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DLA readies change to how it buys

The Pentagon's primary purchasing agency is steeling itself for the possible impact of large-scale changes to its budget in the weeks and months ahead as DoD prepares the 2012 budget. The Defense Logistics Agency used a recent conference to inform the vendor community about its plans to save money.

Tags: management , contracting , DoD , Robert Hale , Alan Thompson , DLA , Stan Soloway , Robert Gates , budget cuts , Max Cacas

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GSA spearheads effort to green the supply chain

The General Services Administration is working to conform to a Presidential order mandating that companies who sell goods and services to the Federal government reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Ten months after that order was issued, GSA now has a green light from the White House to proceed with a voluntary, phased-in, incentive-driven program to get companies who sell to GSA to report their greenhouse gas footprint. And one industry trade group weighs in on the recommendations.

Tags: management , contracting , GSA , White House , Executive Order 13514 , Steve Leeds , sustainability , Alan Chvotkin , Max Cacas

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Rep. Lofgren wants contractors to fill cyber void

As agencies try to hire hundreds of trained cybersecurity experts in the coming years, there are questions about whether that need can be met. Some observers wonder whether there really are enough cybersecurity workers.

Tags: contracting , technology , cybersecurity , management , Greg Schaffer , Zoe Lofgren , DHS , OMB , OPM , Stan Soloway , Hord Tipton , ISC2 , Max Cacas

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PSC voices concerns over Hill Defense bills

An organization representing companies that sell to the federal government is worried about newly approved provisions of the Defense Appropriation Bills now pending in the House and Senate. The Professional Services Council is worried that the provisions could cause more harm than good to contractors, and in some cases, were approved without the benefit of rigorous debate on their potential to affect the contracting community.

Tags: management , House , Senate , DoD , Defense Authorization Bill , Stan Soloway , Max Cacas

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Dee Lee lets loose

Deidre Lee
Executive Vice President
Professional Services Council
August 31st, 2009

Tags: contracting , Federal Procurement , federal acquisition , OFPP , OMB , GAO , DCAA , oversight , Deidre Lee ,

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