Acquisition
Experts applaud DOD Better Buying plan
The Defense Department is generally on the right track with its Better Buying Power initiative, experts say. Some refinements, however, could improve it.
Acquisition
DOD advances Better Buying Power effort
Officials want DOD's workforce to move past solutions that just fulfill requirements, in favor of creativity and leadership.
Acquisition
Air Force rapped for inappropriate contract costs
The Air Force inapporpriately authorized more than $100 million in payments for a handheld device contract, IG finds.
Acquisition
Satellites on borrowed time
The fleet of satellites that enable accurate weather forecasting is aging, and the program intended to replace them is both behind schedule and over-budget. As a result, a lengthy gap without the satellites' data is looking more likely.
Acquisition
DOD's Kendall pushes data for better buying
Experts generally applaud effort to improve defense acquisitions, with a cautionary note.
Acquisition
DOD IG report may reveal a need for self-policing
An attorney wonders if changes to the bid protest system make new forms of oversight necessary for task orders.
Acquisition
GSA OASIS contract enters home stretch
OASIS is intended to solve many of the problems associated with professional services contracting, and a draft RFP is just a few weeks away.
Acquisition
HUBZone contracting gets harder
Contracting officers were already having a difficult time finding qualified HUBZone businesses before the Census of 2010 dramatically reduced the number of them available.
Acquisition
Contracting rules at cross-purposes
Agencies are trying to cope with competing acquisition priorities stemming from rules and financial constraints, causing some experts to remember an earlier era of procurement before major reforms.
Acquisition
Issa preps IT reform legislation
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is expected to introduce legislation in January that would likely enhance the CIO role, address strategic sourcing and improve acquisition workforce training.
Acquisition
Executive compensation debate returns
A group of organizations, including labor unions and government watchdog groups, are asking Congress to reduce the cap on salary compensation that agencies pay to contractors.
Acquisition
Shadow of sequestration hovers over IT market forecast
The Defense Department, beset by flat spending and budget cuts, leads the way in dampening industry group's market outlook.
Acquisition
DOD requires faster payments to subcontractors
Defense procurement officials have added a clause to their contracts to get prime contractors to pay their small subcontractors faster, an effort the Obama administration is pushing.
Acquisition
GSA wins award for small-business contracting
The Small Business Administration honored GSA for its success in awarding contracts to small firms in various categories.
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Good directions for strategic sourcing
Steve Kelman assesses recommendations in a recent GAO report on strategic sourcing.
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Agencies take action as GAO knocks strategic sourcing effort
After an audit found that agencies have made very little use of strategic sourcing, DOD and other agencies point to some reforms, pledge to make more.
Acquisition
Industry resists government's push for low prices
The cheapest deal isn't always the best buy, industry advocates argue.
Acquisition
12 hot companies to watch
In an era of federal streamlining and cost-cutting, these companies are thriving by helping agencies get the most out of their data and dollars.
Acquisition
The Top 50 Systems Integrators
Systems integrators are the big guns in the contracting world. Here are the top 50, as measured by contract earnings.
Acquisition
Using startups brings rewards -- and risks
Steve Kelman sorts out the pros and cons of hiring startup firms for government contracts.
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