Treasury took the ‘meal deal’ approach to IT shared services
When it comes to IT shared services, Tony Arcadi likes to use a familiar analogy. The former Treasury Department chief information officer, who recently retired from federal service…
The contractor community tries to make sense of Trump’s first 100 days
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: So let’s jump into a conversation about what’s going on with contractors. We just passed the hundred day mark of the new Trump administration….
Arrington kicks off effort to eliminate RMF for DoD software
The Defense Department’s latest effort to obtain secure software kicked off a 90-day sprint today to develop a framework and implementation plan under the Software Fast Track (SWFT)…
Can You Always Do More Work?
Feeling compelled to show that you can always take on more work leads to personal burnout and can lead to unethical and possibly illegal behavior on the part…
Navy axes MyNavyHR contract, slashes other IT efforts
Navy Secretary John Phelan has terminated a human resources modernization contract tied to the MyNavyHR Transformation Initiative as it “no longer aligns with the service’s financial efficiency priorities.”…
The imperative for procurement reform
Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, join host Roger Waldron on Off the Shelf for a wide…
The future of interagency contracting
Brian Friel, founder, BD Squared Brian Friel, founder of BD Squared, joins host Roger Waldron on Off the Shelf for a discussion focusing on the consolidation of procurement…
The state of the SmartPay program
Shauna Weatherly, founder & president, FedSubK Shauna Weatherly, former govie and now founder and president of FebSubK,joins host MarkAmtower for an in-depth discussion on the current state of the…
How the Trump administration is reshaping federal procurement
The Trump administration has shown a great deal of interest in contracting and procurement. In fact, it has four executive orders on the street relating to procurement. Some…
Where the federal acquisition system can possibly head next
Former Pentagon acquisition official and Professional Services Council CEO David Berteau has operated in the federal information technology and services acquisition field longer even than Tom Temin. But,…