1. What is Challenge.gov and what was the impetus for the project?Challenge.gov is a platform which allows federal agencies to post challenges, and at the same time, allows the public to find challenges. The impetus: In a March 8, 2010 memorandum, OMB Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey Zients provided legal guidance on the use ofRead… Read more »
Perhaps, just perhaps, government end of year spending is good thing. As much as we rail against it (as I have done) for its waste, I have not seen hard evidence that it is wasteful. I acknowledge this is my first end of year spending spree, so there is a lack of experience on myRead… Read more »
I attended a sales seminar where the presenter and the audience were agreeing that being called in to give a buyer “three bids’ was a bad thing, a waste of time. I musta had a depraved upbringing, because I always found a high percentage of those calls resulted in transactions. The way I see it,Read… Read more »
This week witnessed one of the most dramatic government information technology failures ever, with an outage that paralyzed twenty six state government services for days in Virginia. The Department of Motor Vehicles was the most visible outage, leaving thousands of frustrated motorists and forcing law enforcement to relax enforcement to allow time for drivers’ licenseRead… Read more »
From The Acquisition Corner With the end of the fiscal year comes the right of passage for government contracting personnel and contractors alike; the end-of year budget dump or as I like to call it, the end of fiscal year feeding frenzy. This time of year is characterized by the worst practices in federal contracting:Read… Read more »
I am very excited to tell you that we have a lot planned for you this fall: webinars, live workshops, articles, and brand new materials finally being released after years of preparation. This is a heads up that after this summer’s hiatus, you will probably see much more frequent communications from us letting you knowRead… Read more »
A proposal manager’s role is clear when a proposal lasts 30 days, or even 14, but things get more complicated as the allotted time shrinks. Many wonder what kind of value they could provide as a proposal manager when a proposal is only 5-7 days in duration. In most cases, process as we know itRead… Read more »
Nigeria wins bid to host Idlelo-5 Nigeria has won the bid to host Idlelo-5, an international conference of the Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA). This is coming as FOSSFA and partners have advanced plans to hold the 2010 West Africa Internet Governance Forum in Dakar, Senegal. In the bid to hostRead… Read more »
A call for papers has been issued for ICAIL 2011: The 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, to be held 6-10 June 2011 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The conference is organized by IAAIL: The International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law. A mentoring program isRead… Read more »
Understanding jargon used in government contracting can be a daunting task. I remember sitting in important meetings at the Pentagon, feeling like I was on vacation in a foreign country. I did exactly what most people would do in this situation. I sat quietly and discretely scribbled every unfamiliar word in my notebook. Later thatRead… Read more »