Acquisition
Jack Brooks: Titan of IT procurement
Former Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas) dominated IT procurement policy and oversight for decades.
Acquisition
Steve Kelman: A passion for procurement reform
The former OFPP administrator led the bipartisan effort during the Clinton administration to change the way the government acquired goods and services.
Acquisition
6 steps for agencies to aid small businesses
OFPP's new leader gives agency officials six steps to increase contracts for businesses through multiple-award contracts.
Acquisition
GSA to close some contracts to new vendors
The GSA Schedules program is about to get some new limitations, official says.
Acquisition
How political nominees can win over a Senate committee
One political nominee learned two key items that are essential to a successful confirmation hearing.
Acquisition
OFPP attempts to put acquisition on pace with technological change
Administration takes another stab at reshaping procurement to keep up with rapidly changing technology.
Acquisition
Biden to become benchmark for executive pay?
Currently, the Executive Compensation Benchmark is based on the median amount provided to senior executives in large U.S. corporations. One Senate commmittee says it's growing too much.
Acquisition
Senate committee encourages reverse auctions
The committee says reverse auctions stimulate “aggressive competition” among vendors and lead to lower prices.
Acquisition
IG probes apparently not enough to prevent bonuses at GSA
A senator takes her probe of employee bonuses governmentwide after learning that GSA paid more than $1 million to employees under investigation.
Acquisition
Tracking the IT budget's upward curve
Apart from a couple of minor dips, the federal IT budget has been growing steadily for the past 25 years.
Acquisition
Contract audits may save millions for GSA, IG says
GSA's Inspector General has conducted pre-award audits on dozens of contracts and identified potential savings in the hundreds of millions.
Acquisition
VA failed to set aside work for vets, GAO finds
A bid protest charged that VA officials didn’t comply with the law and regulations when awarding an emergency notification services contract.
Acquisition
NIH picks 54 winners for major IT deal
The Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 contract will provide support for enterprise architectures across government.
Acquisition
Proposed small-biz contracting goals 'laudable but overly ambitious'
Congress aims for higher overall small-business contracting goals, even as administration officials consider them "unrealistic."
Acquisition
Government, industry see Networx spending differently, survey finds
The two sides have polar opposite views of Networx, and one side's hopes may be in vain.
Acquisition
Senators turn to GSA's regional offices for answers on spending abuses
After questioning headquarters officials in Washington, senators are taking their inquiries directly to the regions.
Acquisition
OFPP hopeful Jordan gets Senate committee nod
Despite some points of controversy, OFPP nominee has cleared a hurdle on the path to confirmation.
Acquisition
Obama could veto defense authorization
The National Defense Authorization Act contains a number of troubling provisions, including an increased top-line budget, constraints on defense strategies, and a limited ability to cut resources where officials see fit, according to the administration.
Acquisition
Is the government getting aggressive on vendor prices? (Round Two)
Steve Kelman renews his call for agencies to fight for good deals from vendors.
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