People
Army's new network strategy to guide acquisition, budget decisions
The Army's Network Integration Evaluation is modernizing the way the Army develops, acquires and fields technology, and is also helping guide decision-making in austere budget conditions.
Acquisition
What does the $16 muffin really mean?
Attention to allegedly overpriced conference muffins gives a false image of the reasons for the deficit, writes Steve Kelman.
People
IRS vendor management yields big savings in short time
IRS's experience yields practical tips for making a VMO effective at creating cost savings.
Acquisition
Did SSA lose track of employees when it overspent on software?
Federal auditors ask what blunders the Social Security Administration made that led to overspending on software licenses.
Acquisition
Kundra's IT cartel theory: Arguments for and against
Former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra deserves credit for giving people the opportunity to voice their frustrations, whether you agree with him or not.
Acquisition
Lawmaker wants to scrap small-business classification system
Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to end a long-used system that is "complex,""clumsy" and "nuts."
People
Outrage over $16 muffins marks heightened scrutiny, experts say
Federal agencies should brace for close auditing of all of their activities as part of the drive to cut government expenses, experts predict.
People
Agencies should create 'vendor management office,' officials urge
Recommended by the President's Management Advisory Board, the offices would oversee contracts and ensure contractors are delivering what they promise.
Acquisition
Wasteful spending on the front lines
The Commission on Wartime Contracting has finished its work. Now what?
Acquisition
Senators hope to help small companies
The Senate wants to toughen penalties for large companies masquerading as small businesses.
Acquisition
Senator fumes at contracting lessons unlearned
Sen. Claire McCaskill said the billions of dollars wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan is a repeat of contracting problems in past contingency operations.
Acquisition
OMB, GSA to reteach feds' printing behavior
Before agencies warm up their printers, officials also want them to understand the effects of printing.
Cybersecurity
The ideal CIO? Not a tech geek
Mark Forman and Paul Brubaker take issue with OMB's recent efforts to redefine the role of agency CIOs, saying they undermine the intentions of the Clinger-Cohen Act.
Acquisition
Is Congress loyal to federal employees?
Budget cuts will test senators' desire to balance feds and contractors appropriately, White House official says.
Acquisition
Change sought to government payments for contractor executive salaries
The formula to calculate executive pay reimbursements could lead to "excessive" amounts, administration says.
People
OFPP toughens training for contract oversight
OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon is pushing training standards as part of his focus on acquisition workforce and President Barack Obama's procurement memo from 2009.
Acquisition
DOD orders contractors to publicize fraud hotline
DOD IG wants contractors to be sure employees know whom to call to report fraud.
Acquisition
Lawmakers push OMB to update executive pay cap
Three members of Congress complained that OFPP is late in setting the cap for 2011, pointing out that since 2004 updates came only as late as May.
Acquisition
DOD taking critical functions back from contractors, nominee says
Defense officials need to keep expert employees as they face issues in the coming years that will force them to rethink their operations, Carter says.
Digital Government
IT Schedule 70 to get new director
The new director will be in charge of the IT Schedule that had more than $16 billion in federal sales in 2010 and an expected increase in 2011.
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