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OASIS is one big multiple award contract, and it continues to grow. The Defense Department leads the pack with the Air Force accounting for half of its obligations. The Homeland Security Department is committed to it as well. Brian Friel, a government contracts analyst at Bloomberg Government, offered his analysis on In Depth with Francis Rose as part of Industry Chatter.
September 10, 2015 On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners’ Ready To Prime, Allen Scott is joined by Bloomberg Government’s Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy to discuss the appropriations process — those contracts don’t fund themselves.
August 31, 2015-
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Contractors have a busy rest of the summer. Requests for proposals now or about to be on the street will amount to $92 billion worth of future opportunities. That's according to analysis by Bloomberg Government. More than half of that will come from the General Services Administration's forthcoming Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions multiple award program. Brian Friel is a government contracts analyst at Bloomberg. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to preview these upcoming multiple award contracts.
August 28, 2015 -
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Congress gets back from recess Sept. 8. Rumors are already flying over what kind of budget resolution Congress will consider. Bloomberg Government reports House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) is working with the Office of Management and Budget on a list of non-spending items that would get attached to a short-term continuing resolution. It would keep the government open after the end of the fiscal year. Tamar Hallerman is an appropriations reporter at Roll Call. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the likelihood of a short term CR, and news of a possible year long CR.
August 24, 2015 -
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L-3 is reshuffling its business portfolio again. The company is looking for alternatives for its National Security Solutions business, and L-3's Aerospace Systems might have the same fate. It's the second major reshuffling for L-3 in the past three years. Jesse Holler, a quantitative analyst for Bloomberg Government, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why the move could signal a shift out of the low-margin services business.
August 20, 2015 -
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Lockheed Martin plans to sell its IT business and acquire helicopter-maker Sikorsky for $9 billion. It's a deal with far-reaching consequences — not just for Lockheed and Sikorsky parent United Technology, but also for the broader defense industrial base. Jesse Holler is a quantitative analyst at Bloomberg Government. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more analysis on this deal.
July 22, 2015 -
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Bloomberg Government\'s Brian Friel and Cameron Leuthy join host Roger Waldron to discuss the current federal budget landscape, and provide an overview of multiple award contracts across government. July 21, 2015
July 21, 2015 -
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The July 4 holiday may be history, but that doesn't mean the fireworks are over. At least not on Capitol Hill. As Congress works until its August recess, it faces several tough issues, including how to pass a National Defense Authorization Act President Obama has promised to veto. Loren Duggan is the director of legislative analysis at Bloomberg Government. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with a preview of what else awaits this renewed Congressional session.
July 08, 2015 -
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The multiple-award-contract (MAC) vehicle has been a favorite for many years because it offers agencies a group of pre-approved vendors competing for task orders and can speed up acquisition. But a Bloomberg analysis of the latest contract data shows a shift away from MACs and toward single-award contracts, which has implications for both government and contractors. Paul Murphy is a senior data analyst at Bloomberg Government. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this new trend.
June 23, 2015 -
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On May 26, the Air Force certified Space X\'s Falcon Nine Launch System to carry out national security space missions. Space X, which was founded by Elon Musk, is now set to compete with Lockheed Martin and Boeing\'s United Launch Alliance for military space industry contracts. Bloomberg government senior defense analyst Rob Levinson joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on how Space X is transitioning into the military launch market.
June 15, 2015 -
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In the Defense budget debate, $38 billion is on the line. It could end up in the Overseas Contingency Operations budget, or it could end up in the base budget, and it could get cut. If the money stays, one place or another, most of it would go to operations and maintenance programs. Cameron Leuthy, a senior budget analyst with Bloomberg Government, tells In Depth with Francis Rose who could win big in the budget stakes.
June 04, 2015 -
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The Navy is offering five spots on a $300 million contract for information technology development. Sixty-one companies are already showing interest in making an offer. Nicholas RisCassi is a quantitative analyst for Bloomberg Government. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said you can expect fierce competition for a spot on the contract because many of those companies already have a working relationship with the Navy.
April 02, 2015 -
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When the Obama administration released its 2016 budget request last month, it left some areas sort of blank. Case in point: The IT spending details for the Navy and Army, two of the biggest technology spenders in the government. Bloomberg Government analysts raided the IT dashboard this month to find some of the missing data. Bloomberg quantitative analyst Jesse Holler joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with a clearer picture of Army and Navy IT plans.
March 23, 2015 -
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Some fresh, new and big federal contracting opportunities are coming. The biggest will be the $60 billion Alliant Two deal, a government-wide acquisition contract the General Services Administration is cooking up. That's according to Bloomberg Government. B-Gov has published its latest list of the top 20 upcoming vehicles. There are the ones contractors simply must have places on. Bloomberg senior analyst Kevin Brancato joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the list.
March 16, 2015
