People
Contract appeals boards merge into one
The new Civilian Board of Contract Appeals eliminates boards at GSA and the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs.
People
Report: Congress needs to take charge of DOD procurement policy
Current policy requires DOD to fund a weapon or piece of equipment in the year in which the item is bought, but DOD has been buying items using other approaches.
Cybersecurity
DOD IG: Failures in NetCents jeopardize classified info
Air Force users did a poor job of addressing IT security in task orders, the IG says.
People
Georgia upgrades financial, HR software
The state will use updated Oracle PeopleSoft products to better track operational performance and move into e-procurement.
People
DOD time-and-materials contracts raise red flag for GAO
DOD will look into GAO's concern that it uses those contracts so often they have become the default method of contracting.
Acquisition
Troublesome contracting trends persist under Bush, report finds
Procurement spending and the number of noncompetitive contracts occur more frequently, according to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Acquisition
GSA: Oversight will not be outsourced
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says a GSA proposal would give contract oversight to private companies.
Cybersecurity
State pushing for IT contractors to monitor security
Under a new requirement, IT contractors would be responsible for the security of systems that access the department's mission-related information.
Acquisition
OFPP to issue interagency contracting guide
The office wants to have uniformity and standardization within interagency agreements, said Robert Burton, deputy OFPP administrator.
Cybersecurity
Encryption BPAs are open to all
Contracts awarded under GSA’s SmartBuy signal better intergovernmental relations.
Modernization
Pick a service
Federal agencies will spend the next two years making connection selections that will shape their telecom and data communications for a decade.
People
Editorial: More headlines than help
FCW shares hopeful and depressing points about the main players at a Doan hearing.
Acquisition
Okay: Fair opportunity explained
Now the real battle begins for agency business under the Networx telecommunications contracts.
Acquisition
Wagner: Lessons from the past
The old process was focused on fairness and competition, but it helped neither.
Acquisition
OFPP issues guide for emergency acquisitions
The guide describes emergency planning strategies and offers tips on contracting in an emergency.
People
GovWorks finds silver lining in DOD limits
Circumstances have forced the assisted-acquisition services center to review its procedures and increase its oversight.
Acquisition
OPM to move on Financial Management LOB competition
The agency will issue an RFI next month on its plans to acquire a single integrated accounting and procurement system.
People
Moran: GSA is contracting's short-term fix
He plans to recommend that language be added to the Defense appropriations bill to guide the Defense Department back to GSA.
People