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The keys to a successful procurement
Dave Mader, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, talks acquisition and procurement with host Roger Waldron.
June 11, 2013
Tags: contracting , acquisition , procurement , Dave Mader , Booz Allen Hamilton , acquisition planning , GSA , Federal Acquisition Service , contract duplication , continuing resolution , sequestration , risk allocation , LPTA , Small business contracting , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf
New data could be difference-maker for move to shared services
OMB and Treasury have been working with the four federal financial management shared services providers to collect information on cost and performance. OMB Deputy Controller Norman Dong said the data will help agencies make true comparisons of the providers.
Tags: Norman Dong , technology , OMB , Lisa Schlosser , AGA , AFFIRM , financial management , Treasury , Jason Miller
OMB reworking financial system requirements to focus on outcomes, not inputs
The administration is expected to release a new directive in the coming weeks to update Circular A-127, which defines how agencies operate their financial systems. The new guidance is expected to open the market up to vendors and make it easier for agencies to transition to shared service providers.
Tags: technology , Adam Goldberg , Treasury , OMB , Keith Trippie , DHS , Gwynne Kostin , GSA , Kirit Amin , Commerce , Management of Change Conference , ACT-IAC , Jason Miller
SBA relying on shared services to improve cyber posture
Chase Garwood, the SBA acting CIO, said the agency is working with DHS and Justice to improve the security of its internal and external customer-facing systems.
Tags: Chase Garwood , SBA , technology , cybersecurity , Microsoft , data management , mobile computing , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
'Uncle Sam's List' launched to boost awareness of shared services
The Federal Chief Information Officers Council's shared-services implementation guide describes the new database of more than two dozen offerings for agencies in the commodity and support service IT areas. The document also provides metrics to ensure shared services are meeting the agency's needs.
Tags: technology , OMB , CIO Council , Jason Miller , Uncle Sam
5 trends and hurdles for the future of effective financial management
From shared services and data-driven decision-making, to shrinking budgets and workforces, Federal News Radio's special report, Rise of the Money People, tracks the emerging trends in effective financial management at federal agencies, and the possible hurdles that stand in the way of saving even more money.
Tags: Rise of the Money People , financial management , workforce , Clarence Crawford , Deloitte , Peggy Sherry , DHS , Jack Moore
Bureau of Fiscal Service primes network for influx of new customers
Kim McCoy, the bureau's chief information officer, said she's looking at how best to pre-position resources to get new agency financial management customers on board more quickly.
April 11, 2013
Tags: technology , management , Kim McCoy , Bureau of Fiscal Service , Treasury Department , financial management , data analytics , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller , Rise of the Money People
Shared services becoming new normal in financial modernization
When it comes to saving money, shared services providers are the new "it" thing. As part of the special report, Rise of the Money People, Federal News Radio gets the inside scoop from the head of the Interior Business Center.
Tags: Interior Business Center , financial management , Joseph Ward , Esther Horst , In Depth , Francis Rose , Rise of the Money People
OMB to test agency readiness to move to financial shared services
Danny Werfel, the OMB controller, will issue a new policy in the coming weeks that will mandate agencies simplify their requirements before upgrading their general ledger systems. The policy also will require agencies to strongly consider one of the four federal shared service providers. OMB said it has learned lessons from the previous attempts to move agencies into these common financial management infrastructures.
Tags: technology , OMB , Danny Werfel , financial management , Treasury , CFO Council , Jason Miller , exclusive
CFOs remain tepid on financial shared services
An exclusive Federal News Radio survey of federal CFOs and deputy CFOs finds 55 percent of the respondents rated spending money more wisely as their top priority. But at the same time, 36 percent rated moving to the Internet Payment Portal or other financial management shared services as their fourth highest priority. CFOs also say they are using data to make better decisions and budget reductions, not sequestration, is their biggest concern.
Tags: financial management , CFO Council , Adam Goldberg , Treasury , OMB , Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation , sequestration , budget , CFO survey , In Depth with Francis Rose , Jason Miller , exclusive
