Contracting
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Tim Cook, executive director of the Center for Procurement Advocacy and Tom Sisti, general counsel for the Coalition for Government Procurement, join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide ranging discussion that includes the congressional outlook of the National Defense Authorization Act, and whether Congress will pass an additional Covid-19 relief package.
November 17, 2020 -
Acquisition 360 is a late-hour initiative by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to improve communications between industry and government. It's a good idea as far as it goes, but could it go a little further?
November 17, 2020 -
Judy Bradt, CEO of Summit Insight, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss what small government contractors can do to grow their businesses.
November 16, 2020 -
The Labor Department’s initiative to consolidate and centralize back-office functions would receive a boost in fiscal 2021 of at least $25 million for IT modernization under both the House and Senate spending bills.
November 12, 2020 -
Isabelle Glimcher, a New York University Stern Center for Business and Human Rights fellow, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.
November 11, 2020 -
NGA chief technology officer Mark Munsell and SSA’s deputy commissioner Lester Diamond retired after more than 20 years each of federal service capping a busy two months of retirements and executives on the move.
November 10, 2020 -
The Labor Department's OFCCP could bring new approaches to how a Biden administration would deal with contractors
November 10, 2020 -
The General Services Administration received almost $27 million for two IT modernization projects from the Technology Modernization Fund.
November 09, 2020 -
Newly-released legal document shed light on the numerous reasons GAO sided against U.S. Transportation command in its contract to overhaul the military moving system.
November 09, 2020 -
The $9.4 billion agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat begins production work on the new Columbia class submarine, but still threatens other Navy acquisition priorities if cost aren't held in check.
November 06, 2020 -
Contractors doing business with the intelligence agencies must deal with a 2021 budget request that's hundreds of millions of dollars lower than the fiscal year that just ended.
November 05, 2020 -
The election outcome will have big consequences for nearly every segment of the economy, including federal contractors and the rules they and the government operate under.
November 03, 2020 -
Three of the four Program Support Center executives on paid administrative leave since April 2019 remain in limbo while sources say the agency will fire the fourth one as part of a move to save face in light of auditors finding no wrongdoing.
November 03, 2020 -
DoD's new Space Development Agency solicited and awarded a major, multimillion dollar systems integration contract via the traditional FAR-based procurement system in just over three months. Its deputy director says that kind of speed will be the norm for the new agency.
November 03, 2020 -
Despite its reputation for operating old systems, the IRS is also a leader in technology modernization. In conjunction with the nonprofit ATARC, the IRS recently hosted a technology day.
November 02, 2020