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Digital Government
Government implements new performance management law
Agencies have two weeks to pick a senior official to serve as chief operating officer.
Digital Government
Contractors would share the pain of a government shutdown
Veterans of past closings advise companies to talk with procurement officials to prepare for the possibility of halting operations.
Digital Government
Customs, border bureau forges ahead on insourcing
Technology office plans to cut 1,200 contract employees and hire 1,000 feds.
Digital Government
Insourcing provisions land on the cutting room floor
Language that would have brought more work back in-house was not included in either chamber's version of Defense authorization bill.
Digital Government
Subcontractor, subgrantee data now available to the public
After nearly two years of delays, USASpending.gov opens a window to new levels of detail on government payments.
Digital Government
Defense revises rule on contractor business systems
New proposal lowers the amount the government can withhold from contractors that don't do enough to protect against waste, fraud and abuse.
Digital Government
Two small businesses suspended in set-aside probe
EG Solutions and MultimaxArray used GTSI as subcontractors on a Homeland Security information technology contract.
Digital Government
Air Force ramps up new strategic sourcing office
Unit is expected to save $2.3 billion over five years by buying common goods and services in bulk.
Cybersecurity
House Oversight Committee set for major re-emergence
Obama tormenter Rep. Darrell Issa is poised to chair powerful committee if GOP wins the House.
Digital Government
Survey finds public satisfied with federal call centers
Government-run facilities improving, but still lag behind services private sector provides.
Digital Government
Recovery Act reporting reaches highest level of disclosure
More than 99 percent of all prime recipients filed mandatory spending reports last quarter.
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Modernization
Contracting market set to shrink in fiscal 2011
Analysts find agencies are trying to cut back in most areas, with the exception of cybersecurity, health IT and energy.
Digital Government
Suspension of IT contractor has roots in 2008 bid protest
Allegations against GTSI first were leveled by a New Mexico small business two years ago.
Digital Government
President reminds senior executives performance is king
In a message to top leaders, Obama underscores the importance of government reform efforts such as closing the IT gap.
Digital Government
Industry group fears publicizing contractor database could backfire
Professional Services Council argues opening FAPIIS could improperly influence the bidding process and lead to disclosure of proprietary information.
Modernization
Report: IT dashboard plagued by outdated data
Watchdog finds website intended to provide near real-time updates on projects' cost and progress doesn't have the latest information.
Digital Government
Contractors caught gaming the system avoid punishment
Eight months after GAO finds fraud in the service-disabled veteran-owed small business program, not a single firm has been suspended.
Digital Government
Defense mandates disclosure of contract bundling
Department also will alert lawmakers to large sole-source task or delivery orders.
Digital Government
OMB charts performance improvement course
Focus will shift from data collection to using performance information to achieve better results.
Digital Government
Air Force calls up cell phone plan to save millions
Service will heed the advice of an employee and change its cell phone strategy.
