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The General Services Administration is playing switcheroo with contractors on a promise to ease a paperwork burden. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the price education clause is alive and kicking.
The Economic Development Administration has celebrated 50 years in business. Federal Drive with Tom Temin had an exclusive interview with Assistant Commerce Secretary Jay Williams.
Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis will relocate from leased space in downtown D.C. to the government-owned Suitland Federal Center in June.
Congress snuck in a few changes to applying for social security benefits that couples should take notice of, says National Institute of Transition Planning Benefits Director Tammy Flanagan
The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the EPA to set standards for drinking water. It's safe to say, what was coming out of the taps in Flint doesn't qualify.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is reiterating the agency's harassment policies to grantee institutions running NASA-funded programs
The Defending America’s Small Contractors Act of 2016 would make the ability to protest task orders worth more than $10 million permanent.
For the second year in a row, NASA's safety panel points out a "growth over time in the maximum acceptable Loss of Crew probabilities."
When U.S. military forces engage, they're usually working in concert with allies. The more entities that are involved and the more communications channels there are, the greater the chances they'll run into blackages. It's called interoperability — or a lack thereof. Joel Dolisy, the CIO of network analysis company Solarwinds, has come up with a three-point action plan for boosting military communications interoperability. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked him, what are some of the challenges they're facing now?
It has a grand and ambitious name. If it becomes law, it has the potential to change how agencies do their business and even eliminate a few of them. The Government Transformation Act has both Senate and House backers from both parties. Steve Goodrich, president and CEO of the Center for Organizational Excellence, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with an analysis of the legislation.
If you're a defense contractor, one of your toughest dance partners is Tina. Take a wrong step with her and your whole company could end up under and audit investigation. Tina stands for the Truth in Negotiation Act. It's companion regulation in FAR part 15, though, it is undergoing revision thanks to the Pentagon's Better Buying Power program. Attorney Vincent Napoleon, a partner at Nixon Peabody, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the details on the changes.
In Friday's Federal Headlines, the Postal Service tested its plan for responding to mass data breaches three times over the last six years.
The First Responder Network Authority issued its Request for Proposals for the nationwide public safety broadband network this week. The network will be the first of its kind dedicated to public safety.
Talk about a procurement gone wrong from the beginning. In contracting for training services for its fliers, the Navy made several mistakes. Big ones. Not surprisingly, the Government Accountability Office sustained the protest brought by Cortek. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of the Washington firm Petrillo and Powell shares some lessons on what not to do on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.