SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 28, 2013

In today's News...

Washington Technology: Snowden case launches open season on contractors 

http://bit.ly/15NcECj

Federal News Radio: Industry fears 'chilling effect' in GSA review of acquisition managers 

http://bit.ly/16ECxGA

Washington Post: Company allegedly misled government about security clearance checks

http://wapo.st/1alNxNP

Washington Post: Justice Dept. targets general in leak probe

http://wapo.st/124yFdE

NextGov: NSA Networks Might Have Been Missing Anti-leak Technology
http://bit.ly/17p42oz

Government Executive: The Federal Government Does a Terrible Job of Recognizing High Performers

http://bit.ly/10prSie

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 27, 2013

In today's news...

The New York Times: Mandatory Federal Cuts Hurt Private Sector, Too

http://nyti.ms/10nocgV

The Atlantic: Unsexy Ways to Cut Defense Spending

http://bit.ly/13ahttt

Washington Business Journal: DOMA decision: How will the feds implement same-sex benefits? 

http://bit.ly/17Fa48n

Federal Times: Unions find surprise ally in fight against outsourcing: Republicans

http://bit.ly/10YUyB5

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 25, 2013

In today's news...

The Hill: The opportunities offered by the Snowden case

bit.ly/18dQbVh

Federal Times: How DoD became a smarter customer

bit.ly/14VoFsn

Government Executive: Obama Nominates a Pentagon Inspector General
bit.ly/1ab10rL

Federal Times: Expect security clearance delays
bit.ly/19phqNC

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 21, 2013

Happy first day of summer! In today's news...

FCW: Would capping contractor salary reimbursements make a difference? 

http://bit.ly/12fJhpN

Washington Post: Labor groups back bills to cap contractor pay at vice president’s salary

http://wapo.st/11Dbubf

Washington Post: Government lacks uniform security-clearance guidelines, official says

http://wapo.st/17s4PbL

USA Today: SBA revises small business size standards

http://usat.ly/11s6lpL

FedScoop: Air Force top officer: Sequester is crippling Air Force

http://bit.ly/12ZPWfb

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 19, 2013

In today's news:

Politico: Unions eye fight over role of federal contractors

http://politi.co/16gKh1g

Washington Business Journal: Federal employee union president slams contractors' motives

http://bit.ly/14iS7q4

Government Executive: Acting GSA Chief Impresses Senators As Agency’s Mr. Fix-It

http://bit.ly/11YcvxB

FCW: How far is too far in cyber defense?

http://bit.ly/13ZBEXg

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 18, 2013

In today's news...

Washington Business Journal: Acquiring services: How feds can get it right 

http://bit.ly/14h8q6N

Defense News: Big Changes Ahead in the Pentagon's Policy Shops?

http://bit.ly/16eE1Ho

FCW: Can big data save the government $500 billion?

http://bit.ly/1amDFC2

Federal News Radio: Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems

http://bit.ly/11XxEIl

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 17, 2013

In today's news...

Baltimore Sun: Little impact seen from suspension of clearance investigations 

http://bsun.md/13V9o8g

Politico: House GOP sees upside to budget conference delay

http://politi.co/13V9nRw

Federal Times: Contractors frustrated with cuts to bio-based purchasing program

http://bit.ly/10ravjb

Federal News Radio: GSA to review all internal procurement practices

http://bit.ly/19Ka4DH

FCW: Inside the IBM/Amazon protest

http://bit.ly/13HeqXo

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 14, 2013

Happy Friday! In today's news...

Federal News Radio: Lawmakers, industry press OFPP not to make strategic sourcing mandatory

http://bit.ly/1638Tuk

Bloomberg: Senate Committee Approves $625 Billion Defense Measure

http://bloom.bg/14zJ9GY

Washington Technology: Are bid protest fears overblown? Dan Gordon thinks so (subscription required)

http://bit.ly/1bDkFgf

Wired: Who Owns Big Data: The CMO or CIO?

http://bit.ly/194Fp0X

FCW: Successor found for Kathleen Turco at GSA

http://bit.ly/12r9vvz

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 13, 2013

In today's news...

Government Executive: Commentary: The Compensation Fallacy 

http://bit.ly/18y4xk5

FoxNews: Concern over contractors' security clearance amid NSA leaks 

http://fxn.ws/16fKKl6

The Hill: Clapper defends private contractors as ‘integral part’ of intel community

http://bit.ly/12qMngA

Defense News: Industrial Policy Chief Lambert to Leave DoD

http://bit.ly/13FaV3w

FCW: Issa seeks to standardize contractor suspension process

http://bit.ly/13DOaeT

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 11, 2013

In today's news, industry (and the media) respond to the Snowden affair.  

WBJ: Really mainstream media? One reporter's response to sensational journalism

http://bit.ly/170Exgx

Politico: Contractors fret about freeze-out after Snowden leak 

http://politi.co/13SsdJi

The Hill: Defense contractors fear blowback in wake of leak about NSA snooping 

http://bit.ly/1brhFDx

And in non-Snowden news: 

Defense News: The 'O' Word: Offense vs. Defense in Cyber

http://bit.ly/13Vc2Lw

Defense News: Hope Fades for 'Grand Bargain' to Avoid Sequester

http://bit.ly/117LIz0

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 10, 2013

In today's news...

Guardian: Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations

http://bit.ly/1bl7Xm8

CPI: Pentagon may be wasting a billion dollars a year in erroneous payments to contractors

http://bit.ly/105ytQP

FCW: GSA IG criticizes managers meddling in contract negotiations

http://bit.ly/13qOVta

FCW: Unraveling the facts about GWACs

http://bit.ly/13pNf3e

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 4, 2013

In today's news: 

The Hill: Defense panel rejects Obama cap on executive pay 

http://bit.ly/17lpptm

Defense News: US Intel Community Turning to Commercial Companies for R&D

http://bit.ly/18QHct2

Federal News Radio: From left, right and center, analysts beg DoD to tackle overhead costs

http://bit.ly/13CIUII

FCW: Five FAS employees put on leave over Crystal City event

http://bit.ly/134lono

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 3, 2013

In today's news...

Washington Post: How the sequester endangers America’s future

http://wapo.st/1aXgKe0

FedScoop: Defense officials: Austerity could streamline intelligence acquisition

http://bit.ly/12pZCzs

Federal News Radio: OMB takes first step toward comprehensive inventory of federal programs

http://bit.ly/19D05OV

NextGov: Defense Contractors Vastly Outnumber Troops in Afghanistan

http://bit.ly/18JKifR

Washington Post: Contractor advocates concerned about counterfeit parts proposal 

http://wapo.st/13AVmZm