People
After VA, Maurice Stewart joins the Ambit Group
Stewart led Veterans Affairs Department efforts to improved communications and transform its relationship with suppliers.
People
GSA's SAM continues to frustrate its users
One system frustrates an entire community of federal agencies and government contractors.
People
GSA may lower some contract surcharges for agencies
With a surplus on hand in the GSA Schedules program, the time may be ripe for restructuring the fees, according to GSA's leader.
People
Tangherlini to centralize GSA's IT, people management
GSA's CIO could gain considerable new influence under restructuring plan, acting administrator tells Senate panel.
People
Will feds get a pay raise?
President Barack Obama suggested a pay raise for federal employees, but it's conditional on lawmakers working together.
People
NIH makes leadership adjustments at technology acquisition center
IT contracting program director takes on a new role.
Acquisition
Administration amps up strategic sourcing push
Concerned that agencies are slow to adopt strategic sourcing approaches, administration officials are turning up the heat -- and hinting that a mandate may be coming.
Acquisition
GOP platform signals possible shift in contractor fortunes
The outcome of the presidential election could herald a renewal of the insourcing/outsourcing debate.
Digital Government
House to press agencies on customer service
A bill, expected to pass this week, would make it mandatory for agencies to factor customer service into employee appraisals.
Acquisition
Do small-business preferences make the grade?
Agencies labor mightily to hit small-business contracting targets, but the emphasis on score cards overshadows some larger questions about set-asides.
Cybersecurity
Found in translation: How one person unites a leadership team
An agency's business leaders speak a different language than its technology heads, but to accomplish the agency's mission goals they must communicate. At the intersection of these contentious constituents there is often one person providing translation.
Acquisition
Council steps up importance of contractor performance in proposed rule change
Regulators want to change the rules for documenting contractor past performance, with an eye in particular to the treatment of subcontractors.
Digital Government
NARA asks for input on mobile choices
Officials plan to make the Federal Register and its other documents more easily accessible via the Internet.
Acquisition
'Byzantine warren of fiefdoms' makes contracting fraud hard to stop
Data standards could protect taxpayers against deliberate fraud in federal contracting, argues an agency inspector general.
People
Analysis: Some long-term contracts put government at a disadvantage
Officials often dramatically extend or modify short-term, fixed-price contracts, risking cost overruns, delivery delays and diminished product quality even for simple products and services, scholars conclude.
People
DOD seeks guidance to navigate constant change
Facing budget pressures and a world of shifting priorities, DOD is open to help from contractors as it analyzes and tracks strategies.
Cybersecurity
Former DHS privacy head moves to law firm
Mary Ellen Callahan headed up the first statutorily required privacy office while at Homeland Security Department and now takes that experience to the private sector.
People
New Deputy CIO sees enterprise architecture as SBA's path to modernization
Chase Garwood steps into the Small Business Administration's ongoing efforts to upgrade legacy systems.
Modernization
GSA awards cloud-based email BPAs
Purchase agreements went to 17 companies, four of which are small businesses.
People
SSA shelves panel's IT recommendations, drawing IG criticism
After convening a panel to help plan for its IT future, the agency said it lacked the resources to act on the advice.
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