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An update on the NASA SEWP program
Joanne Woytek, program manager of the NASA SEWP program joins host Roger Waldron to talk about the contract and the implementation of SEWP 5.
June 18, 2013
Tags: acquisition , contracting , SEWP , SEWP 4 , SEWP 5 , NASA , Joanne Woytek , GWACs , government contracting , Small business contracting , strategic sourcing , risk management , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf
The evolution of marketing
Author Guy Kawasaki joins host Mark Amtower to talk about how marketing has changed over the years.
June 17, 2013
Tags: acquisition , contracting , marketing , marketing to the government , Guy Kawasaki , What the Plus , Google+ , LinkedIn , Facebook , APE , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center
GSA to review all internal contracting practices after latest IG report
The review comes in the wake of the agency's recent inspector general report that revealed management interference on schedule contract negotiations. Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini said the review will ensure the agency's contracting work is "performed with transparency and honesty."
Tags: acquisition , GSA , Anne Rung , Dan Tangherlini , oversight , Jason Miller
Lawmakers, industry press OFPP not to make strategic sourcing mandatory
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and the Workforce is searching for answers about the potential impact on competition if the White House mandates the use of strategic sourcing contracts. Four industry associations provided little support for compulsory use, citing potential risks to the government and harm to vendors.
Tags: acquisition , industry , Joe Jordan , OFPP , Jeff Koses , GSA , Richard Hanna , House Small Business Committee , Rob Burton , Venable , Stan Soloway , Professional Services Council , Roger Waldron , Coalition for Government Procurement , strategic sourcing , Jason Miller
Defense Contractors fish overseas and new fracking regulations
On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts will discuss overseas business opportunities for contractors, and the impact of the fracking rule on U.S. oil production.
June 13, 2013
Tags: acquisition , contracting , sequestration , Bloomberg Government , Evan Croen , defense spending , Bureau of Land Management , fracking , Jason Arvelo , Allen Scott , Capital Impact
The keys to a successful procurement
Dave Mader, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, talks acquisition and procurement with host Roger Waldron.
June 11, 2013
Tags: contracting , acquisition , procurement , Dave Mader , Booz Allen Hamilton , acquisition planning , GSA , Federal Acquisition Service , shared services , contract duplication , continuing resolution , sequestration , risk allocation , LPTA , Small business contracting , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Reverse auctions for IT; DHS' answers not satisfying; Contractor salary cap proposal returns
News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.
Tags: technology , acquisition , Inside the Reporters Notebook , OFPP , Matthew Blum , Frank Kendall , DoD , contractor compensation , DHS , Bennie Thompson , Richard Spires , GSA , Mark Day , cloud computing , Margie Graves , Berry Berkowitz , Commerce Department , Jason Miller
Booz Allen fires employee involved in NSA leaks
Booz Allen Hamilton announced Tuesday it has fired Edward Snowden, the contractor employee who admitted leaking details about classified National Security Agency programs to reporters. The company said Snowden was fired June 10 because he violated company policies, including its code of ethics.
Tags: contracting , industry , Edward Snowden , NSA , DoD , NSA leaks , acquisition
Navy acquisition chief Branch discusses procurement strategies
This week on "Off the Shelf," Elliott Branch, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition and Procurement discusses the Navy's procurement strategies.
June 4, 2013
Tags: Elliott Branch , Navy , acquisition , Off the Shelf , Roger Waldron
All things SmartPay
David Shea, director of GSA's Office of Charge Card Management, gives us an update on the agency's SmartPay program.
June 3, 2013
Tags: acquisition , contracting , GSA , SmartPay , micro-purchase , travel card , fleet card , purchase card , David Shea , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center , strategic sourcing , warrant card , Federal Acquisition Service
