Contracting

• Survey: Acquisition policy doesn’t translate

  A new survey from the Professional Services Council and Grant Thornton finds contracting officers don\'t always find new guidance helpful in how they do their job. Acquisition workers also say too much oversight is causing innovation to be muted.

  Management

  November 16, 2010
• Telework may be team sport

  A FedScoops panel says telework may be a team sport.

  Budget

  November 15, 2010
• Has government hit mute on contracting officers’ innovation?

  Acquisition oversight by agency inspectors general, the Government Accountability Office and Congress have muted a lot of the innovation by contracting officers. A new survey by the Professional Services Council and Grant Thornton finds most…

  Congress

  November 15, 2010
• Corporate responsibility beyond the giant checks

  L3 MPRI\'s Rick Kiernan explains the benefits both externally and internally for a company\'s involvement in their community.

  All News

  November 15, 2010
• Federal “eBay” sets new revenue record

  GSAAuctions.gov, the federal government\'s website for online auctions, set a new record in fiscal 2010, generating more than $250 million. Dave Robbins, Director of GSA\'s Office of Personal Property Management, joins Federal News Radio with the details. November 16, 2010

  Acquisition

  November 15, 2010
• Social media in the federal government

  How is the federal government using social media? Host Mark Amtower interviews Marc Hausman, CEO & president of the Strategic Communications Group. November 15, 2010

  Amtower Off-Center

  November 15, 2010
• Afghan Army Soldier Defects to Taliban

  An Afghan national army soldier recently fired on foreign troops at a military compound in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, after which he sought refuge with the Taliban. A Taliban spokesman said they took him to a safe location. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force\'s press office said it had received information about the incident and had launched an investigation to ascertain its veracity. The ISAF will release further details once the investigation is complete. As noted previously, defection to the Taliban can be contagious. If it takes root among the Pashtuns, it could become unstoppable.

  Management

  November 15, 2010
• Secure ID by the government, for the government

  Every federal employee is supposed to have a Secure ID card under HSPD-12, a Bush-era presidential directive. If an agency wants those cards made by another federal agency, there\'s only one choice: the GPO. GPO\'s Steve LeBlanc explains why.

  Federal Drive

  November 15, 2010
• Work is Something You Do, Not Somewhere You Go: The Case for Telework

  November 16th, 2010 at 12:00PM Work is something you do, not someplace you go. Federal Agencies are looking at Telework as a way to lower the cost of government, attract and retain top talent, enable emergency readiness plans, lower their carbon footprint, and take advantage of technology improvements to work more efficiently. The current administration recognizes the opportunity to leverage telework to solve some of the government\'s greatest challenges, and has long championed the economic and social benefits of telework expansion. FedsTelework, a FedScoop production, is pleased to bring you a panel discussion with Government IT leaders including Bill Piatt from GSA and Pamela Budda from DOD to discuss telework solutions in the federal government.

  Defense

  November 12, 2010
• Army initiates software development changes

  The service issued a memo detailing a common operating environment architecture as part of a broader software transition strategy. The strategy builds on the experiences of the Apps for the Army program. The service is developing plans for Apps for the Army 2 next summer focusing on industry-created software.

  Defense

  November 12, 2010
• Federal agencies still play favorites with brand names in bid requests

  Federal agencies tend to favor brands they know, Washington Business Journal reports. FAR is supposed to eliminate brand preference, but that doesn’t always happens, one industry expert said in the article. “I think concern about…

  Management

  November 12, 2010
• OFPP calls for Fed to contractor ratio analysis

  A new memo from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy gives agencies until June to determine whether the number of contractors performing services is appropriate. First, however, agencies must develop a service contract inventory and make it public. OFPP said for agencies to initially focus on professional and management services and technology services.

  Management

  November 12, 2010
• Corporations gather to celebrate women

  Representatives from DC corporations come together to celebrate Inspiring Women in history and raise money for a good cause. We get details from CGI Federal\'s Sally Turner.

  Federal Drive

  November 12, 2010
• DISA awards contracts to Iridium

  The DoD\'s Iridium EMSS Gateway serves as a dedicated portal for the uplink and downlink of voice and data traffic through Iridium satellites for DoD and other U.S. government users throughout the world.

  Federal Drive

  November 12, 2010