Acquisition
OMB details spending database instructions
Agencies must transfer the first batch of data to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act system by Nov. 30.
Acquisition
Buzz of the Week: Ramifications of GSA schedule woes
GSA's problems with the schedule program could discourage new and innovative technology companies from entering the market -- and feds will never know what they lost.
Acquisition
Canon, EMC drop out of GSA schedules
They join Sun Microsystems in failing to reach an agreement with the General Services Administration.
Acquisition
Letter: Agency auditors don't understand programs
A contracting officer says he often has to bring them up to speed, writes one reader.
Acquisition
Letter: Kudos to GSA for pushing back against DOD IG
Comments from the IG that serve to punish sensible decisions that don't align with his own are broadly reflective of how IGs have taken over the lead role in setting procurement policy.
Acquisition
Continuing resolution causes poor contracting, Denett says
“You don’t get effective contracting if you get the money at the last minute,” the administrator of OFPP said.
Acquisition
SBA plans to keep pressure on agencies
The agency believes it has the leverage it needs to push agencies to meet their small-business contracting goals.
Acquisition
Rule would make using SmartBuy mandatory
If approved, the rule would require contracting officers to seek out software or software services through a SmartBuy agreement, provided that it represents the best value.
Acquisition
Aronie: The danger of discounts
Contractors should think before discounting their schedule prices on blanket purchase agreements
Acquisition
FCW Forum: Too many contractors?
Over-reliance on contractors threatens to erode institutional knowledge, readers say.
Acquisition
Letter: Don't make gender a contracting issue
Giving women business owners special breaks is reverse discrimination, a reader says.
Acquisition
Legislation: Give service-disabled business owners priority
The House passed a bill that would also help women business owners secure government contracts.
Acquisition
New protests stall FedBizOpps
Losing vendors repeat the claim that GSA continues to be wrong in evaluating bids.
Acquisition
Congress looks for price fix
Lawmakers want to curb use of time-and-materials contracts by Defense Department.
Acquisition
Web extra: Waxman on competition in federal contracting
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, talked about the state of competition in federal contracting in an e-mail interview with Federal Computer Week reporter Matthew Weigelt.FCW: Describe the state of competition in contracting today. Are you concerned?Waxman: I am very concerned about the state of competition in contracting today. Full and open competition has declined sharply under the Bush administration. Between 2000 and 2006, the dollar value of…
Acquisition
As population grows, Texas city readies tech infrastructure
Bee Cave plans to install a Gigabit Ethernet network, a document management system and a backup plan built around a virtual tape library.
Acquisition
Speedy interagency contracts face possible new restrictions
Proposed acquisition rules could make interagency contracts less attractive
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