People
Group recommends 'tiger teams' for acquisitions
Agencies should set up teams of experts to write clear contract requirements at the earliest stages of the acquisition process, report says.
Digital Government
Acquisition workforce may grow
OMB officials consider ways to reallocate employees to meet the contracting and oversight demands of the stimulus package.
Cybersecurity
DHS works on EAGLE small-business strategy
Officials are considering two approaches to host competitions for the EAGLE II - Small Business contract.
People
Officials: Managers should collaborate with accountability
Teams responsible for programs must keep other team members in check and not be afraid to call out other members, they say.
Acquisition
Stimulus law requires fixed-price contracts
Congress continues to limit contracts that give companies incentives, such as contracts with award fees.
Cybersecurity
SRA warns of possible data breach
SRA International has warned current and former employees and its customers, including federal employees, about a possible data breach.
People
Data requirement may be over for agencies
An OMB pilot program that required agencies to submit subcontracting data expired in December, even as regulators consider additions to it.
Acquisition
Lieberman creates contracting oversight panel
Sen. Joe Lieberman has created a subcommittee that will deal with contracting abuses. Sen. Claire McCaskill will chair the subcommittee.
Acquisition
Panel will review Alaska Native set-asides
The House Small Business Committee said it will examine the SBA's program after a 2008 report raised questions about possible fraud.
Acquisition
Senator wants tougher checks on agencies' domestic buys
Sen. Brown wants to toughen the Buy America Act's requirements with a Web-based waiver process.
People
Prouty fits as acting GSA administrator, experts say
Paul Prouty's 38 years of experience dealing with Public Building Service fits with a greater emphasis on energy-efficient buildings.
People
Obama wants reviews of Bush regulations
Obama administration officials want to read through the rules that the Bush administration left behind before those rules become permanent.
People
Prouty named acting GSA administrator
Obama administration names Public Building Service official to temporarily lead the procurement agency.
People
Obama names six OMB officials
Positions filled include executive associate director and associate director for general government programs.
Acquisition
GSA works to improve Schedule 70 operations
GSA officials want to return the $16 billion IT contract program to its former prestige.
People
In the News: Change.gov becomes Whitehouse.gov at noon Tuesday
The Web site will be a laboratory for interactive government, or 'open-sourced democracy.'
Acquisition
GSA awards Alliant Small Business contract
Seventy-two small businesses get slots on the information technology contract.
Acquisition
Agencies must share details about noncompetitive contracts
Regulators require agencies to post online their reasons for awarding a contract with no competition.
Digital Government
GSA may have a second round of STARS contracts
Official says the success of the governmentwide IT contract warrants a second version.
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