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IT contractors speak out and weigh in

In the wake of the Obama Administration's decision to halt or review billions of dollars worth of information technology programs, TechAmerica Foundation is convening a group of experts from industry and academia to provide recommendations for improving the way the federal government purchases and implements IT systems. Co-vice-chair Renny DiPentima explains.

Tags: Federal Drive , technology , federal IT , OMB , Renny DiPentima

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Coalition forms to keep federal IT reform on track

TechAmerica has put together the Commission on Government Technology Opportunity in the 21st Century.

Tags: technology , Phil Bond , federal IT , Vivek Kundra , OMB , Peter Orszag , Dorothy Ramienski , DorobekInsider

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Senate's newest cyber bill on fast track to passage

Senate leaders pledge to pass a comprehensive cybersecurity bill this year. Sen. Lieberman promises a hearing and markup of the legislation before the end of June. Industry experts are concerned over the role DHS will play in regulating critical infrastructure.

Tags: technology , White House , DHS , OMB , Joseph Lieberman , Joy Fox , Jim Langevin , Bob Dix , Phil Bond , Juniper Networks , cybersecurity , FISMA , Jason Miller

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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 , Jim Williams , Alan Chvotkin , POGO , Professional Services Council , multiple award contracting , GWACs , Jason Miller , Contract Overload

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TechAmerica shares survey results, contracting ideas

Amtower is joined by TechAmerica CEO and President Phil Bond.
May 3, 2010

Tags: contracting , Phil Bond , Amtower

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Tech jobs: who won, who lost in the recession?

While the U.S. high-tech industry lost 245,600 jobs in 2009, federal IT employees and contractors may have dodged the biggest bullets. Josh James, Director of Research for the TechAmerica Foundation, and Olga Grkavac, executive vice president, public sector, TechAmerica explain.

Tags: technology , P&B , Josh James , Olga Grkavac , Grant Thornton , contracting , tech jobs

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Google's fallout on the federal cloud explained

What do Google's cybersecurity problems say about cloud computing in general?

Tags: tech , Google , cloud computing , Phil Bond ,

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Agency Instability: GSA nominee remains in limbo

Martha Johnson seen by many as the most qualified candidate to be GSA administrator in a decade. But her nomination remains on hold in the Senate because Sen. Christopher Bond is unhappy with GSA's plans for a new federal building in Kansas City. Some call Bond's use of the hold authority an abuse of power.

Tags: management , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Christopher Bond , Sahar Wali , Stephen Leeds , Paul Prouty , Bob Peck , GSA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , White House , Olga Grkavac , Martha Johnson , Paul Light , Acting administrator , confirmation process , Congress , series , Agency Instability

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Agency Instability: GSA nominee remains in limbo

Martha Johnson seen by many as the most qualified candidate to be GSA administrator in a decade. But her nomination remains on hold in the Senate because Sen. Christopher Bond is unhappy with GSA's plans for a new federal building in Kansas City. Some call Bond's use of the hold authority an abuse of power.

Tags: management , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Christopher Bond , Sahar Wali , Stephen Leeds , Paul Prouty , Bob Peck , GSA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , White House , Olga Grkavac , Martha Johnson , Paul Light , Acting administrator , confirmation process , Congress , series , Agency Instability

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All Things Networking

Ardell Fleeson
Commercial real estate broker
CB Richard Ellis
July 27th, 2009

Tags: contracting , networking , CB Richard Ellis , Tower Club , AFCEA

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