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DoD too slow in assessing workforce needs
GAO finds the Pentagon isn't moving fast enough in improving the skills of their workforce. House lawmakers focused in the acquisition workforce, specifically. DoD defended its efforts, pointing to the 8,600 new acquisition workers hired over the past few years.
Tags: contracting , pay and benefits , vicky hartzler , larry kissell , keith charles , Howard McKeon , Brenda Farrell , DoD , GAO , House Armed Services Committee , acquisition workforce , human capital management , High Risk list , Peter Buxbaum
Industry Chatter: Jerry Edgerton on agencies' cyber posture
Blue Ridge Networks' Jerry Edgerton talks cybersecurity trends and what measures agencies should take to protect themselves on Industry Chatter with Francis Rose.
Tags: contracting , industry , technology , jerry edgerton , Blue Ridge Networks , In Depth , Industry Chatter , Francis Rose , cybersecurity ,
NASA should revise contract termination policy, GAO says
As terminations become more likely due to tightening budgets, GAO said NASA needs to develop more guidance for its acquisition professionals. Cristina Chaplain, director of acquisitions and sourcing management at GAO, spoke with Federal News Radio about the recommendations.
Tags: NASA , GAO , contracting , contract termination , Cristina Chaplain , In Depth , Francis Rose
SBA program helps agencies meet contracting goals
Bill Elmore is the SBA's deputy associate administrator for the veterans office of business development. He told Federal News Radio how the Patriot Express program works.
Tags: bill elmore , SBA , small business , contracting , patriot express
Tips for succeeding as a small business contractor
Nancy Suslov is chairwoman of the Alliant Small Business Council.
Tags: nancy suslov , alliant small business council , contracting , GSA
Navy awards hundreds of contracts under SeaPort-E program
The Navy awards contracts to 333 companies under its SeaPort-E services acquisition program.
Tags: DoD Report , Navy , contracting , Federal Drive
DoD trying to take cost out of operations
Beth McGrath, DoD's deputy chief management officer, said reworking acquisition regulations will include new ways to buy technology and promote agile development. The Pentagon is targeting everything from the way it buys technology to standardizing business systems in an effort to save money and become more efficient. DoD wants to standardize 15 common, commercial business processes.
Tags: technology , management , Beth McGrath , DoD , Army , Air Force , financial management , agile development , acquisition regulations , Jason Miller
VA outlines key procurement initiatives
Jan Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses the VA's key procurement initiatives.
June 28, 2011(Encore presentation August 9, 2011)
Tags: Off the Shelf , VA , procurement , contracting
Federal Newscast - June 21, 2011
Newscast stories heard on the June 21, 2011, edition of In Depth with Francis Rose.
Tags: Leon Panetta , Mark Warner , John Potter , contracting , transparency , spending , Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority , DoD , In Depth
10 ways to waste your agency's money
We all know agencies are facing major budget cuts. And despite these cuts many agencies are still wasting precious bid and proposal (B&P) dollars. Federal News Radio's Francis Rose spoke with with John Chierichella, partner in the Government Contracts and Regulated Industries Practice Group at Sheppard Mullin, about 10 ways your agency is wasting B&P.
Tags: John Chierichella , contracting , bid and proposal , In Depth
