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 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 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 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 May 28, 2013

In today's news...

Washington Post: GSA seeking industry feedback on cybersecurity 

http://wapo.st/12fTHwI

FCW: IT dashboards: Picture perfect? 

http://bit.ly/1aviP0o

The Atlantic: What Would It Mean for Governments to Compete Like Businesses?

http://bit.ly/10y08YY

Federal News Radio: DoD waging 'continuing war' on unproductive acquisition bureaucracy

http://bit.ly/13g5mav

Washington Business Journal: DOD gave more than 1,000 contractors work restricted to federal employees

http://bit.ly/Zckqq4

SmartContracting Daily Intel for May 16, 2013

In today's news...

Washington Post: Exclusive: GSA failed to pay thousands of small government contractors since 2008

http://wapo.st/10ZHPXP

GAO: Strategic Sourcing: Leading Commercial Practices Can Help Federal Agencies Increase Savings When Acquiring Services. 

http://1.usa.gov/106UkFI

USAID Impact Blog: “How to Work with USAID” 101 (PSC)

http://1.usa.gov/17zneSQ

FCW: VA seeks input on new standards for veteran-owned small businesses

http://bit.ly/147c1oI

Federal News Radio: OMB fuels the passion, synergy between mobile, open data

http://bit.ly/10SlAZN

SmartContracting Daily Intel for May 15, 2013

In today's news...

Politico: Pentagon furloughs planned at 11 days 

http://politi.co/10OSHOa

Federal News Radio: DoD wants to know real costs of IT business systems

http://bit.ly/17uEcSi

FCW: GSA to provide help choosing between contracts

http://bit.ly/15MHsJj

SmartContracting Daily Intel for May 10, 2013

Happy Friday! In today's news...

FCW: GSA is saying what?

http://bit.ly/YKwHUI

FedScoop: SBA sees drop in set-aside contracting participants

http://bit.ly/ZTV1SA

Quartz: Big business isn’t investing in people anymore, so big government has to

http://bit.ly/ZNqdPW

FCW: A fear of audits might be holding back real IT security

http://bit.ly/12lCNb1

PSC Recommends Changes to GSA's OASIS Draft Solicitations

The Professional Services Council (PSC) recommended several changes to the General Services Administration’s OASIS procurement draft solicitations in comments filed on April 29. In its comments, PSC also praised GSA for its extensive outreach efforts and expressed overall support for the intent of OASIS.

SmartContracting Daily Intel for March 29, 2013

Happy Friday. In today's news...

Washington Technology: Draft RFPs released for $10B OASIS contract

http://bit.ly/163X1GZ

FedScoop: VanRoekel launches PortfolioStat 2.0

http://bit.ly/16md59c

Defense News: DoD: $22B Shortfall in Operations and Maintenance

http://bit.ly/XLYjTu

Washington Post: For federal workforce, the furlough terrain is uneven

http://wapo.st/YMQwLr

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 28, 2013

It's Sequestration Eve and today's news links give you some insights into the effects it could have on government operations.

AP: Budget cuts could hurt small businesses who do business with the government or its employees

http://bit.ly/13pt7jJ

Government Executive: OMB Expands Sequestration Guidance, Increasing Scrutiny of Expenses

http://bit.ly/VdPB3C

The Hill: Sequester cuts are here to stay

http://bit.ly/YD0k5v

Defense News: DoD Seeks Budget Flexibility if 2013 Appropriation Fails To Pass

http://bit.ly/15ToAW9

Federal News Radio: IT reform bill needs to 'beef up' people section, experts say 

http://bit.ly/ZLOwT4

FCW: GSA's conference reforms bear fruit

http://bit.ly/XF6cgn

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 19, 2013

Happy Tuesday! 

Federal News Radio: Sequestration causing planning headaches for agency managers

http://bit.ly/WLMnCy

Washington Post: Obama to press for stopgap sequester fix

http://wapo.st/W80lMZ

Capital Business/Washington Post: Defense contractors rethinking veteran support

http://wapo.st/12HEZNJ

Federal Times: Many agencies get expanded cyber roles 

http://bit.ly/VF1aSM

Federal Times: Experts say DoD cyber workers undertrained

http://bit.ly/131E4rt

FCW: Interagency contracting no longer high risk

http://bit.ly/VF1fpw

Washington Business Journal: Contractors question GSA's ability to pull off $10B OASIS program

http://bit.ly/11SPuOV

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 12, 2013

Happy Tuesday! In today's news...

