People
Sade: Be mentors
Senior GSA official urges agencies to transfer acquisition skills to younger workers.
People
OSC: Doan violated Hatch Act
Doan decries leak of special counsel report and asks to have the findings withdrawn.
People
Waxman reforms ride on DOD bill
The tried-and-true strategy may not work without Senate and president’s support.
Acquisition
Kelman: It's all in the requirements
What makes successful IT projects? For many, it's obvious.
Acquisition
Senators unhappy with SBA
Kerry’s committee decries lack of progress on meeting the needs of small businesses.
Modernization
GSA offers contracts not available on Networx
The agency is seeking bids on six wireless telecom contracts worth about $93 million.
People
Doan's attorney fires back for leaked report
In a letter to Special Counsel Bloch, her attorney expresses "utter outrage" that the report was leaked and asks him to assign the investigation to another body.
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Senators call for management reforms at DOD
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $648.8 billion authorization bill for fiscal 2008 that sets the stage for a showdown with the House about FCS funding.
People
Discrepancies get Doan another invitation to Capitol Hill
The House oversight committee wants to discuss her "unsubstantiated allegations" of poor performance and bias against employees who criticized her actions.
People
OMB to agencies: Use more performance-based contracts
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy says the contracts should make up 45 percent of agencies' awards through fiscal 2011.
People
IG urges more acquisition transparency at DIA
A new report highlights the use of Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests and poor planning for purchases.
People
House bill sets higher bar for DHS
Legislation would require department’s contractors to disclose foreign ownership.
People
GSA to retool e-contracting
Contracting officers say they shun the difficult-to-use eOffer, eMod applications.
People
Navy seeks contractor to help reduce its IT footprint
It wants support for its Cyber Asset Reduction and Security Task Force program, designed to halve the service’s shore-based IT footprint of the secret and lower categories by 2011.
Acquisition
Kerry queries DOD on missed vet set-aside goal
The senator has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates for a clear statement of DOD's intent to spend more money with businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
Acquisition
GSA mulls how to keep acquisition shops in business
But one option not on the table is canceling its assisted services business, agency officials say.
People
GSA overrides stop work order for HSPD-12 contract
The agency will have EDS implement the HSPD-12 plan and the technology to begin issuing cards despite two protests.
People
GAO: DOD business systems need investment policy
The Pentagon has the proper management structure for modernizing its systems but lacks well-defined and disciplined policies governing investment decisions.
Acquisition