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Could cutting service contracts avert sequestration furloughs?
In an analysis prepared for the American Federation of Government Employees, contracting expert Charles Tiefer said that agency managers have a number of tools at their disposal to legally scale back service-contract spending and that doing so would be preferable to federal furloughs.
Tags: contracting , AFGE , Charles Tiefer , industry , sequestration , PSC , AIA , Alan Chvotkin , furloughs , workforce
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: 2014 IT budget passback is much ado about nothing
News and buzz from the last two weeks includes a new legislative proposal from Rep. Darrell Issa on suspension and debarment and round two of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.
Tags: Inside the Reporters Notebook , Jason Miller , technology , budget , OMB , Steven VanRoekel , Danny Werfel , Dan Gordon , Angela Styles , IT passback , exclusive
A look at SEWP V
Larry Allen of Allen Federal and Jim Connal, vice president of Red River Computer, join host Mark Amtower to talk about the SEWP program.
February 11, 2013
Tags: contracting , Larry Allen , Allen Federal Business Partners , Jim Connal , Red River Computer , GWACs , SEWP , SEWP 5 , SEWP 4 , Amtower Off Center , Mark Amtower , NASA
Defense industry poised for change, challenges
Declining federal spending, evolving customer requirements related to the changed threat environment and the increase of competition from nontraditional defense contractors, such as Accenture, Dell and Apple are just a few of the issues on the horizon, according to an analysis from Booz and Company.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Pentagon Solutions , DoD , industry , Booz and Company , Erich Fischer
Contractors can expect uncertain, difficult times ahead, expert says
Michael Tinsley, CEO of NeoSystems Corp., tells The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp, there's little contractors can do to influence agencies facing impending sequestration beyond maintaining good communications and weathering the storm.
Tags: Michael Tinsley , Federal Drive , NeoSystems Corp. , contracting , industry , budget , sequestration , Michael OConnell
OMB lays out 11 goals to give Section 508 some punch
Steven VanRoekel, the federal chief information officer, and Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Joe Jordan issued a memo detailing a new strategic plan after a recent Justice Department compliance survey found mixed results. This is the fourth memo since 2005 from the Office of Management and Budget trying to get agencies to meet the law's requirements. David Capozzi, executive director of the Access Board, said new 508 regulations could be to OMB for approval this spring.
Tags: technology , Joe Jordan , Steven VanRoekel , OMB , GSA , David Capozzi , Access Board , Section 508 , CIO Council , Jason Miller , OFPP
GSA's strategy for OASIS leaving vendors discontented
At an industry sponsored event, GSA tried to clarify its plans for the multi-billion dollar governmentwide contract, which will let agencies buy complex services from one place. Questions about how OASIS fits with the administration's strategic sourcing initiative and the expectation for price standardization were among the biggest areas of concern from companies.
Tags: contracting , industry , GSA , Jim Ghiloni , Leah Trudeau , Stan Soloway , Trey Hodgkins , TechAmerica , Professional Services Council , OASIS , professional services , Jason Miller
VA testing cash prizes to improve its health record system
The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying out a new system of contests to make upgrades to its electronic medical record system. The agency plans to award up to three prizes worth $3 million to vendors who create open-source based components to VistA.
Tags: technology , VA , Roger Baker , VistA , VMBS , health IT , Jared Serbu
DoD slow to codify some interagency contracting standards
Despite a big policy push from the administration, some agencies have lagged in implementing guidance dealing with interagency contracting, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office. Still, GAO said the creation of a policy framework by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy had gone a long way toward ameliorating some of the issues that landed interagency contracting on the watchdog agency's high-risk list eight years ago, such as duplication and unclear lines of authority between agencies.
Tags: DoD , OFPP , GAO , Interagency contracting , acquisition policy , contracting
Housing, jobs and CNG vehicles in 2013
On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts examine the hurdles that remain for natural gas vehicles. Plus what does the future hold for housing, jobs and the debt limit in 2013?
January 31, 2013
Tags: Natural Gas , CNG vehicles , gasoline alternatives , housing , jobs , debt limit , Rob Barnett , Nela Richardson , Allen Scott , Bloomberg Government , Capital Impact
