Acquisition
Agencies told to ensure subcontractors get prompt payments
OMB is asking agencies to report on their progress at speeding up payments.
Acquisition
Prompt payments may become contract selection factor
The Obama administration uses federal contracts to get money to small subcontractors faster.
Acquisition
Suspension, debarment could turn more punitive under proposal
The FAR says that suspension and debarment are to be used only to protect the government, but the Labor Department is considering using them to penalize companies for disregarding Labor rules.
Acquisition
8 best bets for contractors to survive sequestration
As sequestration looms on the horizon, here are some ways government contractors can best prepare.
People
Obama's accountability board lays out streamlining strategy
The board aims to keep track of the government's money by linking systems together.
Acquisition
A new way to use past performance in contracting
Steve Kelman offers an innovation for past-performance data.
People
Treasury to set up Internet Payment Platform
Department officials wants to make payment processing easier for federal employees and federal contractors.
Acquisition
New rule could force inexperienced contractors onto agency projects
A proposed rule change intended to protect private-sector jobs could affect agency work, group fears.
People
White House, committee spar over acquisition workforce training funds
The Obama administration and a House committee are fighting over workforce development fund.
People
DISA awards $578M contract to company with history of fraud
DISA's recent contract award to Red River includes services similar those the company was once fined for failing to provide, but a key executive involved in the charges is no longer with the firm.
Acquisition
Agencies fail, again, to meet small-business contracting goals
Small businesses received $91.5 billion in prime contracts last year, falling short of the percentage supposed to go to them.
Acquisition
How to make a win/win for agencies and small business
The new OFPP has an opportunity to improve small-business contracting and help agencies meet their missions at the same time, writes Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
A faster, better, cheaper way to do high-tech procurement?
Some experts question whether RFP-EZ is the right way to go about fixing the government’s IT procurement problems.
People
GAO: Funding ambiguity hinders hiring
Delays in collecting and then distributing workforce-support money causes uncertainty about spending the money to aid the acquisition workforce.
People
GSA IG gets $10M budget bump to watch travel, conference costs
The House Appropriations Committee has commended the IG with a $68 million budget for the coming year.
Acquisition
Meeting Joe Jordan
The new OFPP administrator has "a Boy Scoutish enthusiasm for trying to improve things," Steve Kelman writes.
Acquisition
Small firms 'stiffed' on subcontracts, survey says
The fault though can lie with both the prime contractor and the agency, if there is a fault at all.
People
4 challenges accompanying modular development
When developing a project in smaller bits, agencies create certain challenges that integrated project teams need to think about in the earliest stages.
Acquisition
OMB's effort to dispel bad information takes a new step
Agencies that adopt the OMB policy will foster greater collaboration with industry by linking program officials with private-sector experts to solve problems, writes columnist Dan Chenok.
Acquisition
Defense bill dilutes agencies' business judgment, experts say
The government has invested money in training and rebuilding an acquisition workforce that has strong business prowess, but proposed rules could hinder the employees' business decisions.
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