Acquisition
Congressman questions agencies on small-business advocates' authority
Rep. Mulvaney, chairman of a contracting subcommittee, wants to know why small-business advocate office officials don’t have access to top officials.
People
Federal acquisition training: Change is afoot
Federal Acquisition Institute Director Donna Jenkins discusses her vision of a governmentwide team that provides top-notch acquisition workforce training.
People
Senators urge Obama to lead on green IT efforts
Agencies have improved their use of green IT, but no one can be sure how much because there are no real standards for success.
Acquisition
Competition in new IT contract may take old path
GSA squeezed 599 small businesses into four categories of business, but the orders still will go to a few aggressive companies and may even cause headaches for agencies.
Acquisition
VA continues to pay ineligible contractors, audit finds
Serious deficiencies in contracting at the Veterans Affairs Department are allowing ineligible contractors to work and get paid, audits find.
Cybersecurity
DHS pushed to tighten IT acquisition policies
GAO uncovers weaknesses in DHS' method for independently assessing complex and costly IT acquisitions.
People
White House names accountability board members
President Obama chooses watchdogs in government to lead his board.
Acquisition
Possible default scares contractors
The ongoing debt-ceiling debate that threatens to put the government into default is as unnerving for contractors as it is for feds.
Acquisition
Senators, SBA dispute accuracy of small-business credit
Senators question whether small-business contracting goals are an "empty achievement."
People
VHA flunks medical school contract management, IG says
The Veterans Health Administration has problems with implementing a 2006 directive to improve its contracting with affiliated medical schools and teaching hospitals, according to a new report.
Acquisition
Senate approves measures against charge-card abuses
The bill is based largely on the GAO's recommendations to prevent recurring waste, fraud, and abuse of government credit charges.
Acquisition
DOD wants tougher rules on single-bid competitions
Defense Department officials seek to tighten rules for work that gets only one bid.
People
Insourcing vs. outsourcing: The pendulum swings again
Whichever way the pendulum swings, the A-76 process is still a mess, FCW readers say.
People
Government recognizes need to take politics out of procurement, expert says
Political concerns have become increasingly involved in the procurement process, but the government is realizing that its focus should be on the strategic needs of agencies, official says.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want competitive sourcing on the table
House members have asked the Appropriations Committee chairman to keep funding bills free from “provisions inhibiting the utilization of the private sector.”
Cybersecurity
DOD must overcome 'Stone Age IT' to keep competitive, official says
The Defense Department must keep up with technology to compete on the battlefield, even amid budgetary uncertainty, DOD official says.
People
DOD attempts to pull acquisition into cyberspace
DOD officials are intent on making the huge department agile and swift in acquisition to secure the world of cyberspace.
Acquisition
Senate committee seeks cuts to service contracts
The Obama administration and Congress have a number of plans to cut DOD's costs and increase contract oversight, but there's little connection between them all.
Acquisition
Vendors gripe at contracting conference
Steve Kelman found the opening sessions of the National Contract Management Association World Conference to be 'whining and self-serving'
Acquisition
Agencies play it safe with contract types
Agencies have decreased their use of risky time-and-materials contracts.
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