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Steve Charles: price squeeze may be coming to vendors

A possible price crunch coming to the Federal contracting world is raising eyebrows in the vendor community.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Industry Chatter , Steve Charles , immixGroup , contracting , Shay Assad

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Access granted: DoD makes OpenGov site more accessible

The Defense Department has made it easier to access documents and information on its Web site.

Tags: newscast , DorobekInsider , Must Reads ,

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CIOs ponder change and vision on the job

Fourteen years ago, Congress passed the landmark Clinger-Cohen Act, creating the job of chief information officer in federal agencies. How has the job changed over the years, and what do today's CIOs think of their role?

Tags: technology , chief information officer , Richard Spires , DHS , David Wennergren , Susan Swart , State Department , Joe Klimavich , NOAA , Government Executive , OMB , Clinger Cohen Act , Max Cacas

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OPM adding another retention tool: LEAD program

Agency graduates first class from a training series that participants say will help them meet challenges they face on the job every day.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , pay and benefits , OPM , John Berry , LEAD program , training , Kay Ely , Walter Kennedy , Edward Melton ,

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Pentagon looks for fat to trim

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday he wants to trim some of the billions of dollars the Pentagon spends on weapons systems and contractor services, part of a Pentagon-wide effort to find $100 billion in savings in the next five years. Todd Harrison with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has suggestions for starting points.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , contracting , Pentagon , defense spending , Todd Harrison , Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

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Finding $100B in cost savings at DoD is Ashton Carter's job

Undersecretary says contractor profits won't suffer, since Pentagon was encouraging cost cutting already.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Robert Gates , Ashton Carter , contracting , acquisition

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DoD calls on industry to help it save money

Undersecretary Carter says vendors providing services and weapons systems must figure out how to do more with less. He says DoD will create a preferred supplier program.

Tags: contracting , Ashton Carter , William Lynn , efficiency initiative , cost savings , Meg Beasley , management , pay and benefits

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OPM shaping future leaders in a new way

The first graduates of a new leadership training program run by the Office of Personnel Management received their certificates yesterday. They are, as OPM Director John Berry describes them, the "tip of the spear" of a cadre of up-and-coming federal workers who are honing their leadership skills to be the next generation of agency leaders and executives who will run the government.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , OPM , John Berry , LEAD program , training , Kay Ely , Walter Kennedy , Edward Melton , Max Cacas , Rachel Stevens

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Industry group encourages DoD to use GSA

Coalition for Government Procurement sends a letter to DoD Secretary Gates asking him to stop the military from developing new contracts.

Tags: contracting , Robert Gates , GSA , Coalition for Government Procurement , multiple award contracts , Rachel Stevens

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McChrystal out, Petraeus in in Afghanistan

Gen. Stanley McChrystal loses his job after remarks to freelance reporter that reflected poorly on his civilian superiors.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , Stanley McChrystal , Afghanistan , David Petraeus , Rolling Stone , J.J. Green

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