Acquisition
OFPP attempts to put acquisition on pace with technological change
Administration takes another stab at reshaping procurement to keep up with rapidly changing technology.
Acquisition
Biden to become benchmark for executive pay?
Currently, the Executive Compensation Benchmark is based on the median amount provided to senior executives in large U.S. corporations. One Senate commmittee says it's growing too much.
Acquisition
Senate committee encourages reverse auctions
The committee says reverse auctions stimulate “aggressive competition” among vendors and lead to lower prices.
Acquisition
IG probes apparently not enough to prevent bonuses at GSA
A senator takes her probe of employee bonuses governmentwide after learning that GSA paid more than $1 million to employees under investigation.
Modernization
GSA tries to solve contract review problems
Auditors found that GSA had no strategy to determine the appropriate number of awards to issue on a blanket purchase agreement, promping action from the agency.
Acquisition
Tracking the IT budget's upward curve
Apart from a couple of minor dips, the federal IT budget has been growing steadily for the past 25 years.
Acquisition
Contract audits may save millions for GSA, IG says
GSA's Inspector General has conducted pre-award audits on dozens of contracts and identified potential savings in the hundreds of millions.
Acquisition
VA failed to set aside work for vets, GAO finds
A bid protest charged that VA officials didn’t comply with the law and regulations when awarding an emergency notification services contract.
Acquisition
NIH picks 54 winners for major IT deal
The Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 contract will provide support for enterprise architectures across government.
People
Senate version of defense bill tackles cyber workforce, procurement
The Senate's defense bill is $3 billion more than the president's request and doesn't account for the budget cuts of sequestration.
People
Jeff Neely is no longer with GSA
The infamous Western Regions Conference brings down another senior GSA official.
People
Joe Jordan confirmed as OFPP administrator
After just five months of vacancy, OFPP has a new leader.
Acquisition
Proposed small-biz contracting goals 'laudable but overly ambitious'
Congress aims for higher overall small-business contracting goals, even as administration officials consider them "unrealistic."
Digital Government
GSA to roll out mobile purchasing agreement as part of shared services efforts
Will a wide-scale strategy for buying smart phones help the government become more collaborative and efficient?
Acquisition
Government, industry see Networx spending differently, survey finds
The two sides have polar opposite views of Networx, and one side's hopes may be in vain.
Acquisition
Senators turn to GSA's regional offices for answers on spending abuses
After questioning headquarters officials in Washington, senators are taking their inquiries directly to the regions.
Digital Government
VA official leaves amid scandal
Inspector general report uncovers rash of contract problems at Veterans Affairs Department.
Acquisition
OFPP hopeful Jordan gets Senate committee nod
Despite some points of controversy, OFPP nominee has cleared a hurdle on the path to confirmation.
Acquisition