Acquisition
Contracting changes how businesses do business
Performance-based contracting demands that companies amend how they have bid on contracts in the past, one expert says.
Acquisition
Large companies get larger, smaller firms smaller
Large information technology companies’ share of federal contracting dollars is increasing, and small and midsize IT firms are losing market share.
Modernization
GSA revenues fall, FAS misses several 2006 goals
The agency's governmentwide acquisition contract task orders totaled $2.4 billion in fiscal 2006, down $1 billion from a year ago.
Acquisition
SEWP stays with NASA; Doan upset by decision
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy announced that NASA would remain the executive agent for the Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement, despite the objections of GSA.
Acquisition
OFPP's Denett: Competition works
The OFPP administrator says GWACs are not proliferating but simply filling market needs.
People
E-gov fee-for-service deals on the rise
Agency contributions are declining as fees cover more of the cost of the programs, part of OMB's long-term plans.
Acquisition
Six months into the Lurita Doan era
GSA’s new administrator lives up to her lightning rod reputation.
People
GSA schedule sales increase in 2006
But an analysis from Input shows the GSA schedules’ IT services sales declined 6.5 percent compared with last year.
People
E-gov satisfaction score stalls, ASCI finds
Aggregate citizen satisfaction with the 87 federal Web sites measured improved only 0.3 percent from the third quarter to 73.9 on the ACSI’s 100-point scale.
People
Agreement may smooth GSA, DOD relationship
A new memorandum of agreement clarifies ambiguous aspects of acquisition policy regarding interagency contracting and rules applying to acquisitions conducted on DOD’s behalf.
People
OMB score card neglects citizens, report states
The Executive Branch Management Score Card scores agencies quarterly on how well they are instituting the President's Management Agenda but leaves goals related to citizens untracked.
People
GSA continues to fill FAS posts
Effective Dec. 24, Gary Feit will be assistant commissioner of the Office of Customer Accounts and Research.
Digital Government
Lawmakers demand answers from Doan on proposed IG cut
Several high-profile members of Congress have denounced her move to cut the IG's budget and send auditing duties to private companies.
People
Interagency contracts need parameters, officials say
There are 253 interagency contracts throughout the government, according to a recent survey, and that number is cause for concern.
People
Denett expects to defend competitive sourcing
The OFPP administrator said he expects more questioning from the incoming Democratic-led Congress.
People
GSA's Doan, IG struggle over money
She says the inspector general is dancing the "Washington two-step" regarding her push for cutbacks to the IG office's budget.
Modernization
Companies focus wares on IPv6 transition
Hexago sees a market for gateway devices to span the gap between IPv4 and IPv6.
People
Lawmakers urged to consider expanded mandate for e-filing
GAO points to states’ success with mandatory e-filing.
People
IRS prepares campaign to resuscitate Free File
IG blames a renegotiated agreement for the steep drop in taxpayer participation.
People
Doan proposes shuffling GSA's central office, policy shop
Moving OGP under the congressional affairs office will “weave the important role OGP plays in helping to shape government policies that work,” Doan wrote in an e-mail message to FCW.
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