Vehicle fleet managers all over the government are in Chicago this week for FedFleet 2009. This event provides training and information for those fleet managers. Barney Brasseux, Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration, told…
I mentioned that I was over the Britain for the past few days celebrating my sister’s birthday. (My mother was able to rent this remarkable place designed by famous British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who…
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio Denise Jones, a contract specialist for the Defense Contract Management Agency, is $5,000 richer. The General Services Administration honored Jones today for acquisition excellence by giving her the Ida…
Classes focus on a range of issues, including the utilization of social media at your agency.
After more than 9 years, the Office of Management and Budget is about to revise its original policy banning the use of web cookies, or tracking software, on federal websites. The change is expected to help federal web managers better run their sites, and also offer the same kinds of user experiences now commonplace on commercial and private-sector websites.
Notice likely to be published in Monday\'s federal register. White House wants comments on new rules.
When you get past the national headlines, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is about helping people at the state and local level hurt by the national economic downturn. On Tuesday, the Greater Washington Board of Trade heard from White House advisors and Federal agency managers who came to help business leaders get their local share of the federal stimulus program.
Your agency’s work space was most likely acquired for the government by the General Services Administration. One tool GSA has to obtain space is the National Broker Contract. The House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development,…
There are some remarkable parts of the ongoing controversy about the Recovery.gov contract award — and most of them aren’t what most people have been focusing on. It seems to me there is a much…
The number of vehicles in the Federal fleet is holding steady while demands on the fleet are increasing. Becky Rhodes, Deputy Associate Administrator for GSA’s Office of Travel, Transportation, and Asset Management in the Office…
We’ve been following the controversy around the $9.5 million contract to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site that was awarded to Smartronix. (The chairman of the Recovery Board spoke to Federal News Radio 1500 AM on…
John Howell Partner Sullivan & Worcester July 14th, 2009
We’ve been reporting on the Recovery Board’s $9.5 million award last week to Smartronics for the redesign of Recovery.gov, the Obama administration’s Web site that seeks to provide transparency — and therefore accountability — for…
David Shea Director Office of Charge Card Management, GSA April 13th, 2009 (Rebroadcast June 29th, 2009)
A. Price Reduction Clause and Task/Delivery Order Competition Recommendation 1. That the GSA Administrator eliminate the Price Reduction Clause from MAS program services contracts and adopt an 803- like approach to compete orders for all…