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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 , acquisition , Booz and Company , Erich Fischer

Thursday - 02/07/2013, 02:00pm EST

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Federal Drive Interviews -- Feb. 5, 2013

Robert Litan discusses a Bloomberg Government study about rule-making in the Obama administration. Michael Tinsley, CEO of NeoSystems Corp., offers insight on how furloughs might affect federal contractors. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo weighs in on a a 2012 Supreme Court case that could come back to bite federal agencies facing budget cuts under sequestration. Gregory Wilshusen discusses a new GAO report on how prepared agencies are to fend of online assaults. John Palguta of the Partnership for Public Service talks about sequestration and the threat of furloughs.

Tags: Robert Litan , Bloomberg Government , rule-making , Michael Tinsley , NeoSystems Corp. , contracting , sequestration , furloughs , Joe Petrillo , Petrillo and Powell , budget , Gregory Wilshusen , GAO , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , John Palguta , Partnership for Pubic Service , DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive

Wednesday - 02/06/2013, 02:33pm EST

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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 , acquisition , budget , sequestration , Michael OConnell

Wednesday - 02/06/2013, 02:09pm EST

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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: acquisition , contracting , GSA , Jim Ghiloni , Leah Trudeau , Stan Soloway , Trey Hodgkins , TechAmerica , Professional Services Council , OASIS , professional services , Jason Miller

Friday - 02/01/2013, 11:32am EST

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Inside the Reporter's Notebook: GSA FAS, shared services and DHS contract awards

News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.

Tags: technology , acquisition , Jason Miller , cloud computing , OMB , DHS , GSA , Air Force , First Source 2 , Small business contracting , shared services , financial management , Inside the Reporters Notebook

Friday - 01/25/2013, 04:07pm EST

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Experimental website aims to overhaul RFP process

The Presidential Innovation Fellows Program and SBA launch RFP-EZ to make finding and bidding on Web and digital services contracts worth $150,000 or less easier. The team of three found the six-month project also could test out tools for contracting officers to write better RFPs.

Tags: acquisition , SBA , Clay Johnson , Presidential Fellows Program , contracting , Jason Miller

Friday - 01/25/2013, 10:29am EST

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Gay rights groups seek order on employer bias

Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees.

Tags: workforce , gay rights , President Barack Obama , contracting ,

Thursday - 01/24/2013, 07:18am EST

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