Acquisition
Union: Too much discretion in outsourcing will come with a price
Outsourcing critical work could, in the long run, cost agencies their institutional knowledge, argues Colleen Kelley, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union.
Digital Government
USAJobs: Lesson or warning?
OPM's USAJobs experience reignites perennial insourcing/outsourcing debate.
Acquisition
Senators, experts to watch for DOD contract reforms
A defense procurement expert asked senators to question defense officials' support for major acquisition reforms in contingency operations.
Modernization
Cloud computing opens new questions for procurements
GSA regroups after GAO upholds protest of cloud computing solicitation
Acquisition
Suspension, debarment getting agencies' attention, official says
More agencies are establishing formal suspension and debarment programs and dedicating more staff to handle referrals and manage cases.
Digital Government
Lawmakers urge cap on salary contributions for all contractor employees
Proposed law would tie compensation of all contractor employees -- not just executives -- to federal employees' pay.
Acquisition
SBA could make small-biz credit easier to get
SBA proposes changes that would help agencies meet subcontracting goals when interagency contracts are in style.
Acquisition
Old tricks for abusing purchase cards apparently still in use, audit finds
Internal Revenue Service employees appear to be circumventing the micro-purchasing rules using some old techniques that still work -- until auditors catch on.
People
3 tips to test a service's environmental friendliness
How to meet mandates for green technology.
Acquisition
Tom Suder: Better ideas for BetterBuy
Suder's proposal for improving government procurement became the foundation for the General Services Administration's BetterBuy Project.
People
Tips for crowdsourcing, from the crowd
Agencies share lessons learned from using Challenge.gov.
Acquisition
Air Force procurement contests take wing
The Air Force discovers the value of contests as a route to innovation.
Acquisition
Does EyakTek scandal mean trouble for Alaskan firms?
The indictment of an official at EyakTek puts an uncomfortable spotlight on the Alaska Native Corporation program, but is there really a connection?
Acquisition
3 keys to good suspension and debarment programs
The government can't risk being seen as lax on rooting out fraudulent contractors, a GAO official says.
Acquisition
OMB optimistic on effort to change contracting mentality
Agencies are ready to collaborate on multi-agency contracts, OMB leaders believe.
Digital Government
Molly Wilkinson to leave Senate committee
Wilkinson will leave the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for a position at Regions Bank.
Digital Government
Coast Guard's Deepwater strategy running aground, official says
The Coast Guard faces some hard choices on its $24 billion Deepwater asset acquisition program, a GAO official told a House subcommittee.
People
Experts: Workforce investment today saves dollars tomorrow
By growing organic agency capabilities, agencies will have options in the future to use contractors or apply federal employees' skill to acquisition and oversight.
Acquisition