Acquisition
OMB says agencies must boost competition in contracting
Civilian agencies must consider new ways to promote more competition in their contracts, the Office of Management and Budget said today.
Digital Government
Open source gets DOD’s long-awaited blessing
New guidance from Defense Department acting CIO David Wennergren says DOD should consider open-source software on equal footing with commercial offerings.
People
VA halts 15 technology projects
Of 45 Veterans Affairs projects halted in July, 15 have been suspended or had funding cuts.
Acquisition
Government bears brunt of bid-protest criticism
Commenters direct most of their frustration at government officials who they say are doing a poor job of explaining their award decisions.
Acquisition
The good, bad and ugly of bid protests
Some feel that they are about greed, while others blame the government for poor requirements and incomplete debriefings. Tell us what you think.
People
Advocate says stimulus law causes outsourcing; contractor group disagrees
One transparency advocate says the economic stimulus law causes outsourcing of federal jobs.
Acquisition
What's behind the increasing number of bid protests?
The decision by Unisys and General Dynamics to protest the lost TSA contract has this observer scratching his head. Why so many protests?
Acquisition
Schedule 70 IT sales flat in 2009
Schedule 70 IT sales remain flat but steady because of many more options for services contracts, experts say.
Acquisition
Social contract
The world of federal procurement and acquisition policy is about as insular as it gets in nonclassified government.
People
Senate bill would kill DOD performance pay, curtail sole-source contracts
The act would end the government's pay-for-performance system used for about 200,000 federal employees.
Acquisition
Snowe urges SBA to start contracting program for women
Agencies have exceeded small-business contracting goals with recovery act money, although women-owned small-business category hasn't met its goal yet.
People
2.0 takes hold in the acquisition community
Acquisition 2.0 is about thinking differently and considering new approaches to operations. The ultimate goals are more efficiency and better results.
People
Acquisition 2.0 in action
These tools will help innovate and streamline processes by providing a more collaborative environment for decision-making, experts say.
Digital Government
Protests halt CSC's work on TSA infrastructure contract
Unisys Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. have filed protests with the Government Accountability Office objecting to the awarding of a $500 million contract to Computer Sciences Corp.
Acquisition
Justice needs technology support
The department is considering as many as 15 contracts on a multiple-award contract along with a possible small-business set-aside.
Digital Government
DOD budget forecast threatens new technology deployments
Personnel and equipment costs might cut deeply into key defense acquisition programs over the next several years, reports Michael Bruno at Aviation Week.
Acquisition
Congress, Obama set boundaries for contractors
No one in Congress or the Obama administration is beating the drum for a new generation of acquisition reform, but a reform of sorts is under way nonetheless, and it might not be to the liking of contractors.
People
DEA counsel wants to buy new case management system
The Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Chief Counsel is looking for an off-the-shelf software application that could track and manage cases for 102 attorneys.
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