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How to save $585 million and green the government

Staying $585 million under budget is a major accomplishment for any agency. But, as Federal News Radio's Francis Rose found out, GSA's Bill Guerin did just that.

Tags: Bill Guerin , Public Buildings Service , Sammies , Service to America Medals , management , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , green government , In Depth , GSA

Tuesday - 06/21/2011, 07:34pm EDT
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GAO: DoD missing keys to good procurement

Designing requirements for a big procurement at DoD involves three main elements: cost, schedule, and performance objectives. GAO's Mike Sullivan told Federal News Radio that DoD continues to struggle in those areas.

Tags: Mike Sullivan , GAO , DoD , procurement , acquisition policy , management , oversight , In Depth

Monday - 06/20/2011, 05:19pm EDT
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DoD to stop some industry mergers

The Department of Defense is trying to stop mergers among the nation's largest weapons contractors.

Tags: DoD , industry , Ashton Carter , mergers , acquisition policy ,

Thursday - 06/16/2011, 07:06pm EDT

End of NASA shuttle program transforms acquisition workforce

William McNally, deputy CAO at NASA, discusses changes in the agency's acquisition workforce.

Tags: William McNally , NASA , space shuttle program , contracting , In Depth

Tuesday - 06/14/2011, 03:32pm EDT
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A look at the federal contracting climate

Guy Timberlake is the Chief Visionary Officer and CEO of the American Small Business Coalition. He joins us with a look at federal contracting

Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , american Small Business Coalition , Guy Timberlake

Tuesday - 06/07/2011, 02:35pm EDT
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OFPP wants agencies to certify contracting data quality

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Dan Gordon issued a memo asking for agencies to improve their internal controls for collecting and submitting acquisition data. The Federal Procurement Data System has had data quality issues for more than a decade.

Tags: industry , Dan Gordon , OFPP , acquisition policy , Federal Procurement Data System , data quality , data sharing , Jason Miller

Thursday - 06/02/2011, 11:05am EDT

Camber acquires EADS defense solutions

Camber Corporation has purchased federal EADS North America Defense Security and Systems Solutions.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , Camber Corporation , EADS , In Depth , Washington Technology

Friday - 05/20/2011, 05:40pm EDT

Increasing efficiency in DOD equipment positioning

See how DOD's money saving and efficiency tactics match up against your agency's. Bill Solis, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, GAO has more information

Tags: In Depth , Defense , GAO , management , Bill Solis

Thursday - 05/19/2011, 07:00pm EDT
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FAR Council set to change conflict rules

New OCI regs would allow government to tolerate conflict of interest... sometimes. Attorney Steve Ryan explains it for us.

Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , FAR Council , OCI , Organizational conflict of interest , Steve Ryan , McDermott, Will & Emory

Friday - 05/06/2011, 10:08am EDT
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