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Some of the biggest contracts for small businesses are awarded to companies that are not that small, according to a recent report from the American Small Business League. Brian Reeder, the league\'s communications director, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the report\'s findings.
February 27, 2012 -
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Gary Engel, GAO\'s director of financial management, says the Treasury Department\'s Office of Financial Stability, which implements TARP, still needs to establish a mechanism for effective implementation of its review and approval process for preparing its financial statements.
February 27, 2012 -
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John Burden, the Interior Department\'s chief diversity officer, told The Federal Drive with Tom Temin what Interior\'s diversity plan looks like and what he thinks is the best way to achieve the agency\'s goals.
February 27, 2012 -
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After a decade of unsuccessful attempts, including the Justice Department\'s Integrated Wireless Network, the Homeland Security Department wants to leap forward with technology by using commercial 4G networks to connect law enforcement agencies. DHS created a joint program office to lead the effort. The approach is part of OMB\'s shared services initiative for agencies to work together on big programs.
February 27, 2012 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a stop-work order on a key component of the integrated electronic health record system it isdeveloping with the Defense Department. Virginia-based ASM Research won the $103 million contract.
February 27, 2012 -
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The Postal Service\'s revamped five-year business plan, which is aimed at putting the troubled agency on firmer financial ground, is made up of a number of elements. But Joe Corbett, the USPS chief financial officer, said that all of the changes the agency recommends need to be taken up in order to restore the Postal Service to financial stability.
February 24, 2012 -
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Members of the Federal Managers Association join host Bill Bransford to talk about the group\'s annual convention. February 24, 2012
February 24, 2012 -
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The buzz in the contracting community with the release of the 2013 budget request is that companies will have to fight harder to get — and keep — business with federal agencies. Ray Bjorklund, the vice president and chief knowledge officer at Deltek, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss his take on the administration\'s 2013 budget request.
February 24, 2012 -
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Tammy Flanagan, the senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss recent proposals affecting federal employees\' pay and benefits.
February 24, 2012 -
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A new report shows agencies already cut the use of management-support contracts by 7 percent in 2011. OMB details four focus areas to continue to reduce spending on contracts for 2012.
February 24, 2012 -
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Carolyn Yocom is the director in GAO\'s health care practice.
February 24, 2012 -
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The service will use both penalties and incentives to get their program offices and large businesses to award more prime and subcontracts to small firms. The Air Force issued a new small business improvement plan that details three goals to increase both the percentage of contracts and dollars going to small companies.
February 24, 2012 -
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Gwynne Kostin, the director of mobile in the General Services Administration\'s Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies, said there has been a definite \"uptick\" of interest of late by agency tech leaders into developing mobile apps that make sense for their agencies. The Mobile Gov Wiki allows agency app developers to share best practices.
February 23, 2012 -
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Talking to their federal customers is a critical part of a contractor\'s job. But under the STOCK Act — short for Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge — could make that more difficult. Trey Hodgkins, the senior vice president for National Security and Procurement Policy at TechAmerica, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the proposal.
February 23, 2012
