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Contracting


     “Interagency Acquisitions: What is the Problem?


     “Post Award Contract Management: Who's Minding the Store?


     “Procurement Revolution


     “Six Practical Steps to Improve Contracting


     “The Acquisition Workforce: What Agency Chief Operating Officers Need to Do


     “The Challenge of Contracting for Large Complex Projects: A Case Study of the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program


     “The Multisector Workforce: How Can We Manage It Better?


     “The Role of Chief Acquisition Officers: What Should They Be Doing?


     “The Role of Contractors in Government: Have We Gone Too Far?


Performance Contracting

     “Making Performance-Based Contracting Perform: What Federal Departments and Agencies Can Learn From State and Local Governments


     “Making Public Sector Mergers Work


     “Managing Outcomes: Milestone Contracting in Oklahoma


     “Performance-Based Acquistion: What is the Problem?


Competitive Sourcing/Alternative Sourcing

     “Competitive Sourcing: What Happens to Federal Employees?


     “Implementing Alternative Sourcing Strategies: Four Case Studies


Contracting-Other

     “A Vision of the Government as a World-Class Buyer: Major Procurement Issues for the Coming Decade


     “Contracting for the 21st Century: A Partnership Model


     “Determining a Level Playing Field for Public-Private Competition


     “Effectively Managing Professional Services Contracts: 12 Best Practices


     “Franchise Funds in the Federal Government: Ending the Monopoly in Service Provision


     “International Experience Using Outsourcing, Public-Private Partnerships, and Vouchers


     “Moving to Public-Private Partnerships: Learning from Experience around the World


     “The Procurement Partnership Model: Moving to a Team-Based Approach



Contracting


Much of the work of government is done by contractors. What is done under contract and how those contracts are managed is critical to governmental effectiveness.

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The Business of Government Hour Guests


Admiral Thad W. Allen
U.S. Coast Guard,  Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
David Barram
 General Services Administration (GSA)
Judy Davis
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Elaine Duke
 Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Edward Harrington
Defense Contract Management Agency,  Department of Defense (DoD)
Dr. Nat Heiner
U.S. Coast Guard,  Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Mark E. Krzysko
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,  Department of Defense (DoD)
Deidre A. Lee
Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics,  Department of Defense (DoD)
John R. (Rod) MacDonald
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Vice Admiral Justin D. McCarthy
U.S. Navy,  Department of Defense (DoD)
Gregory Rothwell
 Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
John Sindelar
 General Services Administration (GSA)
Angela Styles
Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP),  Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
David Sutfin
Minerals Management Service,  Department of the Interior
William Vajda
 Department of Education
Coleen B. Vogel
U.S. Mint,  Department of the Treasury
G. Martin Wagner
Office of Governmentwide Policy,  General Services Administration (GSA)