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Historic buildings throw wrench in agencies real-property efforts

In a new report, the Government Accountability Office found tighter budgets in recent years have constrained agencies' ability to maintain and repair historic buildings and that poor data practices have led to inconsistent and erroneous information on a database designed to track federal properties.

Tags: historic preservation , real property , GAO , VA , NPS , management

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LEED green building standard clears first hurdle for governmentwide use

The Green Building Advisory Committee recommends GSA establish the LEED certification as the governmentwide standard for all federal buildings. GSA will work with Energy and DoD to come up with the final decision.

Tags: management , green government , Kevin Kampschroer , Green Building Advisory Committee , LEED standard , Green Globe standard , Energy Star , Jason Miller

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The cloud and the federal market

Steve Kousen, vice president of Cloud Email and Collaboration Services at Unisys will discuss what agencies and contractors can expect as they move some of their services to the cloud.
April 30, 2013

Tags: acquisition , contracting , procurement , Steve Kousen , Unisys , cloud computing , cloud email , collaboration , sequestration , technology , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf

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Inside the Reporter's Notebook: A deeper dive into the 2014 budget

News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.

Tags: Inside the Reporters Notebook , technology , Jason Miller , FDA , Anti-Deficiency Act , Eric Perakslis , Danny Werfel , 2014 budget , budget , OMB

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What are the top procurement issues?

Carolyn Alston, executive vice president and general counsel for the Coalition for Government Procurement will bring us up to date on the latest procurement and acquisition news.
April 23, 2013

Tags: acquisition , procurement , contracting , Multiple award schedule contracting , strategic acquisition , strategic sourcing , contract duplication , Coaltion for Government Procurement , Carolyn Alston , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf

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OFPP kicks the strategic-sourcing door wide open

Administrator Joe Jordan said he views the possibilities as everything from new contracts to take advantage of volume discounts to standardizing terms and conditions to save on administrative costs. GSA FAS is reorganizing around 14 strategic sourcing areas.

Tags: contracting , industry , strategic sourcing , OFPP , Joe Jordan , Tom Sharpe , Coalition for Government Procurement , Federal Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council , Small business contracting , Jason Miller

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An update on GSA's OASIS contract

Jim Ghiloni, director of the OASIS Program Office at GSA, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss two draft R-F-P's for GSA's OASIS contract.
April 16, 2013

Tags: acquisition , procurement , contracting , Jim Ghiloni , OASIS , requests for proposal , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf

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GSA appeals MSPB's exoneration of Prouty

The agency also puts former Region 8 Commissioner of the Public Building Service on administrative leave until the MSPB Board makes a decision on the appeal.

Tags: Paul Prouty , workforce , Bill Bransford , Jason Miller , exclusive

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Data analytics improving CFOs' lines of sight for program execution

Federal chief financial officers have more foresight, insight and hindsight than ever before to make better decisions. But just as important as having these wide-ranging sight lines is how they are being translated down to the program level. Experts say agencies are slowly heading down the path of using data to make better decisions.

Tags: management , financial management , data analytics , Danny Werfel , OMB , Grant Thornton , Deloitte , Doug Criscitello , Vincent Dennis , FEMA , Treasury , data sharing , Rise of the Money People , Jason Miller

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An update on GSA's OASIS contract

Jim Ghiloni, director of the OASIS Program Office at GSA, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss two draft R-F-P's for GSA's OASIS contract.
April 9, 2013

Tags: acquisition , procurement , contracting , Jim Ghiloni , OASIS , requests for proposal , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf

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