Acquisition

Low Cost FAC-COR Training is available anywhere in the United States and overseas by Distance Learning

COR DISTANCE LEARNING ACCEPTABLE FOR FAITAS You won’t find more cost effective Distance Learning anywhere NEW courses available to take for Level III: COR Level III BASIC Course $895 60 CLP Credits COR Level III Refresher…… $595 40 CLP Credits Sequestration to hit Agencies on March 27 Get your COR Certification Training for Level I,Read… Read more »

FAC-COR Level I II & III Traininig via online Distance Learning

COR DISTANCE LEARNING: OUR FAC-COR COURSES COR DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES ARE ACCEPTED BY FAITAS Call: (202) 280-7272 Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE TAI COR DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM. Federal employees working in remote areas of our nation require COR training credits, and some employees can’t always find courses easily available to them. Many employees just don’t likeRead… Read more »

Tech Evolves Quickly – Are CIOs Able to Keep Up?

The pace of technology is unbelievably fast. Tablets, mobile and big data are all transforming the technology world. But cybersecurity experts and chief information officers are struggling to keep up. Anne Reed is the President of Anne Reed Consulting. She is also the former CIO at the USDA. She recently won the prestigious Janice K.Read… Read more »

The Federal Workforce is Going to be SMALLER – So who gets cut? Acquisition Workforce?

There is really no way around it – the federal workforce is getting smaller. Budget cuts and the potential sequestration are forcing the issue. So what does that mean for the acquisition workforce going forward? Who stays? Stan Soloway is the President and CEO of the Professional Services Council. His team has just completed theirRead… Read more »

Shutdowns are ALWAYS possible – So Learn to Acquire Despite the Threats

“There is always a possibility of a shutdown or a continuing resolution. In reality we are used to this in government and especially at DHS we have processes and procedures in place. We are built for emergencies. Overtime you get better at pre-positioning contracts and educating the workforce for these budgetary times,” said Nick Nayak.Read… Read more »

We Need to Understand Chinese Procurement

NCMA’s December 2012 flagship publication, Contract Management, published the article Comparative Best Practices in Public Sector Contracting — How the FAR Excels in the Socioeconomic Perspective. The piece provides a brief breakdown of five major procurement regimes including the the European Union’s Procurement Directives used by the European Union and the U.S.’s Federal Acquisition Regulation.Read… Read more »

Are budget cuts the real catalyst for Innovation?

Think about this; stability rarely breads innovation. Traditions and norms don’t generate creativity. So keeping that in mind, doesn’t it stand to reason, that severe budget cuts like the ones that the government is currently dealing with, could be the real catalyst for growth and innovation? That’s the hope of Alan Balutis. Balutis is seniorRead… Read more »

5 simple ways to do your job better in 2013

All year long we’ve been talking about ways you can improve your leadership skills. Find a better job. Make a difference. So we wanted to take a step back and pull out the five best pieces of advice we’ve heard this year. It’s all part of our mission to help you do your job better.Read… Read more »