People
Speed mentoring: Advice in 15 minutes
Mentoring doesn't always require a lengthy time commitment. Sometimes feds can achieve a lot in just 15 minutes.
People
DOD plays for high stakes with acquisition reform bid
Tech initiatives could feel the strain of DOD's tug-of-war between efficiency and spending.
Acquisition
GAO will finish its bid protest work
The Defense Information Systems Agency contended that GAO's authority to review certain bid protests ended on May 27, leaving Technatomy’s protest without merit.
Acquisition
Ginman officially named director of defense procurement policy
Richard Ginman takes place of Shay Assad in defense procurement policy, as Assad moves to pricing policies.
People
Devaney: Quality goes up when recipients report
Contractors and grant recipients want to save face and avoid unwanted attention, so their data has better quality, official testifies.
Digital Government
10 lessons to pull back the veil on government spending
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board oversaw the spending and tracking of money from the 2010 economic stimulus law, and it impressed many people inside government and outside. Now, it's the model for the future.
People
GAO points out DOD technical data uncertainties
Agencies often have to develop new ways of increasing production or maintaining systems without having the appropriate technical data rights.
Acquisition
Baucus bill would highlight veterans' small-business contracts
A senator wants to put the spotlight on agencies’ work to award contracts to service-disabled veteran small business owners.
Acquisition
Offensensitivity: Are you joking?
FCW cartoonist John Klossner recounts his adventure trying to make a joke about a very grim topic.
Digital Government
Federal IT leaders receive AFFIRM awards
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and other government executives were honored at AFFIRM's leadership awards luncheon.
People
NASA shifts funds to new priorities
As NASA reduces its focus on space operations, spending in other science and technology areas will grow.
People
Administration's use of interim rules upsets industry
Business groups question the Obama administration’s frequent use of interim rules that put a regulation into effect before it's in final form.
Acquisition
DOD wants truer picture of former feds' jobs
A proposed rule would require companies to assure agencies that they comply with rules governing former federal officials before the companies receive a contract award.
People
DOD program drops the ball on pricing paperwork, IG says
A $11.2 billion contract did not have the required documents, such as records on pre-negotiations and price negotiation memos, which are essential for accountability and transparency, report says.
People
When contractors pay the cost of war
Contractors recently unleashed some of their frustrations on FCW.com over the rap they get as they work alongside government employees.
People
Defense officials developing 'world-class buyers'
Defense Department official Shay Assad is digging into what defense agencies are paying for products and services to find how to get as much possible from the money they spend.
People
Procurement office starts cleaning up contract data problems
Agencies are under more pressure to get their facts right as their contracting data goes public and gets more scrutiny.
People
The VA Acquisition Academy: A model worth building on?
The Veterans Affairs Department sees an opportunity to develop a better acquisition workforce.
Acquisition
5 ideas for improving the acquisition process
Five experts share their ideas for improving different steps of the acquisition life cycle.
People
Has Obama administration dropped the ball on performance-based acquisition?
Steve Kelman traces continuity of management approaches through three presidential administrations.
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