The most read stories from the week of Dec. 13-19, 2009… from the DorobekInsider.com… DorobekInsider: BREAKING NEWS — Sens. Collins, McCaskill, Bennett introduce acquisition workfo DorobekInsider: More GSA FAS shifts — King to retire, Ghiloni…
UPDATED with the text of the bills… Breaking news — Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Bob Bennett (R-UT) have just introduced two bills that seek to improve the federal acquisition workforce. The…
I have mentioned that I will be moderating a panel on Wednesday morning talking about the Better Buy Project, which is an innovative collaborative platform for improving the government procurement process. Find more at betterbuyproject.com.…
DorobekInsider: What you read Dec. 6-12 on the DorobekInsider, Daily Debrief, and FederalNewsRadio.com The most read stories from the week of Dec. 6-12, 2009… …from the DorobekInsider.com… DorobekInsider: Lieberman, Collins want Networx delay answers DorobekInsider:…
We reported that GSA deputy commissioner Tyree Varnado has announced internally that he will step down on Jan. 3. It ends up he’s not alone. Mary Powers-King, who is acting deputy assistant commissioner for GSA’s…
Tyree Varnado, the deputy commission for the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, told FAS employees that he is retiring from GSA and government services after more than 35 39 years, Federal News Radio has…
Everybody pretty much saw this coming — with so many agencies… is dragging their feet too strong… how about — having failed to transition to the Networx telecommunications contract, Sens. Lieberman and Collins of the…
On Monday, I am part of an event focused on the use of Web 2.0 in the government market hosted by government marketing guru Mark Amtower titled, Social Networking for B2G: Who’s Doing What, Why…
The most read stories from the week of Nov. 28 through Dec. 5, 2009… …from the DorobekInsider.com… DorobekInsider: USDA gets approval for employee buy outs from OPM as mega-management reorg continues DorobekInsider EXCLUSIVE: USDA undertakes…
All month on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, we are looking at the Stories of the Decade — taking a look at the stories/developments/ideas/events that defined government…
Input kicked off the holiday season, as they do every year, with the company’s 8th annual holiday party. There was a new location this year for the first time — the Ritz in Tysons —…
Regular readers know that I am not of a fan of the term “social media” — and I like “social networking” even less. I originally wrote about it back in September under the headline The…
Yes, I just posted most read stories, but… it is the first day of December, so… here are the stories you read for the full month of November 2009… ..from the DorobekInsider.com… DorobekInsider EXCLUSIVE: USDA…
Shockingly enough, we are nearing the end of the year — and we are also nearing the end of the first decade of the 21st century. I actually forgot all of this until I was…
The Agriculture Department is moving forward with its controversial mega-management reorganization and today, USDA officials announced that the agency has received approval from the Office of Personnel Management to move forward with early retirement offers…