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The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and GSA are working on a directory of Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreements. The database would help fix one of the \"biggest blind spots\" in federal acquisition today, said Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator. OFPP\'s memo to require business cases for multiple-award contracts received praise for its direct and specific requirements.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he wants to give the struggling Postal Service more flexibility to act like a private business, including the ability to force retirement-eligible employees to step down. Meanwhile, the Postal Regulatory Commission worries the Postal Service is losing sight of its public mission.
The Government Accountability Office found the Coast Guard cannot meet its most recent acquisition objectives to recapitalize its aging boats and airplanes. The audit agency told Congress Tuesday the service hasn\'t properly aligned its ambitions with its expected budgets. The Coast Guard contends the GAO findings are out of date.
Kirit Amin stepped down suddenly after four years as the CIO of the Bureau of Consular Affairs to take a 120-day reassignment with the State Department CIO. He decried \"cronyism and nepotism\" at the State Department and said the bureau has entered into bad contracts. \"The duplication and waste in government is phenomenal, and I was not going to put up with that crap nor will I put up with contractors who will rip off the government,\" Amin told Federal News Radio.
Richard Cheng, lead of the Agile Center of Excellence at Excella, joins host John Gilroy to talk about developing software in today\'s rapidly changing technology environment. October 4, 2011
Host Roger Waldron will talk about the MAS program with Caroly Alston, general counsel for the Washington Management Group. October 4, 2011
The chairman of the House intelligence committee says U.S. firms are afraid to come forward because they fear their computers would be the targets of even more attacks.
John Stanton, House reporter at Roll Call, talks about whether some lawmakers\' hope for no more CRs is really a possibility.
In the Hollywood blockbuster Moneyball, Oakland A\'s general manager Billy Beane develops a new method of evaluating players and assessing overall team strengths that help dramatically improve his team.
Eric Rosenbach is named as the new leader for cyber policy and Tony Montemarano takes on a new role at DISA.
Jordan Harris, winemaker, Tarara Winery Lisa Yockelson, baking cookbook author Jamie Leeds, chef/owner of Hank\'s Oyster Bar Spence McKenna, dining room director, Lansdowne Resort
In a declaration, President Barack Obama noted the government\'s continued efforts to secure networks and information, respond to cyber incidents and protect critical information infrastructure.