SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 31, 2012

Before you head out for the long weekend, take a look at the latest news you can use about government contracting. In today's news...

Washington Technology: 7 tools for sequestration survival 

http://bit.ly/PG5KGR

Federal News Radio: Sequestration could spell $39B in cuts to civilian agency budgets 

http://bit.ly/O1b1hN

DevEx: In USAID procurement, a game of stop-and-go

http://bit.ly/R2kgZt

Federal News Radio: Integrated health record tests DoD's agile acquisition aspirations

http://bit.ly/R2khNg

AOLGovernment: Are We Missing The Big Picture With Big Data?

http://aol.it/S5wqYO

AOLGovernment: 'Put A Match To It' And Scrap DoD's Buying Rules: Top Pentagon Advisor 

http://aol.it/T2AaYB

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 30, 2012

Happy Thursday! In today's news...

Washington Technology: Sequestration cuts hit agencies to tune of $39B in 2013

http://bit.ly/NEtefd

Federal News Radio: In Depth interviews - August 29: Stan Soloway on Sequestration's Effect on Civilian Agencies

http://bit.ly/QXBt6r 

Reuters: Contract law gives U.S. government options for automatic cuts: report

http://reut.rs/NZ0Lq6

FCW: The bright side of budget cuts

http://bit.ly/Q4oBPs

Government Executive: Video: OMB Controller on Modernizing Government With Fewer Resources

http://bit.ly/QDKLdj

Government Executive: Government is ramping up document declassifications

http://bit.ly/OyKvqJ

NextGov: Cloud Computing Baffles Most Americans

http://bit.ly/RqreYP

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 29, 2012

Happy Wednesday! In today's news...

FCW: New analysis estimates agency-by-agency sequestration cuts

http://bit.ly/PrBctq

DoDBuzz: Defense industry’s life preserver

http://bit.ly/STAYir

New York Times: Military Spending on Biofuels Draws Fire

http://nyti.ms/Nx8xrk

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 28, 2012

In today's news...

FCW: Why the government isn't ready for sequestration

http://bit.ly/PYYppw

Federal News Radio: Comparing 2013 budget proposals

http://bit.ly/QPh8QK

CQ: CBO Lowers Estimate of Sequester’s Impact on Some Spending (subscription required)

http://bit.ly/Rk6dip

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 27, 2012

Happy Monday! In today's news...

Washington Post: Curiosity Rover’s arrival on Mars revives interest in space innovation

http://wapo.st/RgiaFQ

Washington Business Journal: Army Contracting Command seeking 150 recent college graduates for jobs across U.S.

http://bit.ly/PVunmD

Government Executive: Sequestration would cut Defense by 10.3 percent -- in stages, says report

http://bit.ly/MVMlWg

Related: FCW: DOD civilians, not contractors, can expect sequestration’s first punch

http://bit.ly/RgieFz

Federal Times: Obama administration orders shift from paper to electronic records

http://bit.ly/PjVYj1

FCW: Tech needs to keep same pace at work as home, feds say

http://bit.ly/SIR0eV

Washington Business Journal: Feds propose rule to hold contractors responsible for cyber safeguards

http://bit.ly/PmS2tr

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 24, 2012

Happy Friday! In today's news...

Government Executive: Ryan: Obama on notice to 'put up or shut up' with Defense cuts plan

http://bit.ly/OdQAMI

FCW: Is the government dropping the ball on cybersecurity?

http://bit.ly/P2FshD

Defense News: Congressman Demands Investigation into Army Acquisition Process

http://bit.ly/PgDnAb

Government Executive: Survey: Feds can and should continue attending conferences

http://bit.ly/O8Vska

Government Executive: Issa asks 10 agencies to detail spending on 153 conferences

http://bit.ly/Nq1ieW

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 23, 2012

In today's news...

Defense News: CBO Projects Defense Spending Under Sequestration; Warns of Recession

http://bit.ly/O8fidP

FCW: Treasury wants more women, minorities as contract employees

http://bit.ly/O5oAZC

FCW: Analyst: Brace yourself for a busier-than-ever ‘federal busy season’

http://bit.ly/PIYsFQ

Federal Times: Report: Virginia’s defense contractors have most to lose under sequestration

http://bit.ly/O8fuKd

FCR: Court Enjoins Set Asides for Simulators; Discrimination Evidence Was Lacking (subscription required)

http://bit.ly/SYci5M

NBC: US sues Gallup, alleging pollster overcharged on government contracts

http://nbcnews.to/P3BAT6

Government Executive: Government is getting 'smarter,' management officials say

http://bit.ly/Oyu4fW

Government Executive: GSA seeks more savings in travel spending

http://bit.ly/RgM293

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 22, 2012

In today's news...

WJLA: Executive Compensation within Federal Contractors Under Scrutiny

http://wj.la/NgDakR

FCW: DHS considers rule change to protect subcontractors

http://bit.ly/PCAVV5

Government Executive: Obama tells Defense communities sequestration should be avoided

http://bit.ly/TUxMCE

Government Executive: Pentagon showing only modest progress toward clean books

http://bit.ly/O4jBqI

DoDBuzz: Congressman proposes ‘green-on-blue’ HASC hearing

http://bit.ly/TUxLyN

Federal News Radio: Derecho strikes GSA right in the cloud

http://bit.ly/QqbX9A

Government Exec: Managing Innovation

http://bit.ly/TUxQ5w

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 21, 2012

Happy Tuesday! Now for today's news...

