People
Williams gets Bush’s backing
Bush sidesteps Sen. Charles Grassley's opposition to Jim Williams by naming him acting administrator of the General Services Administration.
People
IG: Systems may impede FAS' transformation
Computer codes from the 1970s linger at GSA and fewer coders who understand it are still around, the General Services Administration's inspector general's office reports.
Acquisition
Meet your OSDBU contacts
Need to contact an agency's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization? Here's who you should call.
Acquisition
What OSDBUs do
Created under the Small Business Act of 1978, Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization remind their agencies of their duty to steer contracts to small businesses.
People
Making noise for small business
Small-business advocates seek to change the government’s contracting culture from within.
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VA proposes contract preferences for veterans
Veterans Affairs Department officials intend to give priority to veterans as Congress mandated in a law passed in 2006.
People
Senator upset by Williams appointment
Sen. Charles Grassley criticized the move to make Jim Williams acting administrator of the General Services Administration because of a controversy over a Sun Microsystems contract.
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GSA signs agreement on veterans' businesses
A veterans' group will try to link the General Services Administration and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
People
Bush names Williams acting GSA administrator
Despite a hold on Willliams' nomination, President Bush chooses him as acting head of the General Services Administration.
People
IG finds service has improved buying efforts
The Interior Department has fixed its problems with an acquisition service after losing its biggest customer for nearly a year, according to the Defense Department's inspector general.
Acquisition
Official: Price clause needed to get fair prices
A Veterans Affairs Department official said competition for task orders does not ensure that agencies get fair and reasonable prices.
People
Bush designates acting SBA administrator
Santanu Baruah was nominated to be administrator in June; but the Senate has not held a confirmation hearing.
People
Contractors play big Iraq role
Congressional Budget Office report shows that reduction in military in Iraq leads to increased dependency on contractors.
People
Bill would kill rule on women-owned business
A controversial proposal from the Small Business Administration has upset members of Congress because of its limited scope.
People
Rising Star: Tricia Reed: Passion compensates for lack of authority
Reed took on the task of opening up GSA schedules to emergency responders.
People
Audit hits companies on set-aside funds
Two Alaska Native Corporations failed to tell the Small Business Administration about paying non-native managers more than $23 million in set-aside funds, an audit finds.
People
Purchaser sees a bright future ahead
Purchasing will become an agency executive’s top priority, according to a Georgia state official.
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State turns buyers into strategists
Georgia officials transform a disheveled procurement system into tactical buying machine.
People
Services contracts lead in Iraq funding
Agencies obligated 80 percent of the money spent on contracts in Iraq to services contracts, the Congressional Budget Office reports.
People
SBA measures economic impact on HUBZones
Officials plan to evaluate in detail how the federal contracts affect poor areas.
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