People
Two win Public Sector Partnership awards
Awards for work in procurement go to one long-time pro and one up-and-comer.
Cybersecurity
DHS fights low morale
Homeland Security brings a range of management tools to the effort to cheer up its employees.
Modernization
Will Sandy's winds blow more agencies to the cloud?
Cloud computing, and robust data centers and infrastructure, helped keep agencies running during and after the storm.
People
Quest continues for new Army contract system
The Army is searching for the right replacement for an outdated procurement management system that DOD is trying to phase out.
Acquisition
DOD IG report may reveal a need for self-policing
An attorney wonders if changes to the bid protest system make new forms of oversight necessary for task orders.
Digital Government
Navy facility to fix contract management problems
Officials at the Naval Facilities Engineering Expeditionary Warfare Center plan to address shortcomings that auditors found in the center’s managing of contracts post-award, according to a new report.
People
CAOs: Juggling as a job skill
Why are CAOs not more effective? Maybe because so much of their job has little to do with the title.
People
GSA to monitor response to award management system
GSA's leader says the reactions of agencies to his efforts to fix the troubled System for Award Management will be his metric for sucess.
Acquisition
GSA OASIS contract enters home stretch
OASIS is intended to solve many of the problems associated with professional services contracting, and a draft RFP is just a few weeks away.
Acquisition
HUBZone contracting gets harder
Contracting officers were already having a difficult time finding qualified HUBZone businesses before the Census of 2010 dramatically reduced the number of them available.
Acquisition
Contracting rules at cross-purposes
Agencies are trying to cope with competing acquisition priorities stemming from rules and financial constraints, causing some experts to remember an earlier era of procurement before major reforms.
Digital Government
What to watch for in the lame-duck session
After the election and before inauguration, how will Congress address knotty issues such as sequestration?
People
DOD's Wennergren named 'chief change maker'
American University has bestowed its Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership to DOD's Dave Wennergren and the Census Bureau's Thomas Mesenbourg Jr.
People
Memo on CAOs addresses weaknesses
Despite years of effort, agencies are still not using the chief acquisition officer role well, according to an audit. The head of the government's procurement policy agency seeks to change that.
People
GSA appoints a new duo to run SAM
GSA has given control of its troubled contractor registration system to two top officials.
Acquisition
Issa preps IT reform legislation
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is expected to introduce legislation in January that would likely enhance the CIO role, address strategic sourcing and improve acquisition workforce training.
Acquisition
Executive compensation debate returns
A group of organizations, including labor unions and government watchdog groups, are asking Congress to reduce the cap on salary compensation that agencies pay to contractors.
People
GSA's innovation aspirations
GSA's acting administrator would like to see the agency develop a DARPA-like 'heart and soul of innovation,' but experts warn that it would require a high tolerance for risk and failure.
People
Fighting the fear of ambition
Stretch goals can lead to big gains, but fear of accountability often keeps agencies from trying.
People
Coburn releases latest 'Wastebook'
Senator's assessment of government waste includes taxpayer-funded mobile phones and obsolete GSA schedules.
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