People
Lawmaker wants small biz to get more DHS work
The House Homeland Security Committee’s chairman says small firms can react quicker to change than large contractors can.
People
GSA's 'financial house in order,' Doan says
The agency's commercial schedules program showed growth of 2.2 percent, a high for GSA.
People
House Democrats rebuke State's IG
They say he mismanaged an investigation into laptop computers thought to have posed a security risk.
People
Harmony hires new VP of sales
William Sullivan will provide strategic and operational direction to the company's global sales operations and sales support teams, expand business partnerships, define sales channels, and set corporate objectives.
Acquisition
Letter: Get facts straight about companies leaving GSA schedules
Clashes between the audit and contracting groups are to blame for the departures of Canon, EMC and Sun.
People
OMB again reminds agencies to comply with Section 508
The latest memo comes after a GSA survey found only 3 percent of procurements included the accessibility standards.
People
GAO: Top-level support makes for better buys
DOD plans to start new practices that give program managers more incentives and support as the department tries to improve its buying practices.
Acquisition
OMB details spending database instructions
Agencies must transfer the first batch of data to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act system by Nov. 30.
People
Congress endorses GSA's assisted services
Relying on GSA for non-defense buys will let DOD specialists focus on military buys
Acquisition
Buzz of the Week: Ramifications of GSA schedule woes
GSA's problems with the schedule program could discourage new and innovative technology companies from entering the market -- and feds will never know what they lost.
Acquisition
Canon, EMC drop out of GSA schedules
They join Sun Microsystems in failing to reach an agreement with the General Services Administration.
People
Letters to the editor
Cut Waxman some slack; Cybersecurity actions speak louder than words; Background checks have been required for years
Modernization
DOD seeks net-centricity help
Vendors have been slow in providing needed support for net-centric command and control
People
Panel finds contracting disarray
Army needs leadership and training to reduce contracting fraud and abuse
Acquisition
Letter: Agency auditors don't understand programs
A contracting officer says he often has to bring them up to speed, writes one reader.
Acquisition
Letter: Kudos to GSA for pushing back against DOD IG
Comments from the IG that serve to punish sensible decisions that don't align with his own are broadly reflective of how IGs have taken over the lead role in setting procurement policy.
People
Senate passes contracting oversight bill
The legislation calls for agencies to appoint an associate administrator for workforce programs and to set up internship programs for acquisition employees.
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