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Big MACs: Fixed Price Deals Lag
Brian Friel, a federal business intelligence analyst with Bloomberg Government, spoke The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp, to discuss his new study "Big MACs: Fixed-Price Deals Lag."
Tags: Brian Friel , Bloomberg Government , Federal Drive , acquisition , contracting
Contract coverage key to success in federal market?
Larry Allen, the president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a recent Bloomberg Government study examining the growth of multiple-award contracts.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Larry Allen , contracting , acquisition ,
OFPP details increased oversight of interagency contracts
A new report to Congress says OFPP will release new policies this fall to improve the management and use of multiple award contracts. One of the policies will require business cases for all multi- and inter-agency contracts. OFPP found that agencies spent more than $52 billion on these contracts in 2009.
Tags: contracting , Jeff Zients , OFPP , OMB , Contract Overload , GWACs , Jason Miller
Contract Overload: GAO finds continued problems with MACs
Audit agency calls for business cases to justify new multiple award contracts, and a database listing all existing contracts. Sen. McCaskill plans to hold a second hearing on interagency contracting in June.
Tags: contracting , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Claire McCaskill , Ed Towns , Darrell Issa , GAO , GSA , OFPP , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , GWACs , Interagency contracting , Jason Miller , Contract Overload
Backdoor malware attack targets Macs
USNA creates Center for Cyber Security Studies, McAfee Cybercrime Fighter Award goes to an FBI fed
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , malware , USNA , McAfee
