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Supporting the acquisition workforce
GSA Chief Acquisition Officer Mindy Connolly, discusses GSA's acquisition workforce, the Myth-Busters campaign, and sustainability in government procurement.
May 31, 2011
Tags: contracting , Mindy Connolly , General Service Administration , mythbusting , procurement , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf , acquisitions
Acquisition feds recalled from retirement
Agencies asked 125 annuitants for help last year with Army leading the way, bringing 44 retired federal workers back to help with acquisition processes.
Tags: contracting , pay and benefits , Dan Gordon , OFPP , Army , Air Force , DHS , USDA , annuitants , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Jason Miller
How to improve the government procurement system
Al Burman, president of Jefferson Solutions and Chair of the Procurement Round Table, joins host Roger Waldron to talk about the work his group is doing.
May 10, 2011
Tags: contracting , procurement , Al Burman , Jefferson Solutions , Acquisition Advisory Panel , acquisition processes , Roger Waldron , Coalition for Government Procurement , Off the Shelf , Procurement Round Table
Assad: KC-X to lead the way in procurements
Shay Assad, director of the office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, told industry professionals Thursday that DoD would provide them with a clearer picture of what the Pentagon wants when it issues solicitations to industry. Past acquisition processes, he said, had forced vendors to guess what factors DoD thought were truly important.
Tags: DoD , contracting , industry , management , GAO , insourcing , Coalition for Government Procurement , Shay Assad , source selection , bid protest , Jared Serbu
OFPP zeroes in on acquisition workforce
Some administration officials fear the acquisition workforce can't properly manage government contracts. Dan Gordon said strengthening that workforce is OFPP's number one priority. He also said he wants to improve communication between government acquisition officers and industry.
Tags: contracting , management , OFPP , Dan Gordon , mythbusting , AFFIRM , Meg Beasley
OFPP, OPM join forces to recruit acquisition workers
A new memo from Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator, details hiring flexibilities and new tools for agencies.
Tags: contracting , Dan Gordon , OFPP , OPM , hiring reform , hiring flexibilities , USAJobs.gov , Jason Miller
Air Force models rapid IT development
The Defense Department wants its information technology projects to be developed in smaller, faster chunks that take no more than 18 months to deploy. One Air Force program executive officer says he's already doing it in 12 months.
Tags: DoD , contracting , technology , IT acquisition , agile development , AFCEA , C4ISR , Steve Wert , Jared Serbu
Allen: acquisition workforce faces tough times
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , contracting , Larry Allen , Allen Federal Business Partners
FAA's Washington to retire after 33 years in government
Washington said he wants to pursue work in the commercial aviation industry.
Tags: management , contracting , James Washington , FAA , Small business contracting , Jason Miller
Kempf sets 'bold' vision for GSA acquisition service
The commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service wants to take his organization to new heights in how it serves its agency and vendor customers. FAS saw its revenue grow to $52 billion in 2010, but Kempf wants to offer more services and meet its customers' needs better to increase its revenue. FAS will require all new schedule contract offers and modifications to be done electronically by the end of 2011.
Tags: contracting , industry , Steve Kempf , GSA , Federal Acquisition Service , schedules contracting , SmartBUY , strategic sourcing , Jason Miller
