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
OFPP may struggle to get agencies under fewer roofs
OFPP guidance may push agencies to curb their own interagency contract proposals or possibly cause them to launch stand-alone contracts without economies of scale, some say.
Modernization
NARA finishes e-archive project, chooses IBM to maintain system
The National Archives and Records Administration has closed the book on development of the Electronic Records Archives -- for now.
Acquisition
OFPP trims fat from interagency contracting overlap
OFPP says agencies should stop, look and listen before going ahead with an interagency contract.
Acquisition
GSA matches customer DNA to IT commodity program
Agencies are going to GSA to buy their commercial off-the-shelf products rather than developing custom-made solutions, so GSA is developing its own solution.
Acquisition
DOD tripped up by low staffing, poor planning
Officials will end relatively few contracts by their closeout date because 90 percent are already overdue.
Acquisition
Procurement shops to become more automated
The regulatory-laden federal procurement process is tough to turn in any new direction, but younger employees and tighter budgets might move it slightly.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard CIO still needs full authority, audit finds
The Coast Guard's new IT management strategic plan and acquisition guidance earned kudos, but the CIO still does not have sufficient oversight authority, an audit concluded.
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