Acquisition
Letter: McCain should know better
A reader writes that fixed-price contracts are lead to zero technological progress.
Acquisition
Letter: Cost-plus contracting is not the problem
A reader writes that the government's incomplete requirements at the beginning of contract bidding is a problem.
Acquisition
Letter: A fixed price is not the best solution
A reader writes that Sen. John McCain's proposal to end cost-plus contracting is not the best solution for controlling government spending.
Acquisition
Letter: McCain proposal a red herring
A reader writes that Sen. McCain's proposal to end cost-plus contracting would increase costs.
People
IBM Center publishes presidential transition guides
One handbook is aimed at senior management, while another is billed as a guide for government executives.
People
DISA seeks state-of-the-art security assessment services
DOD is open to buying a solution through a software-as-a-service or managed services approach.
People
Letter: New GSA office will create more problems than it solves
A reader writes that GSA's MAS Program Office creates another level of bureaucracy.
People
Letter: No such thing as 'no-bid contract'
A reader writes to say there is no such thing as a no-bid contract.
Acquisition
Panel to recommend rolling back pricing clause
MAS panel said other forms of pricing checks make the price reduction clause obsolete.
People
Bill would tighten task-order rules governmentwide
The legislation requires the government to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation within one year of the bill’s passage to reflect the new policy.
People
GSA adds schedules oversight office
Divided among several offices, schedules program could go in different directions.
People
Buzz of the Week: McCain and cost-plus contracting
Sen. McCain's proposal to trim federal government spending by switching to fixed-price contracts touched a nerve in the federal community.
People
Letter: Several readers say McCain lacks understanding on contracts issue
Readers don't agree with ending the use of cost-plus contracts, question McCain's knowledge on contracts and, the readers tell us why we need these contracts.
People
Letter: Ending cost-plus contracts takes away a resource
A reader writes that ending cost-plus contracting will make it more difficult for agencies to do their jobs.
Acquisition
Letter: In contracts, it's about defining goals
One reader offers a solution that doesn't mean using cost-plus contracts but looks at contract management.
People
Letter: Cost-plus contracts have a role
A reader writes that there are good uses for cost-plus contracts.
People
Companies show mix of competitive, noncompetitive contracts
Government information shows individual contractors have a mixed record on competition.
People
Competition eludes easy fixes
Competition for federal contracts has become a political hot button but still defies a quick solution.
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