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The House of Representatives will vote this week on the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith told Bloomberg the House and Senate conferees have a deal, so the vote could come before Friday. That bill includes a provision that would give service chiefs more oversight over major acquisitions. Frank Kendall, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics recently gave some oversight of acquisitions to the secretaries of the service branches. But giving away that oversight is a bad idea no matter who OSD gives it to, Charles Tiefer, professor of contract law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a former commissioner on the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, told In Depth with Francis Rose. He wrote on Forbes about why he thinks the NDAA's reform is a bad idea.
September 29, 2015 -
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Rose Wang, founder and CEO of the Binary Group and David Chesebrough, president of the Association for Enterprise Information join host John Gilroy to discuss enterprise transformation and the impact of Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act on federal IT. September 29, 2015
September 28, 2015 What are the requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (Data Act)? How is the Data Act being implemented? What are some of the key challenges in implementing the Data Act? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and much more.
September 28, 2015-
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The resignation of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) is either the solution to avoiding a government shutdown or a disaster in the making that will cause another shutdown or maybe both. David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, is watching the fallout from Boehner's announcement and tells In Depth with Francis Rose what he's seeing.
September 28, 2015 Joe Hemsley, certified financial planner, Ameriprise financial adviser, discusses what current events mean for you as an investor.
September 26, 2015Jim Rinaldi, the CIO at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, said he created an IT petting zoo to test out emerging technology on a small scale to see how it could improve mission results.
September 25, 2015Three guests from the Defense Information Systems Agency talk about various aspects of cloud computing.
September 25, 2015Lee Frederiksen of Hinge Marketing joins host Mark Amtower to discuss how you can become a "visible expert" in the federal market. September 29, 2015
September 24, 2015-
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A blue-ribbon commission's review of the Mitre Corporation's audit of the Department of Veterans Affairs says if the agency doesn't push for sweeping reforms with Congress' help, the VA can expect more of the same scandals that put it under the microscope in 2014.
September 24, 2015 -
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Federal agencies are preparing plans now for a possible shutdown next week. One of the elements of those plans is which employees are essential and which ones aren't. Larry Allen is the President of Allen Federal Business Partners. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose employees aren't the only ones who should find out as soon as possible if they're essential.
September 24, 2015 -
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The government contracting community is still wary of the concept of lowest-price, technically acceptable contracts coming from agencies. But the deeper question is, what kind of value does an agency get? Rafael Borras is a senior advisor at AT Kearney, and former Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose government can learn from the private sector how value creation can be an alternative to simple budget cutting.
September 24, 2015 -
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The government typically spends around a third of its budget in the last quarter of the fiscal year. Time is running out for companies to get a piece of that business. Bob Lohfeld is chief executive at the Lohfeld Consulting Group. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose he's got a five-step plan to help you get your share
September 24, 2015 -
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Women of Washington hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm talk to Amie Hoeber, a congressional candidate for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District and former deputy assistant secretary for Army research and development.
September 23, 2015 -
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Sen. Tom Carper (D- Del.) the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee released his new bill to reform the Postal Service and relieve it of some of its fiscal pressure. The Postal Service continues to run in the red, quarter after quarter and year after year. Dan Blair is the President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration and former chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what he sees in Carper's bill.
September 23, 2015
