Key senators back Tangherlini nomination to top GSA post
Two key senators on Tuesday endorsed the nomination of Dan Tangherlini to be permanent head of the General Services Administration.
- Jun. 18, 2013
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Two key senators on Tuesday endorsed the nomination of Dan Tangherlini to be permanent head of the General Services Administration.
When scientists at Redlen Technologies invented a new manufacturing process for a specialized semiconductor, they knew the medical industry would be intrigued.
When a National Security Agency contractor revealed top-secret details this month on the government's collection of Americans' phone and Internet records, one select group of intelligence veterans breathed a sigh of relief.
On May 13, the General Services Administration accepted a bid of nearly $3.3 million for the 221,000-square-foot James F. Battin Courthouse in Billings, Mont., after a flurry of late bidding pushed the final price up from $2.1 million. The five-story building has been vacant since last year and is contaminated with asbestos, which can be costly to remove.
A former congresswoman's consulting business reaped almost a half-million dollars from the Energy Department for questionable work, according to a new inspector general's audit.
Within six years, Booz Allen Hamilton more than doubled its sales to the federal government to more than $4 billion in 2012. But within days, claims from a purported midlevel, high school dropout employee have changed everything.
Two years ago, Virginia-based information technology contractor Carahsoft Technology Corp. was in a heated negotiation over the renewal of one of the General Services Administration's largest IT contracts.
The tax official responsible for a lavish, $4.1 million conference in Anaheim apologized to Congress for spending at the conference — and for his performance as Mr. Spock in a 'Star Trek' parody video.
The General Services Administration has finalized a $200 million deal with The Trump Organization to turn the Old Post Office Building in Washington into a luxury hotel, according to an agency announcement.
General Services Administration managers strong-armed their own contracting officials during negotiations with three large technology contractors, ultimately forcing the agency to pay higher prices while demoralizing acquisition staff, according to a watc
If you use your smartphone for work, your agency may be willing to buy a service plan for your personal device — under a new General Services Administration contract awarded last month.
As agencies wrestle with the fallout from this year's sequester-related budget cuts, many face an even steeper round of reductions starting in October under a recently approved blueprint by the House Appropriations Committee.
Agencies are struggling to make their building portfolios more environmentally sustainable, according to scorecards for fiscal 2012 released Friday by the Office of Management and Budget.
The General Services Administration on Wednesday awarded a governmentwide contract for discounted wireless services and mobile devices, which the agency expects will save $300 million over five years.
President Obama said Wednesday he plans to nominate acting administrator Dan Tangherlini to become the official head of the General Services Administration.
The administration is expected to release details this week for how agencies should secure government-issued smartphones and tablet computers.
The General Services Administration is seeking industry input as it develops standard contract language to ensure cybersecurity measures are taken in federal procurements.
The inspector general for the General Services Administration expects to lose out on more than a quarter-billion dollars in potential government savings next year, as the sequester-related budget cuts force the agency to scale back on efforts to uncover w
Dan Tangherlini wants more of your business — a lot more.
The Defense Department will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to connect to the military's networks, the Pentagon announced Friday.
The top official at the Internal Revenue Service stepped down Wednesday amid a fast-building scandal over agency employees allegedly targeting for excessive scrutiny conservative groups who were seeking tax-exempt status.
Federal employees at civilian intelligence agencies will most likely be spared furloughs this year, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday.
Federal agencies must creatively and aggressively recruit science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medical employees to keep up with rising demand and competition from the private sector, according to a new report that will be released Thursday.
Afghanistan has slapped US-funded contractors working on reconstruction efforts with nearly $1 billion in taxes since 2008, often in spite of clear tax exemption agreements, a government watchdog has found.
The sequester will cost the Forest Service about 500 firefighters and 50 fire engines this year, even as the agency expects another rough season of drought-fueled wildfires.
The Department of Homeland Security has taken a positive step in one of the longer running procurement sagas of recent years, issuing downselect notices to several contractors to compete in the next phase of a controversial border security program, source
Agencies are under more pressure to release government data to the public and ensure it is packaged in formats that promote widespread use and dissemination.
When the General Services Administration inspector general uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges by a contractor, the watchdog office wasted little time in telling GSA management to recoup the money.
Five companies have prequalified to build and maintain geothermal energy projects for the Defense Department, under the first phase of a $7 billion Army contract.
President Obama announced Monday his choice of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next Transportation secretary, heralding the young mayor for revitalizing his city with critical investments in its transportation infrastructure.
Most federal employees look for ways to be innovative and do their jobs better, but an increasing number of feds don't feel empowered to do that, according to a new analysis by the Partnership for Public Service.
Lawmakers pressed the General Services Administration Thursday to more quickly dispose of vacant buildings.