Government Executive: Thousands of Organizations Mobilize Against Sequestration 

http://bit.ly/YUbF1u

Federal News Radio: Could cutting service contracts avert sequestration furloughs? 

http://bit.ly/X56KJ5

Washington Business Journal: Federal IT procurement changes headed this way

http://bit.ly/UaaSdV

NextGov: GSA seeks governmentwide mobile device management contracts

http://bit.ly/UaaZGm

Washington Business Journal: Sequestration just one challenge for Karen Mills' successor at SBA

http://bit.ly/WYoYxz

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 4, 2012

Happy Monday and Happy February! 

Washington Technology: OFPP's Jordan pushes strategic sourcing 

http://bit.ly/Y5oJif

Washington Technology: What's the buzz with GSA's $10B OASIS contract? 

http://bit.ly/UnDbqw

Pensions and Investments: Defense contractor pension assets eyed

http://bit.ly/11kH6Y4

Washington Technology: NASA developing small-biz strategy for $10.5B SEWP

http://bit.ly/WTGZhx

Washington Post: Issa presses for USAID documents

http://wapo.st/11kH9Dk

Federal News Radio: By year's end, troops will be unable to respond to crises, Pentagon says

http://bit.ly/14MlTFt

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Jan. 14, 2013

Happy Monday! In today's news...

Washington Business Journal: Delay in federal cuts is debilitating

http://bit.ly/ZQ4upX

Government Executive: Special Afghanistan inspector blasts Pentagon, USAID waste

http://bit.ly/13w4nEH

The Hill: Ashton Carter is staying at Pentagon

http://bit.ly/RTtn58

Washington Post: How would Hagel affect defense contractors?

http://wapo.st/UkTFfw

FCW: GSA chief plans 10 strategic sourcing efforts by 2015

http://bit.ly/W0PeG3

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Nov. 29, 2012

In today's news...

Washington Technology: The dangers of low-price contracting

http://bit.ly/V6G2Oa

Federal News Radio: Senate debates 'arbitrary' cuts to DoD civilian workforce

http://bit.ly/TwtQJw

Government Executive: Lawmaker pressures GSA on plan to trim obsolete contract offerings

http://bit.ly/WxoHzk

FCW: DOD on target with data center consolidation

http://bit.ly/UuITnY

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Nov. 28, 2012

In today's news...

Wall Street Journal: Corporate Directors Say Fiscal Cliff Is Hampering Investment

http://on.wsj.com/Rj8RM0

Washington Business Journal: Contractors must diversify to address federal budget blues

http://bit.ly/Trg8FH

Washington Post: House Veterans committee seeks information on VA conference spending

http://wapo.st/SezPRW

Reuters: BP suspended from new U.S. government contracts

http://reut.rs/Trga06

FedScoop: GSA launches GWAC dashboard

http://bit.ly/SqFpCd

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Sept. 19, 2012

In today's news...

Federal Times: Sequestration might be manageable, experts say

http://bit.ly/T49jyd

Government Executive: Wanted: ‘Adult’ leaders to fend off sequestration

http://bit.ly/VcLQYR

Defense News: For Pre-Election Sequestration Deal, Time Is Up

http://bit.ly/T49LN2

Defense News: Sequestration Threatens Tanker Deal: USAF Official

http://bit.ly/UoJAym

Federal News Radio: DoD makes the shift with its cyber workforce

http://bit.ly/QZY6ex

Washington Technology: How frenzied is your fourth quarter?

http://bit.ly/S6x5Io

FCW: FAS commissioner position is open

http://bit.ly/OEVoXX

SmartContracting Daily Intel for Sept. 13, 2012

In today's news...

Washington Business Journal: DoD misinterprets and misapplies contractor rate cap 

http://bit.ly/PdXO24

Federal News Radio: DoD works to institutionalize contracting lessons from Iraq, Afghanistan

http://bit.ly/SHEXkT

Washington Post: General Services Administration is making surplus revenue on federal contracts

http://wapo.st/QXpbf3

Washington Post: House set to pass spending plan to fund government through March

http://wapo.st/QIq7qR

Federal Times: White House issues veto threat of sequestration bill

http://bit.ly/Qm5e2M

Politico: Defense firms detail looming losses

http://politi.co/QQTGbS

NPR: Software, Not Just Bullets, Puts Military At Odds

http://n.pr/UOrCET