Contracting
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In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection detailed its preparations for the pass-through of Hurricane Dorian.
September 03, 2019 -
The tools are more modern, but Defense Department office procedures are durable.
September 03, 2019 -
The Air Force is in the middle of a major acquisition reform. Part of that is trying to learn how to work with tech startups and small businesses.
September 02, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Air Force orders all of its facilities to designate secure, comfortable spaces for nursing mothers.
August 30, 2019 -
FAST 2020 is GSA’s national training conference where hundreds of accredited training hours will be available to government employees at no charge.
August 30, 2019 -
The Pentagon will implement Microsoft Office 365 and associated capabilities including word processing and spreadsheets, email, collaboration, file sharing and storage across all military services and agencies.
August 29, 2019 -
Mark Anderson, the acting assistant deputy administrator for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the National Nuclear Security Administration, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
August 29, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Defense Secretary Mark Esper is promising more open communication from the Pentagon.
August 29, 2019 -
The General Services Administration's multiple-award schedule contracts generate about $45 billion in annual sales. The challenge will be to build portals, not flea markets.
August 27, 2019 -
Congress mandated the new office two years ago to drive more consistency into the ways in which the military handles IP rights in its contracts.
August 27, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington obtained hundreds of emails showing VA officials questioned the Mar-A-Lago crowd's influence on electronic health record modernization.
August 27, 2019 -
The Defense Department’s controversial contract for an infrastructure-as-a-service platform enters the net round of protests with Oracle filing a motion with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
August 26, 2019 -
The Interior Department awards a $94 million contract to move its email to Microsoft O365, while DHS will release its solicitation for FirstSource III in January.
August 26, 2019 -
For details, David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
August 26, 2019 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement, the National Defense Industrial Association and the Professional Services Council say the interim final rule published Aug. 13 needs some clarity around False Claims Act liability.
August 26, 2019