Joe Jordan, the man the Obama administration has nominated to be the administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is testifying before Senators today. It remains unclear if his nomination will get through the Senate before election day. But either way the next OFPP administrator will face some tough challenges. What are the challengesRead… Read more »
On today’s program for Wednesday May 9th, 2012 The nominee to be the government’s new procurement chief is on Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing. Joe Jordan isn’t well known — and doesn’t have extensive procurement experience. What should be on his agenda? Insights from the former deputy at the Office of Federal ProcurementRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Wednesday the 9th of May, 2012 The White House is threatening to veto the Commerce and Justice Department’s funding bills saying they undercut the debt-ceiling deal reached last August. The Hill says the chief problem for the President is the bill is part of an overall RepublicanRead… Read more »
The General Services Administration (GSA) conference spending scandal will not have an impact on the travel market, according to Arthur Salus, president of both the Society of Government Travel Professionals and Duluth Travel/American Express. Salus assured GovWin that the conference issue was an “isolated” incident that will not hinder the market at all — andRead… Read more »
One of the more interesting things I came across recently was Mint.com’s blog post on “Getting the Most Out of Your Contractor”. While it’s not a perfect analogy to government contracting, there are certain parallels, and it’s worth looking at. I’m a particular fan of the part on getting lots of competition. It really makesRead… Read more »
On Today’s Show for Tuesday May 8th, 2012 GTSI — the company has been a staple of government IT contracting… and it has now been bought. Insights and analysis about what happened and what it means from Nick Wakeman of Washington Technology. Could Video be the key to telework success? Maybe yes. Find out why.Read… Read more »
GTSI — the company has been a staple of government IT contractors, almost a cornerstone and some might say a pioneer. As the market changed, GTSI worked to evolve from a reseller of IT products into a services company. Then it got kidney punched by the Small Business Administration in a flap over how theRead… Read more »
(As I teach classes at many of the local government agencies on career search and social media, from time to time I get questions from professionals who are in their career transition. I just got this question this morning from someone in one of my classes about their attendance to our upcoming Cleared Job Fair.Read… Read more »
This morning I attended the Public Service Recognition Week Public Service Town Hall, put on by the Partnership for Public Service. It was a “Public Employees Roundtable and federal agency leaders for a town hall discussion about what agencies are doing to deliver vital public services at a lower cost, how to communicate that valueRead… Read more »
Today, everyone from top CEOs to President Obama is talking about cutting back on spending and finding ways to “do more with less.” Unfortunately for marketers, this usually means budget cuts or even a full on slashing of your budget. So if you desperately need your next campaign or rebrand to provide the most bangRead… Read more »