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What's going on at the GSA Expo?
Tags: management , GSA , GSA Expo , Barney Brasseux ,
GSA makes 59 awards under Alliant
The General Services Administration today made 59 awards under the Alliant governmentwide acquisition contract.
Tags: contracting , GSA , Alliant ,
Federal shared services effort gets push from new executive forum
GSA leads the group of 20 trying to add structure to all the different initiatives. Shared Services Forum to submit ideas to OMB on how to move governmentwide effort to use cloud computing.
Tags: contracting , technology , management , Jeffrey Zients , GSA , OMB , shared services , Lines of Business
MOC: Williams humbled by John J. Franke award
Jim Williams received many awards and honors during his 30-plus year career in the federal government. But he says few have topped the one he won Sunday night at the 30th annual Management of Change conference.
Tags: Federal Drive , Management of Change 2010 , GSA
Staying one step ahead of identity thieves
Jim Williams, former commissioner of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, tells Federal News Radio what he's been learning working on biometric security in the private sector.
Tags: MOC , Cybersecurity Update , biometric security , technology , security , Daon
How public database could affect contractors
How can companies meet the need for increased transparency?
Tags: Federal Drive , transparency , contracting , GSA , Dorothy Ramienski
Williams honored with Franke award
Every year, one distinguished federal IT acquisition manager receives the coveted John J. Franke award for career excellence. The award last night went to Jim Williams, who recently retired from the GSA as the Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service.
Tags: management , Dave Wennergren , GSA , DoD , USDA , OMB , Karen Evans , John Johnson , Sandy Bates , John J. Franke , Jason Miller , Management of Change 2010
Contract Overload, part 3: OFPP ready to set tone for the future of MACs.
Congressional staff members call the current MAC environment "chaos." The administration will decide in a matter of weeks whether NIH should continue to run its CIO-SP3 governmentwide contract. OFPP administrator Gordon says several broad policy decisions must be made to address the challenges around multiple award contracts.
Tags: contracting , Dan Gordon , Molly Wilkinson , Peter Levine , OFPP , GSA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Senate Armed Services Committee , NIH , Scott Amey , Alan Chvotkin , POGO , Professional Services Council , TechAmerica , multiple award contracting , GWACs , Jason Miller , Contract Overload
Part 2: Unique needs, high fees propel increases in agencywide contracts
DHS, VA say they need their own multiple award contracts because they want vendors who are familiar with their processes and requirements. Others say agencies want the "glory" of running large procurements and are unhappy with GSA's fees. GSA is trying to address the perception of poor customer service as a way to bring more agencies into the fold.
Tags: contracting , Ed O'Hare , Soraya Correa , Iris Cooper , Martha Johnson , GSA , DHS , VA , DoD , Alan Chvotkin , Professional Services Council , multiple award contracts , GWACs , Alliant , T4 , EAGLE , Ed O
