From The Acquisition Corner An interesting action plan for speeding up the procurement process for Recovery procurements was recently proposed by Dr. Allan Burman, who served as administrator of federal procurement policy in the Office of Management and Budget. His plan, which was conducted as an interview with CGI Initiative for Collaborative Government, outlined anRead… Read more »
It seems more people are trying to be more involved and active in the cities and counties in which they live; me included. With the advancement of technology and the ability to handle multiple tasks online, there is no doubt a greater need for cities and counties to beef up their online systems for citizenRead… Read more »
The new FY2010 per diem rates are now live on GSA’s website at www.gsa.gov/perdiem. Select FY2010 from the drop down menu on this page (FY09 will continue to be listed first through the end of the fiscal year). If you have per diem questions, please first read the FAQ page, and if that doesn’t containRead… Read more »
Am I the only one that finds the miriad of GSA contracts challenging yet very interesting to use? I hope to use this page to discuss and share experiences related to MAA, LSA, Connections, Millenium and Networx Contracts. These are all used by my agency in one way or another and they all have theirRead… Read more »
OK, so I miss one meeting a few weeks ago, and low and behold something important was put out. For some reason, first time I remember, the leaders cut our fiscal year work till 28OCT09. It makes since. Everyone needs time to do their jobs, all the way up the food chain. But, this wasRead… Read more »
Hardly a week goes by without some new internet security snafu being reported. And with web usage exploding, expect to hear about a lot more. According to a new analysis from Forrester Research, the number of Internet users is forecast to grow 45% globally over the next four years, reaching 2.2 billion by 2013. MoreRead… Read more »
Recently the Office of the Law Revision Council released a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade their website. “The Office of the Law Revision Counsel prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.” We responded to thatRead… Read more »
Tradewinds and Lloyds List report authorities have arrested up to eight suspects related to the missing Russian ship, Arctic Sea. The missing ship was located off the coast of West Africa on Monday. According to news reports the suspects included Russians, Estonians, and Latvians. The Russian Navy has transferred the suspects from the Arctic SeaRead… Read more »
GSA has a new Mentor-Protege program: What do you think? http://fcw.com/articles/2009/08/14/gsa-mentor-protege-program.aspx Here are some details about the program. Also, if you would like to learn more about how GSA works, GSA Schedules and basic B2G info, join us for an informal & free networking event 8/20 at the Kennedy Center 5-8pm Register Here: http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com ThankRead… Read more »
And here it comes …. the end of year push. This is the real fun part of the year. This is when everyone, on the financial side of the government, lives off of coffee, doughnuts, and pizza. 🙂 And somehow, for two months, we live with only 4 hours of sleep everynight (if that much).Read… Read more »