Digital Government
OFPP advances insourcing agenda
The Obama administration takes its turn at defining 'inherently governmental,' with hopes of preventing contractors from having undue influence on government operations.
People
Acquisition training: The classroom vs. the real world
FCW readers agree with a recent blog post that questioned the quality of acquisition training available to federal employees.
Acquisition
DOD gets authority to limit contract competition
Defense Department officials today adopted a rule that grants DOD authority to limit competition for contracts when buying to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Digital Government
Cultural changes at DOD a major factor in defense acquisition reform
Industry officials see the need for change in DOD ideas of weapons systems, contracting practices.
Acquisition
Obama warns contractors: Report ARRA money or else
The president says contractors failing to report information must be held accountable by all agencies to the fullest extent of the law.
Cybersecurity
GSA must secure online construction data, audit finds
GSA's Public Building Service needs to lock down sensitive building project data when posting it in a shared online intranet, IG says.
Acquisition
GSA gets good marks for ordering guide
GSA created guidance for, and offers training on, ordering from blanket purchase agreements.
Digital Government
NIH contract in GSA's crosshairs brings in $2.1 billion a year
If the General Services Administration is successful in convincing the Office of Federal Procurement Policy that NIH should lose its governmentwide contract authority, the agency could pick up $1 billion in new business.
Acquisition
Advocacy group sues government over contract data
A small-business group is concerned the loss of historical contracting data could prevent future investigations.
Acquisition
GSA could be trying to kill rival agency contract
GSA urged procurement officials to deny the NIH its GWAC authority, raising an old question.
Digital Government
GSA small-business advocate retires
Mary Parks has been a strong leader in directing GSA to support small businesses in new avenues.
Acquisition
Is GSA gunning for other GWACs?
Blogger Steve Kelman argues that the federal government is better off having GSA compete with other agencies for acquisition business.
Acquisition
Administration hopes for ripple effect from outsourcing policy
The administration wants a workforce that can carry out the government's operations and reduce the reliance on contractors.
Acquisition
OFPP proposes tests for deciding when to outsource work
OFPP publishes proposed policy to help agencies decide when work should be outsourced to contractors.
People
Is the acquisition workforce too small -- or too big?
In response to a recent article, a reader suggested that the Obama administration is trying to solve the wrong problem in government acquisition.
Acquisition
Senators again attempt program parity
Contracting officers would get to choose the small-business program that best suits an agency’s need, instead of giving HUBZone program priority.
People
DOD acquisition process 'fails the mission,' congressional panel says
The Defense Acquisition Reform panel concludes that DOD's mishandling of acquisitions and procurement fails to fulfill current military's mission needs and contributes to massive cost overruns.
People
GSA tries wiki approach to develop RFPs
The General Services Administration wants public commment on requests for proposals, but blogger Steve Kelman wonders whether the public take the agency up on it.
Digital Government
Reporter's notebook from FOSE: Q&A with GSA's administrator
After her keynote address at the FOSE 2010, Martha Johnson, administrator of the General Services Administration, sat down with reporters. Here is a transcript of what she said about green IT, tapping the collective intelligence, collaboration and the state of telework.
Acquisition
New GSA leader sees collective intelligence as a frontier
The General Services Administration can tap the wisdom of the crowds, but it still lacks needed policies to do it well, administrator Martha Johnson says.
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