Acquisition
SBA starts contracting program for women
Contracting officers can now set aside contracts for woman-owned small businesses, under an interim rule issued today to amend regulations.
Acquisition
Spread this around: Fresh ideas from the front lines of contracting
Steve Kelman and a group of contracting official present a number of ideas that could be used elsewhere in the government.
Acquisition
DOD's contractor database could lead to the wrong results
The Defense Department's past-performance database sometimes is not a reliable guide to which contractors are best prepared to handle a job, a wartime commission has found.
Acquisition
Share-in-savings contracting coming back?
Blogger Steve Kelman says the current budget environment gives agencies all the more reason to consider share-in-savings procurements.
People
Lean budgets compel contracting changes
Tough budgets force agencies to reconsider all of their options, including rarely-used types of contracts.
People
Failed $3B helicopter program shows dangers of poor planning
A program needs good planning from its earliest stages — and a good reason why it’s needed in the first place.
People
Employee swap: OFPP contemplates exchange program
Trading employees for short-term projects may broaden workers' careers while providing their expertise to a department in need.
Digital Government
DOD reconsiders the insourcing question
Officials look more strategically at the acquisition workforce, but there are concerns about who DOD sees as part of that group.
Digital Government
An addition to the federal dialect
Government officials have one more word to add to their repertoire of government-only language.
Acquisition
Officials change tone on insourcing
Officials say they never intended for massive insourcing, and the administration has not let it happen.
Digital Government
GSA leader's zero footprint
Administrator Martha Johnson hit a unique mark of making little, or maybe no, impact on her environment.
Acquisition
New rules change procurement process
New procurement rules put limitations on cost-reimbursement, multiple-award and 8(a) contracts.
People
How to get permission to fail
Agencies can undertake risky projects, but they should expect Congress to be watching closely and demanding accountability.
People
Federal CIO Kundra cites progress on IT reform plan
The Interior Department has elevated the role of its CIO and other agencies are likely to follow in coming months, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said.
Acquisition
Too much training still leaves interns inexperienced
Managers are dealing with highly certified employees who still need supervision and intervention from more experienced contracting officers, officials say.
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