On the program today for Thursday May 17, 2012 When times are tough — there is a terrible situation overseas… Egypt, Syria, Haiti — we’re going to talk to the person who helps Americans get out of danger… and she is a SAMMIES finalist. Keeping your morale up as you focus on your careerRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday the 17th of May, 2012 The Central contractor registration system will shut down next Wednesday. Companies currently use the online database to update their contractor registration with the federal government. The Washington Business Journal says, the General Services Administration is leading an effort to consolidate theRead… Read more »
On today’s program for Wednesday May 16, 2012 A new bill calls for a duplication scorecard. How would it work and how would it impact your job? We talk to Congressman James Lankford. Cut your travel by 30% that’s just one of the new requirements from the Office of Management and Budget. We’ll findRead… Read more »
Duplication — multiple organizations doing the same thing. There is a question as to whether, in this age of austerity, the government can afford to have multiple programs doing the same thing and some argue that duplication makes it more difficult to assess if programs are actually working. Yet we also know that most ofRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Wednesday the 16th of May, 2012 The federal pay debate is back in the headlines — this time it’s centered on your bonuses. The Office of Personnel Management says the federal government paid at least $439 million in employee bonuses last year— that’s down $43 million sinceRead… Read more »
On Today’s Program for Tuesday May 15, 2012 Suspensions and debarments — it is the ultimate way if there are problems with a government contractor, but it can also wreak havoc to government contracting. A panel at the ACT-IAC Excellence in Acquisition conference recently, and we’ll hear highlights… Do more with less — weRead… Read more »
Joe Jordan is the President’s nominee to be the next administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. During his confirmation hearing Jordan was grilled on how he would improve agencies’ use of suspension and debarment against poorly performing contractors and how he would get a handle on the unknown number of contracts used throughoutRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Tuesday the 15th of May, 2012 The Pentagon predicts that as many as 1,000 defense contractors may join a voluntary effort to share classified information on cyber threats under an expansion of a first-ever initiative to protect computer networks. BusinessWeek reports that the program comes after aRead… Read more »
On today’s program for Monday May 14th, 2012: Follow the money — federal government style. We’ll take a look at the new Digital Accountability and Transparency Act. We’ll talk to the executive director of the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board, Michael Wood, about how you bring lessons learned from Recovery.gov to federal spending. Salary,Read… Read more »
Do more with less — but how do you get there if you don’t know what you’re spending in the first place. That is one of the big challenges facing federal agencies. In fact, they’ve been facing that challenge for some time. The House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring the government to clearly showRead… Read more »