Good Morning, I am a Contracting Officer at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center (NAC), in Hines, IL. (Hines is about 13 miles or ~1 to 1 1/2 hours in commuter traffic, west of Chicago, IL). We were allowed to commence telework a year ago. Our director seems to be uncomfortable with theRead… Read more »
The new workplace revolution in both the federal and private sector is placing more value on the delicate relationship between space, people, and workflow, how they shape company culture and determine workplace performance. Join international architecture, design and strategy firm Gensler to explore how changes in generations, work process, and real estate are dramatically shiftingRead… Read more »
A January 2013 report from the Congressional Research Service cited a House Armed Services Committee report that declared: “Simply put, the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition process is broken. The ability of the Department to conduct the large scale acquisitions required to ensure our future national security is a concern of the committee. The risingRead… Read more »
By Kevin Hilferty, Legal Intern With the arrival of sequestration and slashed budgets, agencies have been facing many tough decisions on where to cut spending and save money. Acquisition teams have been given the difficult task of doing the same or even more with less. The pressure to maintain current levels of support with lessRead… Read more »
Frequent DorobekINSIDER Live guest and federal rockstar Linda Cureton is retiring on Wednesday. It is a sad day for government. But before she sails off we wanted to pick her brain on how she had such a successful career? And get her insights on how you can chart a similar journey? Cureton was appointed asRead… Read more »
Cloud based computing continues to be a hot topic in government. The DorobekINSIDER live recently discussed What’s The Status of Gov 2.0? with an expert panel. It seems that cloud solutions continue to be the driving force behind new government innovations. Michael Donovan is a Distinguished Technologist with the HP Enterprise Services Office of theRead… Read more »
Are you a COR in need of training credits to certify or re-certify but can’t find the time? Thousands of CORs nationwide working at over 200 federal agencies require FAC-COR Level I and Level II training. However, training is expensive, and often requires expenditure of travel and per diem funds that have now been slashedRead… Read more »
As the meat grinder of sequestration continues to move forward, the initiatives to improve and develop the acquisition workforce will more than likely come to a grinding halt, and move capabilities backwards at a time where forward movement is badly needed. At this past week’s 2013 Acquisition Excellence Conference, The American Council for Technology-Industry AdvisoryRead… Read more »
When the pressure is on to perform at a higher level due to limited resources and tight time constraints, your team’s morale is likely suffering. As a manager, you are probably also feeling overwhelmed. Many of us have experienced wanting to be proactive but struggling to find time to focus on the less tangible aspectsRead… Read more »
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is hoping that third time really is the charm in its seemingly desperate attempts at getting agencies to properly document contractor performance using the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Although similar memos in 2009 and 2011 (here and here) focused on this issue of poor past performanceRead… Read more »