Wednesday was a special day for The Coalition for Government Procurement and for the procurement community at large. We honored two outstanding leaders in federal acquisition with our highest honor. Over the 33 year history of The Coalition for Government Procurement, the Common Sense in Government Procurement Award has been presented only 10 times. PastRead… Read more »
See the latest from Deltek editor Anthony Critelli Budgetary pressure is a major challenge to the IT modernization efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), noted director of Innovation and Open Government Stan Buch at a Deltek Federal Executive Breakfast in McLean, Va., on March 22. Deltek analyst Douglas West pointed outRead… Read more »
Pay freezes, job cuts, retirement changes, all possibilities in the Republican Budget Proposal by GovLoop Insights Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek… where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to findRead… Read more »
Last week, CivSource reported on several concerns over Google’s new privacy policy raised by government IT consultants Jeff Gould and Doug Miller. In the article, both men raised several concerns about Google’s new privacy policy and what it might mean for government customers. Google has responded, in an attempt to address those concerns. On MarchRead… Read more »
Disruptive Tech: the Netflix model in government and you’ll meet the Johnny Appleseed of Open Source by GovLoop Insights We start off with a topic we come to so often… your money… The House Budget Committee passed the Republican version of the fiscal 2013 budget yesterday — but just barely. Ezra Kline in the WashingtonRead… Read more »
See the latest from Deltek news editor Anthony Critelli March 22, 1983 is the day the Army awarded a $1.18 billion contract to AM General for production of 54,973 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), better known as Humvees. The procurement sought to combine the previously separate solicitations for either a jeep or a truck.Read… Read more »
Disruptive innovation is having a HUGE impact on how you do your job — think cloud computing and military drones. But what is disruptive innovation… and how can you be at the forefront rather than being run over by it? Bill Eggers is responsible for research and thought leadership for Deloitte’s Public Sector industry practiceRead… Read more »
Bullying in the Workplace and Making Mobility Work by GovLoop Insights Happy Wednesday March 21st 2012… So much to get to today!!! Happy Wednesday… SO much to get to today. On Tuesday, the House Republicans unveiled their version of the fiscal 2013 budget. There is a lot of stuff in there, as you might imagine.Read… Read more »
Deltek Principal Analyst Jason Sajko reports. Deltek has been tracking and working to improve state and local government purchasing for more than 10 years. To celebrate National Purchasing Month, we have provided analysis of different procurement strategies, expenditure reviews (and another), and now we take a look at 2011’s nationwide state and local government procurementRead… Read more »
A previous post, “Putting Commercial Back in Commercial Item Contracting,” lead to an interview Monday afternoon with host Francis Rose on Federal News Radio’s “In-Depth.” During the course of the interview Francis asked if I had seen changes in behavior as a result of the Administration’s “Myth-Busters” campaign. I responded by citing GSA’s willingness toRead… Read more »