Digital Government
Senior Army acquisition official resigns
Michael O'Neill abruptly resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition.
People
Shay Assad becomes director of defense pricing
Shay Assad, a senior procurement policy official at the Defense Department, is now the director of defense pricing.
People
Federal procurement turns green
A new acquisition regulation imposes standards for environmental friendliness and sustainability on federal procurements.
People
GSA making headway on customer focus
But some observers say GSA isn't doing enough to understand agencies' missions.
Acquisition
Defense bill: 4 provisions to turn back the clock on insourcing
The House's defense authorization bill changes course on past efforts to restore contracted work to federal employees.
Acquisition
GAO: Agencies question usefulness of contract inventories
Some agency officials fear their in-depth inventories of service contracts will turn out to be useful to no one due to funding, manpower shortages.
Digital Government
Lawmakers try to separate politics, contracting
Two bills would prohibit contractors from including information in a contract proposal about political contributions to candidates or causes.
Acquisition
House members support contractors in fight over pay
The tax has been tagged as a way to decrease the tax gap and make delinquent companies pay their share of taxes, although many lawmakers disagree.
People
GSA adds electric cars to federal fleet; many more to come
The federal motor pool gets a little greener with the addition of electric cars.
Acquisition
Reporting political contributions would be bad for business, senator warns
Efforts to bolster competition and reach small businesses would be hurt if the administration begins to require companies to include political contributions in their contract bids, a senator says.
Acquisition
Some contractors owed taxes before getting stimulus infusion, GAO finds
The Government Accountability Office reviewed 80,000 contractors that got economic stimulus law funding and found that at least 3,700 owe unpaid federal taxes.
People
Retired feds rally for second tour of acquisition duty
The federal government rehired 125 retired federal employees in 2010 for its acquisition workforce, according to an Office of Federal Procurement Policy report.
Acquisition
The 1,500 Commandments for contracting officers
How can contracting officers think about ways to make more creative and cost-effective acquisitions when just following the rules is a full-time job?
Modernization
GSA preps for new network services acquisition
The General Services Administration is already laying the groundwork for the follow-on acquisition that will replace the Networx program, while still in the thick of the Networx transition.
Acquisition
Want better contracts? Get creative.
Cost-reimbursement and fixed-priced contracts are just two ends of the contracting spectrum, writes Ray Bjorklund, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Deltek FedSources.
Acquisition
Outsourcing vs. insourcing: Solving the cost-comparison conundrum
A new report offers guidelines for sizing up the costs of public and private sector work.
People
VA’s Baker: Commercial software is often the best option
Agencies cannot afford to develop proprietary technology when commercial software is so readily available, said the VA CIO.
Acquisition
Public/private competitions come under fire again
Sen. Mikulski is pushing for changes that would give federal employees a better fighting chance against outsourcing.
Acquisition
Why procurement reform hinges on industry help
Innovations in procurement require innovations in how government communicates with industry, writes Jaime Gracia, president and CEO of Seville Government Consulting.
Digital Government
The fiery debate over contractor salaries
A labor union has proposed capping contractor salaries. Here's what FCW readers think about this recommendation.
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