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GSA: Changing printing habits could save government millions
Steve Kempf, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss new efforts at more efficient print management.
Tags: GSA , contracting , Steve Kempf , print management , printwise , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , Jack Moore
Navy takes lifecycle view of energy costs in acquisitions
The Navy is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to find alternatives to fossil fuels. A parallel effort aims to engrain energy efficiency into the way the service buys the ships and planes it will own for the next few decades.
Tags: DoD , Energy , Navy , alternative energy , acquisition policy , jim thomsen , jo decker , terry blake , Ray Mabus , green government , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
Multiple award schedule contracts
Host Roger Waldron will talk about the MAS program with Caroly Alston, general counsel for the Washington Management Group.
October 4, 2011
Tags: contracting , procurement , Carolyn Alston , Washington Management Group , Deltek , GSA , Multiple Award Schedule , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf
DARPA awards contract to IBM for multilingual computer
IBM has won a contract to create a machine that can hear and speak in many languages. The $6.5 million contract came from the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency.
Tags: DARPA , IBM , technology , contracting , DoD , DoD Report
Agencies told to take closer look at green buying
OFPP issued a new memo encouraging departments to consider if the product or service they are buying meets sustainable standards. The memo is another in a series of directives to green the government.
Tags: Dan Gordon , OFPP , green government , acquisition policy , GSA , Jason Miller
Analysis: Little 'outright fraud' in government contracting
Washington lawyer Steve Ryan joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris and said government tends to stay on on top of wrongdoing by errant contractors.
Tags: industry , contracting , DoD , DoD Report , steven ryan , McDermott, Will and Emery , Federal Drive
Army readies new network standards
The Army plans to release technical standards for its IT systems next year, in a process that leaders say will give greater predictability to industry. For the Army, the benefit will be an enterprise network that lets it quickly integrate new technologies as they come to market.
Tags: DoD , Army , ausa 2011 , technology , Network Integration Evaluation , Jennifer Napper , charles flynn , John Morrison , Susan Lawrence , William Phillips , Fort Bliss , Jared Serbu , rapid acquisition process
Why agencies don't suspend contractors
Bill Woods, director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at GAO, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss a recent GAO report about the use of suspensions and debarments by federal agencies.
Tags: acquisition policy , GAO , contracting , Bill Woods
Social media in the public sector
Market Connections President and CEO Lisa Dezzuti joins host Mark Amtower to talk about how government and contractors are using social media to do their jobs.
October 10, 2011
Tags: technology , contracting , Lisa Dezzutti , Market Connections , social media , Web 2.0 , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center , blogs , webinars , LinkedIn , Facebook , twitter , mobile technology
Gormley leaves Washington Management Group
Bill Gormley, president and chief executive officer of Washington Management Group, is leaving his job, Federal News Radio has learned.
Tags: Bill Gormley , Washington Management Group , contracting , Deltek , people , management , GSA , Ruben Gomez , Jolie Lee
