Mark Amtower talks with Nick Wakeman, editor-in-chief of Washington Technology, about the goings on of the top 100 contractors in the federal space. February 7, 2011

    February 07, 2011
  • The General Services Administration is teaming up with VeriSign to operate the domain name registry for .gov and fed.us. That means Verisign has the authority to provide designated domain name registration services to federal, state…

    February 07, 2011
  • General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a single $83,587,512 firm-fixed-price contract for Special Operations Forces information technology enterprise contracts enterprise network services in support of U.S. Special Operations Command.

    February 07, 2011
  • Jorge Scientific Corporation (Jorge), a leading provider of mission critical services to the Armed Forces and the federal government, has announced that it has acquired FedConcepts — an award-winning IT services and cyber-security provider to the federal government.

    February 07, 2011
  • The Office of Management and Budget wants to improve government-industry communication. It has launched a myth-busting campaign to help agencies understand procurement rules. Officials say poor communication often leads to faulty contracts and wasted money.

    February 07, 2011
  • In part one of the exclusive Federal News Radio series, Karla Saunders says SBA management continues to exact revenge against her for testifying on behalf of another employee about agency misconduct. Saunders says among the reprisals she has faced over the past three years is officials put her in two jobs involuntarily that she has no qualifications for. SBA officials deny any wrongdoing and say the administrator has no tolerance for waste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement.

    February 07, 2011
  • A directive signed this week by the secretary of the Army requires high-level review and analysis of any proposal to insource contracting functions. Outside groups have accused DoD of insourcing workers based on arbitrary quotas.

    February 04, 2011