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What are the big federal news stories?
Federal News Radio hosts Tom Temin and Francis Rose join host Mark Amtower to discuss some of the top issues affecting federal workers.
April 16, 2012.
Tags: Tom Temin , Francis Rose , Mark Amtower , Mythbusters , GSA , Public Building Service , inherently governmental , Amtower Off Center , acquisition , contracting , Bring your own device
OFPP readying round 2 of Mythbusters
Acting administrator Lesley Field said this version will focus on trying to dispel myths commonly held by industry. Agencies also posted their vendor communications plans on FedBizOpps.gov as part of the initial Mythbusters campaign.
Tags: contracting , industry , Lesley Field , Mythbusters , Acquisition Excellence Conference , Darren Ash , NRC , Jacob Hansen , IRS , Jason Miller
OMB crowdsourcing improvements to Section 508
The administration released a set of high-level concepts from listening sessions conducted in 2011 and is asking for input from the agencies, contractors and the public. Interested parties can comment on 14 suggestions to improve how people with disabilities access government information.
Tags: workforce , Kareem Dale , Steven VanRoekel , Lesley Field , OMB , Section 508 , technology , Gov 2.0 , Jason Miller
Federal News Countdown: Wartime contracting bill, transportation bill and budget wrangling
Mark Forman, the co-founder of Government Transaction Services and former administrator for E-Government and IT, and Rob Burton, a partner with the Venable law firm and the former deputy administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Procurement Policy, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Tags: Federal News Countdown , management , Francis Rose , In Depth , Rob Burton , Venable , Mark Forman , Government Transaction Services
GSA preparing business case for next GWAC
The agency wants to make it easier for customers to buy non-IT professional services under one contract. Mary Davie, assistant commissioner at the Federal Acquisition Service, said the business case will be posted for governmentwide review by June.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , industry , Mary Davie , GSA , multiple-award contract , GWAC , Integrations , Jason Miller
Analysis: OFPP nom Jordan will have to win acquisition workforce confidence
Steven Schooner, co-director of the Government Procurement Law program at the school, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin with his take on Jordan's nomination and what's ahead for the federal contracting community.
Tags: Joe Jordan , Steven Schooner , George Washington University , SBA , contracting , acquisition , Federal Drive
Obama to nominate former SBA official Jordan to head OFPP
President Barack Obama announced Friday his plans to nominate Joseph Jordan, a former Small Business Administration official, to head the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Tags: SBA , Joseph Jordan , OMB , Jeffrey Zients , Dan Gordon , Heidi Shyu
OFPP again calls on Congress to cap vendor salary reimbursements
The White House wants to reduce the amount of money agencies pay contractors for executive salaries to $200,000 from $694,000.
Tags: contracting , industry , OMB , Lesley Field , Contractor salary reimbursement , Congress , Jason Miller
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 , budget , Jason Miller
OFPP calls for more micro-purchase spending with small firms
A new memo from OFPP and OMB tells agencies to improve training to buy more from small businesses through the government charge card.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , SBA , OMB , Dan Gordon , Karen Mills , Danny Werfel , micro-purchase threshold , government charge card , GSA , Small business contracting , Jason Miller
