People
FCW Insider: Are feds more cost-effective than contractors?
A recent remark by Obama triggered a lengthy debate among readers about the relative value of in-house and contract staffers.
Modernization
Building work starts on SBInet
The construction of 17 permanent towers for the SBInet system at the border of Arizona and Mexico started May 4.
People
White House seeks cuts to defense contractor workforce
The Obama administration wants to save $900 million by reducing defense contractor employees and get $2 billion by collecting delinquent taxes from federal contractors.
Acquisition
IG finds conflict in the acquisition regulation
Officials question whether small-business set-asides should override giving all companies a chance to bid on a task or delivery order.
Acquisition
FCW Insider: The problem with publishing contractor performance data
Michael Lent, editor of Government Services Insider, questions the value of publishing contractor performance data publically available, given its dubious quality.
Acquisition
IG: Clearly define Alliant's scope
Auditors recommend putting more details in the Alliant ordering guide to cut down on the risk of repeating past problems.
Acquisition
FCW Insider: A Consumer Reports for contracting officials?
Some government contractors might address problems more quickly if negative performance reports were available to the public, a reader says.
Acquisition
FCW Insider: Should contractor performance data be public?
A reader wonders if the Obama administration’s transparency policy will include information on contractor performance scores.
People
Cyber leaders must coordinate to avoid conflicts
If the Obama administration has three separate offices guiding federal information technology, observers warn that they will need close coordination to avoid confusing overlap.
Acquisition
IG fights MAS panel recommendation
A GSA official says IG staffers, who opposes dropping the price reduction clause, is attempting to derail any efforts to carry out the panel’s recommendations.
People
DOD needs better workforce data
The Defense Department has, at best, a blurry picture of its government acquisition workforce’s skills, a hindrance to assessing its needs.
People
GSA schedules might get state, local business
Two new House bills would open the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedules contracts to state and local governments.
People
The hidden force in acquisition
Changing contracting priorities are elevating the position of the contracting officer’s technical representative.
People
Kelman: Rethinking fixed-price contracting
It makes sense to convert some work to fixed-price contracts, but agencies will need more acquisition staff.
Modernization
GSA signs agreements with Web 2.0 providers
Several terms of service agreements reached with new media providers clear the way for federal agencies to use the social networking services.
People
Officials: DOD acquisition workforce will grow
Defense Department officials are expanding the contracting workforce to better handle the money DOD is spending.
Modernization
DISA seeks input on the GIG's architecture
The agency wants help from industry in defining the acquisition strategy for the Global Information Grid’s network management architecture.
Modernization
Postal Service software wins award
The optimization software allows the service to accept multiple bids from contractors and then pick the best deal.
People
Kundra wants data more available
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra wants the government to make its data more available and services more accessible.
Acquisition
Officials: Recovery act rules are the future
The economic stimulus law has many rules for agencies and contractors to keep track of the money and requires more details about that money from them.
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