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The state of the federal IT market

Les Rose, President of L-3 STRATIS will discuss the procurement environment and the challenges facing federal customers.
January 22, 2013 (Encore presentation February 5, 2013)

Tags: acquisition , Les Rose , L-3 Stratis , IT market , procurement , contracting , security management , L-3 National Security Solutions Group , innovation , transformation , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf

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Managed broadband services

Host John Gilroy will talk cloud computing with Tony Bardo, assitant vice president for Government Solutions at Hughes.
January 10, 2012

Tags: technology , broadband , managed networks , Managed services , networks , Hughes , field office , Tony Bardo , Federal Tech Talk , John Gilroy , USDA , FSIS

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Cobol: Can it help your agency?

Micro Focus' Tod Thompkins, joins host John Gilroy to talk about launching and maintaining complex IT systems, in the age of austerity.
October 25, 2011

Tags: technology , legacy migration , application development , testing , debt ceiling , budget , mainframe migration , COBOL , Tod Tompkins , Micro Focus , cloud computing , information technology , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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Defense describes plan to break up IT office

The Pentagon's Networks and Information Integration (NII) directorate will close on March 31, 2011.

Tags: Defense , DoD Report , NII , Federal Drive , Robert Gates

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2010 Census saved $1.6 billion

Bureau Director Groves and Commerce Secretary Locke announced the savings today. Officials say Census saved money for three reasons, including not having to tap into a reserve fund in case of emergency.

Tags: management , Gary Locke , Robert Groves , Census Bureau , Commerce , 2010 Decennial Census , Jason Miller

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DoD to eliminate CIO, BTA offices

Secretary Gates' decision to cut three major offices will result in "a substantial number" of employees and contractors having to find new jobs. The CIO's functions will be split between DISA and ATL. DoD is moving major acquisition oversight to the chief management officer's office.

Tags: management , contracting , technology , Robert Gates , Beth McGrath , Ashton Carter , DoD , DISA , JFCOM , BTA , insourcing , contractor workforce , CIO , Teri Takai , Jason Miller

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DoD calls on industry to help it save money

Undersecretary Carter says vendors providing services and weapons systems must figure out how to do more with less. He says DoD will create a preferred supplier program.

Tags: contracting , Ashton Carter , William Lynn , DoD , efficiency initiative , Meg Beasley , management , pay and benefits

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