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DoD: No mergers for biggest contractors
The Defense Department's acquisition chief said mergers would hurt competition.
Tags: Ashton Carter , DoD Report , mergers , contracting , Bloomberg TV , Dorobek Insider
Agency Tip 2: Provide career development
Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report, the VA Acquisition Academy's internship program develops future contracting professionals through rigorous classes, job rotations and leadership development.
Tags: VA , VA Acquisition Academy , Lisa Doyle , management , career development , Jolie Lee , contracting , The Need for the Next Generation , pay and benefits , interns , FCIP
Defense cost tools to be required Feb. 1st
Defense Department employees have only a few weeks to get themselves familiar with a set of online tools designed to estimate the costs.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Pentagon , management , contracting
5 ways to improve Pentagon acquisition
Loren Thompson, CEO of the non-profit Lexington Institute, says this year was a disaster for DoD acquisition and offers five ways for the agency to improve.
Tags: Lexington Institute , Loren Thompson , DoD Report , Dorobek Insider , contracting , budget
DoD tries to green acquisition process
DoD's Paul Yaroschak explains efforts at the agency to make products more green.
Tags: Paul Yaroschak , Jason Miller , DoD Report , green government , sustainability , contracting , Dorobek Insider
Analysis: More training for DoD acquisition officers?
Dr. Jacque Gansler gives his assessment of the DoD recommendations on acquisition reform.
Tags: Jacques Gansler , DoD , contracting , Federal Drive , reform , DoD Report
GSA's Kempf on FAS reorganization
Tags: Steve Kempf , GSA , FAS , Mary Davie , Ed O'Hare , management , contracting , technology , Dorobek Insider
Air Force releases target price for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Aviation Week reports the target price for the jet is $109.4 - $142 million per plane.
Tags: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter , Air Force , contracting , DoD Report , Dorobek Insider
Senate passes Acquisitions Improvement Act
The bill aims to improve acquisition workforce training, increase accountability and expand the use of the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund.
Tags: Susan Collins , Acquisition Improvement Act , procurement , contracting , Senate , budget , OFPP , Jolie Lee
Mindshare: managing IT projects incrementally
Randolph Hite with GAO says his experience over the last 30 years in looking at large-scale IT projects across more federal departments and agencies than I can name has shown that this self-evident truth has been long and widely recognized and adopted when it comes to how IT projects are developed or acquired.
Tags: Federal Drive , Mindshare , Randolph Hite , GAO , IT , technology ,