Federal Times: Bill to hold agencies accountable for poorly performing overseas contractors

http://bit.ly/TRT9EL

Washington Post: Surge in canceled deals offers preview of sequester damage ahead

http://bit.ly/NhM77p

FCW: OMB demands agencies trim IT for 2014

http://bit.ly/ShlZOX

GovWin: Contracting 101: Complying with the DCAA Cost Accounting Standards

http://bit.ly/PCfzcc

Defense News: DoD Plan for Rapid Cyber Buys Delayed

http://bit.ly/PCfDJ2

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 20

After a short summer respite, your Daily Intel news briefing is back with the news you may have missed over the past week...

Federal News Radio: IT budget facing 10 percent cut, would shrink to 8-year low

http://bit.ly/SeI0zz

FCW: DOD's new policy 'likes' social media, but with caveats

http://bit.ly/MH2NcU

Government Executive: Agency handling of Recovery Act praised in new book

http://bit.ly/NBomIU

Politico: Sequester ground zero: 'Fayette-nam'

http://politi.co/QSNzOn

Federal Times: Industry analysis: FAA cuts under sequester would be costly

http://bit.ly/OGIt75

Federal News Radio: Special Report: TechStat transforming troubled IT projects

http://bit.ly/PNaQ9m

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 13, 2012

In today's news...

Federal Times: Court: Bids known to be too low are false claims

http://bit.ly/NtROBk

Washington Post: Pentagon proposes more robust role for its cyber-specialists

http://wapo.st/SemTJn

Washington Business Journal: Pension liabilities: Market driven or new reality?

http://bit.ly/MrFmEk

Washington Post: Federal workers fret about jobs as sequestration looms

http://wapo.st/Nutbq3

Federal News Radio: DoD to rev up the cyber approval process for mobile devices

http://bit.ly/MTz9CK

Washington Post: Contract to Watch: GSA preparing new professional services vehicle

http://wapo.st/OnmuYv

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 10, 2012

Happy Friday! In today's news...

Washington Business Journal: Contractors skeptical about new procurement system

http://bit.ly/P9wa8A

Federal News Radio: Analysis: Defense contractors already reducing workforce

http://bit.ly/S7jhJ5

NextGov: White House weighs executive order on cybersecurity

http://bit.ly/Nk3CYG

FCW: Obama signs Sequestration Transparency Act

http://bit.ly/NQJzg7

Washington Post: Defense Department having money-managing problems

http://wapo.st/Rx6O3P

Federal Times: HR execs brace for downsizing

http://bit.ly/QVx2jb

Government Executive: Annual budget guidance stresses performance and priority goals

http://bit.ly/MmERLN

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 7, 2012

In today's news...

Washington Post/Capital Business: Sequestration would be bad news for contractors on many levels 

http://wapo.st/QbNYLC

Washington Post: Darrell Issa wants inspectors general to loop in Congress on big investigations

http://wapo.st/MtISiL

FCW: DOD, State, USAID say 'enough' to wartime contracting reforms

http://bit.ly/P3guE0

Federal News Radio: Johnson sponsors bill to change VA small business contracting process

http://bit.ly/N0hGbl

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 6, 2012

In today's news...

Federal Times: NASA awards $1.1B in commercial spacecraft design contracts

http://bit.ly/Tbb4pM

The Hill: After defeat of Senate cybersecurity bill, Obama weighs executive-order option

http://bit.ly/MYPO7B

Washington Post: Census chief Robert Groves: We’ve got to stop counting like this

http://wapo.st/PzSz9H

AoLGov: Innovation At NIH: Reusing Resources Means More Research Dollars

http://aol.it/Q4oAYc

Government Executive: Does Tech Cost More Than It's Worth?

http://bit.ly/N93JWQ

Federal Times: Move to cloud requires new, different thinking

http://bit.ly/PzSEKz

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 3, 2012

Happy Friday! In today's news...

Federal News Radio: DoD, State implement only fraction of wartime contracting recommendations

http://bit.ly/PrJIaf

Government Executive: Industry accused of exaggerating job losses from sequestration

http://bit.ly/M8JOb2

Politico: 'Regulatory czar' Cass Sunstein returning to Harvard

http://politi.co/Royy85

Washington Post: Cybersecurity bill fails in the Senate

http://wapo.st/NXykp6

SmartContracting Daily Intel for August 2

In today's news...

Politico: Contractor pay cap is penny-wise, pound foolish

http://politi.co/OM9Pfy

Washington Post: GSA IG looking into 77 conferences held between October 2010 and April 2012

http://wapo.st/NWBRnv

The Hill: Pentagon warns sequestration will lead to 'unready, hollow' force

http://bit.ly/Rib9oK

Government Executive: OMB to agencies: We’ll help you plan for sequestration, but we hope it doesn’t happen

http://bit.ly/OsWbM0

FedScoop: Zients: Sequestration not ‘a responsible way’

http://bit.ly/NWBZ6G