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3.18.2008—Centre Consulting’s Federal Contracting Institute Receives Certification of Equivalency for “CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements” from the Defense Acquisition University

Centre Consulting’s Federal Contracting Institute (FCI), a leader in providing acquisition, project management, and leadership training to government and industry, has received certification of equivalency from the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) for “CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements.” FCI has added the course to its catalog and is offering it immediately, both on client sites and to the public. Read more.

3.10.2008—Centre Consulting Named Registered Education Provider by the Project Management Institute

Centre Consulting, Inc.’s Federal Contracting Institute (FCI), the leading training provider focused on the federal government acquisition space, was recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Registered Education Provider. As such, FCI will immediately begin offering Interest-Based Negotiation and Communication Skills for Project Managers for Professional Development Units (PDUs). Read more.

11.01.2007—Centre Consulting Wins Five-year Contract to Provide Conflict Management Services to the U.S. Department of the Interior

Carole Houk International (CHI), an operating division of Centre Consulting, Inc., has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement to provide conflict management and associated support to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). Specifically, Centre’s CHI division will support DOI’s Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution in its implementation of the CORE PLUS program, a DOI-wide integrated conflict management system that emphasizes cooperative problem-solving techniques such as training, mediation, facilitation, conflict coaching, ombuds services, and alternative dispute resolution. Read more.

9.13.2007—Centre Consulting Launches CentreCheck√, a GSA Report Card Compliance Tool

Centre Consulting, Inc., leveraging its years of experience with GSA schedules, has launched CentreCheck√, a comprehensive GSA schedule compliance assessment tool. CentreCheck√ tracks the evaluation areas of the new GSA Report Card, identifying the vulnerability in clients’ schedule procedures ahead of a GSA site visit. Read more.

6.14.2007—GSA Awards Centre Five-year Training Contract

Centre Consulting increased its GSA schedule presence with its award of a Schedule 69 contract. The schedule award, for “Training Aids & Devices, Instructor-Led Training; Course Development; Test Administration—Programmed Learning Devices,” affords GSA’s federal government users easy access to the Centre Federal Contracting Institute’s top-tier acquisition, alternative dispute resolution, leadership, and human capital courses. Read more.

4.18.2007—Centre Executives to Address National Contract Management Association World Congress

3.14.2007—Centre's FCI Announces IP Seminar for Contracting Professionals

Centre Consulting’s Federal Contracting Institute will hold its popular seminar on intellectual property rights under federal transactions on March 28th and 29th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Tysons Corner. The seminar, led by two veteran federal contracting experts, will address some of the top issues facing the industry today including legal issues affecting inventions, trade secrets, copyrights, proprietary data and computer software. Read more.

2.6.2007—Centre Consulting Adds Training On Subcontracting and Export Control to Its Spring Schedule

Recognizing the current demands facing contracting professionals, Centre Consulting’s Federal Contracting Institute (FCI), has added two new seminars to its spring schedule: Subcontracting Issues, to be held on February 8th and repeated on May 22nd, and Export Control on April 18th through 19th. All will be held in the Washington DC area. Read more.  

1.12.2007—Centre Applauds the Release of the Acquisition Advisory Panel's Draft
Final Report

Kinosky recommendations for increasing training, selecting a limited set of measures and aligning contract incentives to maximize performance included in report authorized by Congress to improve federal contracting processes. Read more.

11.2.2006—Centre Announces Addition of Senior Consultant Lucy Hunt

Centre Consulting, Inc. is pleased to announce that Ms. Lucy Hunt has joined its team of federal contracting experts as a senior consultant. In this capacity, Ms. Hunt manages Centre's proposal development activities and advises and assists Centre's clients on capture management, proposal preparation and compliance management issues particularly in the GSA schedule arena. Read more.

7.13.2006—Centre Federal Wins Twenty-Four Million Dollar Air Force NSPS Training Contract

Vienna, Virginia. Centre Federal was recently awarded a $24.8 million dollar Air Force contract to train supervisors charged with implementing the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Centre recruits and trains the trainers, prepares and ships the courseware, and coordinates and performs all logistics in order to ensure a successful training event. Read more.

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