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The Government Accountability Office sustained protests from two losing bidders under the Transformation and System Consolidation (TASC) program, say government and industry sources.
March 10, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s efficiencies initiative isn\'t just about internal DoD processes, the Army\'s acquisition chief said Wednesday. The service wants its vendors to help find ways to reduce costs and take on risk in the process, he said.
March 10, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s top technology research official wants to build better bridges with academia and industry - both to conduct present-day studies, and to train the researchers DoD will need in the future.
March 08, 2011 -
Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of the military\'s new Cyber Command and the director of the NSA, said DoD can help protect private networks from cyber attack - especially critical infrastructure - without infringing on civil liberties. He said civilian agencies and private network operators could leverage NSA\'s capabilities without having the spy agency be in charge of security.
February 28, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s procurement chief is asking contractors to submit comments on acquisition practices that increase costs but do not add value to DoD purchases. The request is part of DoD\'s \"Better Buying Initiative.\"
February 22, 2011 -
Leaders of the Joint Forces Command in Virginia are planning to meet with contractors this week discuss what the command\'s closure will mean for their businesses. If all goes according to plan, the lights will be turned out at JFCOM for the final time in a little more than a year.
February 22, 2011 -
Sen. Casey proposes legislation that would prevent prime contractors from abusing subcontractors in the acquisitions process.
February 17, 2011 -
Host Mark Amtower talks to Scott Lewis, CEO of PS Partnerships, about finding and making new partnerships.February 14, 2011 (This is an encore presentation)
February 15, 2011 -
Rep. Thompson and Sen. McCaskill have recently proposed companion bills to make changes to the contracting program.
February 11, 2011 -
Host Mark Amtower talks with Nick Wakeman, editor-in-chief of Washington Technology, about the goings on of the top 100 contractors in the federal space. February 7, 2011
February 07, 2011 -
The Commerce Department and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are trying to figure out what the federal government’s role in cloud computing should be. The agencies are hosting a panel discussion Tuesday with industry leaders and experts from academia to discuss this as well as other national needs. A media advisory from the [...]
January 23, 2011 -
Web 2.0 guru David Meerman Scott joins host Mark Amtower for a discussion on leveraging real-time marketing to your company\'s advantage. January 17, 2011 (Encore Presentation)
January 18, 2011 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor Federal News Radio The Homeland Security Department’s contract for the technology infrastructure at its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., will add another episode to the ongoing saga. DHS, through the…
January 17, 2011 -
The agency plans on hiring 500 more federal employees in 2011. Officials said they could save $40 million by reducing the number of vendor employees. CBP also is hiring more lower-level employees to help keep the pipeline of skills flowing.
January 13, 2011 -
The agency needs to lower IT contract costs to use money for staff and other mission-critical needs. Customs and Border Protection must deal with a several hundred million dollar technology budget cut while needing to update its infrastructure.
January 13, 2011