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
Senators want changes on overlapping programs
Agencies and OMB can expect a letter soon from senators to get their response to a recent oversight report that exposes the number of ongoing programs that perform the same function.
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.
Digital Government
'IT' reaches new, set-aside status
Acronyms can upset someone who doesn't understand the terms because they're left out of the discussion.
Modernization
Navy SEALs adjust to new fame
The Navy SEALs' website needs reinforcements. The way they have maintained their website no longer works.
People
Lawmakers push Obama about IG vacancies
Senate and House members asked President Obama to nominate experienced inspectors general to fill vacant spots.
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
GSA's Davie to lead technology council
Davie will serve as executive president of the American Council for Technology's new Executive Committee.
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.
People
Committee wants checks on defense industry's supply chain
A House committee's defense authorization bill would require defense officials to research where they're getting their supplies in the global marketplace.
Acquisition
Hoyer won't back administration's proposal on political contributions
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer disagrees with the Obama administration's plan to make companies include political contribution information with all bid proposals.
Modernization
Execs talk about disconnect in Networx transition
Telecom companies said they've invested a lot of money in meeting the requirements of the Networx contract, but that money can be washed away quickly when demands change.
Digital Government
What Networx and Whitesnake have in common
Government and industry leaders gave a range of answers when asked to respond to the word, Networx.
Acquisition
House panel proposes adding experts to competitive sourcing
House officials want a broader segment of senior DOD officials involved in the process that pits the private sector against the public sector for government work.
Digital Government
Beat the GSA administrator by a stride and win
GSA is giving out pedometers in a contest to out-walk Martha Johnson, GSA's chief, at the GSA Expo.
Acquisition
IRS postpones 3 percent withholding tax on contractors
The Internal Revenue Service has delayed enforcing a regulation to requiring the government to withhold 3 percent of nearly all of companies’ contract payments.
Acquisition
Analysts see dynamic, changing defense industry
A new study says the defense industrial base isn't consolidating into a select few mega-companies that would get all of DOD's business.
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