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How will budget pressures reshape contracting landscape?
Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined Industry Chatter with Francis Rose to discuss his perspective on how the contracting community will fare throughout the year.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , industry , Industry Chatter , Francis Rose , Larry Allen , Allen Federal Business Partners
Acquisition workforce, contract management top CAO priorities
Improving contract management and workforce development and training the most important areas federal chief acquisition officers and senior procurement executives are focusing on in 2012.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , survey , Dan Gordon , OFPP , budget , Jason Miller
USPS awards $168M communications contract to Verizon
Verizon will design and manage a private Internet protocol network for the Postal Service under a new six-year agreement. The New York-based telecom has provided IT services for the agency for two decades.
Tags: USPS , acquisition , IT , technology , contracting , Aquilent , telecommunications , Verizon , Emily Kopp
Stealth bomber bright spot in DoD inventory?
A long-range stealth bomber may be the only major new program in the foreseeable future given the $490 billion the Pentagon must cut from it's budget over the next decade. The "optionally manned" aircraft will be first new bomber design since Northrop Grumman's B-2 nearly 30 years ago.
Tags: industry , acquisition , contracting , DoD , DoD Report , In Depth , Francis Rose , Northrop Grumman , Lockheed Martin , Boeing
ASI Government, ManTech complete acquisitions
Federal acquisition consultant ASI Government has purchased Frontline Solutions Corporation, a technical assistance company that provides support services to the intelligence community and the Defense Department.
Tags: ASI Government , Frontline Solutions Corporation , Chris Comstock , Kymm McCabe , ManTech , Evolvent , technology , acquisition , HHS , DoD , VA , heatlh care
An IT, acquisition review/preview
Federal News Radio's Jason Miller offers his top stories of 2011 and predictions for 2012.
Tags: technology , acquisition , 2011 and Beyond , Jason Miller , Dan Gordon , cybersecurity , acquisition workforce , shared services , cloud computing , mobile , open government , HSPD-12 , identity management , NSTIC , E-Government Fund
Army's new PEO-EIS wants to engage with industry sooner
The Army's newly-appointed program executive officer for enterprise information systems wants shorter RFPs but more industry engagement and an holistic view of program capabilities
Tags: DoD , Army , PEO-EIS , Douglas Wiltsie , acquisition , contracting , industry , GFEBS , DCGS-A , Jared Serbu
How to sell successfully
Sales guru and best selling author Harvey Mackay talks about his new book when he joins host Mark Amtower on today's program.
December 26, 2011
Tags: Mark Amtower , acquisition , contracting , procurement , Harvey Mackay , networking , government market , Amtower Off Center , The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World
Congress amps up Federal Acquisition Institute's horsepower
As part of the Defense Authorization bill, lawmakers approve the FAI Improvement Act. The provision reaffirms the organization's role to oversee and train the civilian acquisition workforce. It also gives OFPP more oversight over the funding and development of procurement education.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition workforce , Dan Gordon , Susan Collins , Gerry Connolly , Congress , Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act , Federal Acquisition Institute , Alan Chvotkin , Professional Services Council , Stan Livingstone , ASI Government , House Armed Services Committee , Senate Armed Service Committee , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , training , 2012 Defense Authorization bill , Jason Miller
A roller-coaster year for acquisition
Stan Soloway, the former deputy undersecretary of defense and the CEO of the Professional Services Council, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the ups and downs of the acquisition community in 2011.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , procurement , industry , PSC , In Depth , Francis Rose , Stan Soloway
