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GSA failed to comply with Improper Payment Acts in FY 2016 – FederalNewsRadio.com

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The General Services Administration failed to comply with the Improper Payment Acts in fiscal 2016. The agency’s inspector general’s recent audit found GSA did comply with five of the six requirements of the acts, but it did not meet its improper payment reduction goals for its Rental of Space Program. It also said GSA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s reporting of improper payments were neither accurate or complete. (General Services Administration Office of Inspector General)

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114 new commercial buying regs since 2009 highlights why federal procurement needs fixing – FederalNewsRadio.com

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If the Trump administration wants to seriously reduce the regulatory burden on agencies and vendors, it should look no further than the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the Defense FAR (DFARs).

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State Department seeks to solve FITARA challenges through IT franchises – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Frontis Wiggins said he sees the State Department’s “D-” on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) report card back in November as a great opportunity.

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Tech spending in FY 2017 – FederalNewsRadio.com

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This week on “Amtower Off Center”, host Mark Amtower interviews Tomas O’Keefe and Chris Wiedermann, both market research consultants at immixGroup (an Arrow Company) regarding tech spending in the balance of FY 2017.

Topics discussed include:

  • DHS IT initiatives
  • NASA opportunities
  • trends at the VA
  • mobile devices and security
  • IOT security

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Larry Allen: Processes continue during budget debate – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Contractors, no less than federal employees, can relax now that Congress and the administration managed to keep the government open for business. Luckily some processes didn’t hesitate. Such as a training session for contractors recently staged by the General Services Administration. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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New report tries to bust FedRAMP myths about cost, usage – FederalNewsRadio.com

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A new study is shooting down longstanding concerns about the cloud security authorization process known as FedRAMP.

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Why these usually boring budget, planning concepts hold the key for IT modernization – FederalNewsRadio.com

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The secret weapon to this IT modernization conundrum that the federal community has been talking about for much of the last decade may come in the fiscal 2019 budget development process.

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White House creates a second office to focus on federal IT – FederalNewsRadio.com

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First, President Donald Trump created the Office of American Innovation to bring in private sector expertise to help the government tackle tough technology problems. Now, the President is complimenting OAI with the American Technology Council (ATC).

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House passes enhancement to Whistleblower Protections Act – FederalNewsRadio.com

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In today’s Top Federal Headlines, the Follow the Rules Act gets through the House. The legislation tidies up a few loopholes in laws protecting whistleblowers at federal agencies.

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8 trends to keep ahead of in federal contracting – FederalNewsRadio.com

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The Trump administration has most of Washington on the edge of their seats waiting to see what comes next, and federal contracting is no different.

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