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Joanne Woytek | Staying on course with SEWP
Joanne Woytek is the program manager for NASA’s Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement govenrmentwide acquisition contract—one of only four true GWACs authorized by the Office of Management and Budget.
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Doan names GSA's White House liaison
John Horton has worked at the State Department’s Office of White House Liaison and SBA's Office of International Trade.
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GPO wants feedback as IG office modernizes
The Government Printing Office is gauging industry interest in helping the agency’s inspector general improve its auditing abilities over the next several years.<@SM>
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FAR gives agencies EVM wiggle room
Agencies have discretion in determining when and how to apply earned value management, under the final acquisition rule.
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Doan: Employee buyouts not a first option
She plans to defer decisions about such offers to Jim Williams, head of the Federal Acquisition Service.
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The science of SEWP
Federal IT purchasing contracts, like taxes, are a necessary evil not normally the object of rapturous elegies by their users. Which is why the near-total admiration expressed by a sampling of people who use the governmentwide acquisition contract run by NASA invites skepticism.<@SM>
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Web-based 'coach' helps laid-off workers
Devis' product helps users navigate resources including career assessments, resume writing and job bank information.
Digital Government
UPDATED: The future of VA's PCHS contract in limbo
The department is deciding whether to use its own procurement vehicle or one of many governmentwide contracts.
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Senators give mapping center a chance for survival
Congress seeks to keep the center in Rolla, Mo., which employs 130 people, open.
Acquisition
Navy awards SI a spot on SeaPort-e contract
The integrator had previously participated in SeaPort-e as a subcontractor, but the prime contractor slot will enable it to increase its scope of activities.
Cybersecurity
Industry consortium to help agencies with HSPD-12
It seeks to eliminate confusion about guidelines on interoperability compliance among various HSPD-12 systems, including personal identity verification cards.
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As data breaches pile up, OMB cracks down
The flood of recent data breaches appears to be the product of a perfect storm of inadequate security controls, enforcement and training. As a result, the Office of Management and Budget has announced a deadline for agencies to implement data security safeguards, and Congress is watching to ensure that agencies comply.<@SM>
Acquisition
Amendment blocks funds to A-76 revisions
Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) says he sponsored the amendment because the circular does not promote fair competition.
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Coalition objects to Alliant provisions
Coalition for Government Procurement wants GSA to change provisions regarding the way prime contractors will bill for subcontractors' work on the forthcoming Alliant contracts.
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DHS completes National Infrastructure Protection Plan
The plan provides procedures for establishing priorities and will help in the annual budget processes for all federal agencies responsible for protecting critical infrastructure.
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Ridge joins Iridium Satellite board
The former DHS secretary "brings a deep knowledge of homeland security," the company's CEO and chairman said.
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EVM pilot takes closer look at system costs
Under a pilot program that ended in March, OMB worked with the departments of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development and with the Environmental Protection Agency to use EVM to calculate the baseline cost of legacy systems versus the costs of implementing new applications and the potential savings from that system. Here are the results.
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Labor starts A-76 competition for program analysts
The Labor Department is competing 51 program analyst positions in its Bureau of Labor Statistics' Office of Technology and Survey Processing under A-76.
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