Contracting News

Federal CIOs call for acquisition improvements

The federal acquisition process is too slow, limits access to innovative organizations (especially small businesses) and lacks a skilled workforce, which also is too risk-adverse to be effective. At

GAO finds MDA’s concurrent acquisition strategy ineffective

The Missile Defense Agency is producing ineffective systems defending against warheads from rogue states as a result of its concurrent acquisition method, according to the Government Accountability

OFPP nominee speaks about his qualifications, acquisition workforce, contractor compensation, and multiple award contracts

Joe Jordan defended his qualifications last Wednesday to be the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. But the concerns may be less about Jordan and more about the shoes he

No leeway on contractor campaign gifts

A district judge’s rejection of a request by three federal contract employees to temporarily relax a long-standing ban on contractor campaign contributions likely prolongs the uncertainty on the

OFPP dispels 8 more agency, vendor communications myths

The solution to many of the problems with federal procurement comes down to communication between industry and government. So it's to that end the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is taking a

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Georgia Tech News

Respect for People: Raising the value of your most important assets

Join Georgia Tech for the annual Lean Consortium event and learn about the evolution of lean from the factory floor to human development. This year’s seminar focuses on becoming more competitive by

SBA, Georgia Tech host summit for young entrepreneurs

On Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2012, Georgia Tech is hosting an event entitled "Young Entrepreneur Summit," bringing together leading young business people, youth advocacy organizations, and government experts

Georgia Tech’s EVP for Research testifies before House Armed Services Committee

Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research Steve Cross testified before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee’s panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry on Jan. 23,

Georgia Tech hosts Feb. 1 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) forum

"Rethinking the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program" is the theme of a lunch time forum being sponsored by Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.  The forum is free and open to the

Georgia Tech now offering advanced government contract training in Atlanta

Georgia Tech is helping the federal government address a critical need for government contract training by launching The Contracting Education Academy, a Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

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Academy News

Government marketing workshop offered May 16th

Businesses seeking insights into how to market to the government will want to pay attention to this. In partnership with American Express OPEN, the Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech is

CON 260B at Georgia Tech: Advancing FY12 small business contracting goals

The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech is committed to supporting a new Department of Defense (DoD) directive aimed at achieving higher levels of small business participation in DoD

Save time and money with The Academy’s CON090 course

Starting in 2012, Georgia Tech will offer CON 090-Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals in a way that will allowyou to better manage both your time and your budget. The Contracting

7 different government contracting courses already scheduled 16 times in 2012

Advance your professional education by making a New Year's resolution to attend one or more courses now offered by The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech! Scheduled courses include:

What’s happening to the ‘CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting’ course?

CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting -- a resident, level 1 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAIWA) and Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) contracting capstone

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