General Services Administration
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What's next for big federal parcel in SE D.C. could take years to sort out
September 09, 2019 -
Allen Hill, the director of the Telecommunications Services Office at the General Services Administration, said most agencies will not meet the Sept. 30 deadline to award new contracts under EIS, but most are making good progress setting up 2020 to be a busy year.
September 06, 2019 -
Although the government cannot be sued under the Sherman Act for its actions that restrain trade, that doesn't mitigate the harm caused, as in the case of the Price Reduction Clause.
September 06, 2019 -
Larry Allen, managing director of the Federal Market Access practice at BDO, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss the top contracting issues including end of fiscal year IT spending, and whether there will be another government shutdown.
September 04, 2019 -
For decades the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule system has provided a popular way for agencies to acquire commercial goods and services.
September 03, 2019 -
FAST 2020 is GSA’s national training conference where hundreds of accredited training hours will be available to government employees at no charge.
August 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Defense Secretary Mark Esper is promising more open communication from the Pentagon.
August 29, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army's issuing new maximum bonus amounts, aimed at encouraging soldiers to sign up for longer enlistments.
August 28, 2019 -
An often overlooked element in delivering excellent service to the public is having employees who themselves are taken care of by internal services.
August 28, 2019 -
The General Services Administration's multiple-award schedule contracts generate about $45 billion in annual sales. The challenge will be to build portals, not flea markets.
August 27, 2019 -
The Interior Department awards a $94 million contract to move its email to Microsoft O365, while DHS will release its solicitation for FirstSource III in January.
August 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, wants all hands on deck to address veteran suicide.
August 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, it's now known when the Federal Acquisition Service will release its consolidated schedule, which will include the new special item numbers and terms and conditions.
August 23, 2019 -
Agencies have released only 23 of the expected 127 solicitations under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract so far and GSA set a Sept. 30 deadline for all RFPs to be out the door.
August 20, 2019 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, for the first time in 12 years, federal civilian agencies suffered no major cyber incidents in fiscal 2018.
August 19, 2019