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Procurement

MAS panel wants more feedback
Advisory group is asking more GSA customers to share thoughts on schedule pricing and practices.
(Posted June 30, 2008)

What do schedules contract users think?
General Services Administration has some questions for federal customers.
(Posted June 30, 2008)

OFPP offers new guidelines to improve interagency contracting
Some say OFPP’s new policy guidance might be too little, too late to offer effective oversight.
(Posted June 23, 2008)

OFPP's two new policy requirements
Two requirements become effective Oct. 1 and Nov. 3.
(Posted June 23, 2008)

Agencies to conduct acquisition self-evals
OFPP says effective internal controls would help ensure that agencies can manage their contracts and reduce procurement waste, fraud and abuse.
(Posted June 16, 2008)

Price clause spurs more questions
GSA’s price reduction clause is not only outdated but also unclear, critics say.
(Posted June 9, 2008)

Are small-biz counts too good to be true?
Committee rebukes DHS for over-counting to meet small-business contracting goals.
(Posted June 2, 2008)

Brazil (including procurement)
Blogger Steve Kelman's visit to Brazil reveals similarities and differences to public management issues in the United States.
(Posted May 30, 2008)

Battling more than demographics
Job hopping, premature promotions could be more of a threat to the acquisition workforce.
(Posted May 19, 2008)

Schedules panel examines ‘the clause’
The controversial price reduction clause is at the center of debate about competition in contracting.
(Posted May 19, 2008)

The Lectern: Naval Postgraduate School acquisition research conference
Blogger Steve Kelman highlights the themes of an acquisition conference that brought together practitioners and the academia community.
(Posted May 16, 2008)

Performance contracts fall short
Audits point to a need for additional training to develop contracting officers’ knowledge.
(Posted May 12, 2008)

Could frequent industry days help DOD deliver systems?
Acquisition officials propose better and more frequent government/industry communication to solve program delays and cost overruns.
(Posted May 12, 2008)

Mistrust fosters oversight arms race
Lawmakers and acquisition leaders compete on measures to improve contractor oversight.
(Posted May 5, 2008)

FCW Insider: The Doan questions: Why now... and what next?
Working on pulling together details on why former GSA Administrator Lurita Doan was forced to resign on Tuesday.
(Posted April 30, 2008)

FCW Insider: White House forces Doan to resign
GSA Administrator Lurita Doan is forced to resign after a controversial 23-month tenure.
(Posted April 29, 2008)

Agencies to employ card alerts
Like credit card companies, GSA will use data mining to detect improper spending.
(Posted April 28, 2008)

Census blamed for scope creep
Bureau could have avoided abandoning paperless survey, contract experts say.
(Posted April 21, 2008)

DOD troubles reshape GovWorks
DOD restriction forced acquisition agency to evaluate how it operates, follows rules.
(Posted April 21, 2008)

FDA seeks regular mark downs
The agency wants to receive monthly volume discounts as part of an IT services contract.
(Posted April 14, 2008)

Contractors are here to stay
One scholar argues that government must rely on contractors or reduce its mission.
(Posted April 14, 2008)

DHS seeks to bring more small-biz dollars to veterans
The department hopes that the PACTS contract will help it reach its procurement goals for disadvantaged businesses
(Posted April 7, 2008)

Debate over contractors continues
Lawmakers foresee no easy solutions to concerns about acquisition outsourcing
(Posted April 7, 2008)

Have feds cheapened contract bonuses?
Oversight officials still unhappy about companies' expected performance fees.
(Posted March 31, 2008)

A 'who's who' in small-biz rule
Officials propose changes to make contracting set-aside decisions easier.
(Posted March 31, 2008)

GSA to go ahead with Alliant
Officials must decide specific remedy after court rules in favor of protesters.
(Posted March 24, 2008)

Army reviews current, future data storage needs
The military service is assessing its data storage capacity.
(Posted March 3, 2008)

GAO disputes savings reports
Auditors find Forest Service lacked data to prove it complied with spending limits.
(Posted March 3, 2008)

FCW Insider: Game of chickens
We got hopeful when we saw that GSA's inspector general was going to speak publicly, only to then read the fine print -- press not allowed. What are we all afraid of? So I am deputizing you as reporters for the day and you can let us know what goes on.
(Posted February 22, 2008)

Competitive sourcing fight isn't over
Bush administration and Congress can't agree on whether A-76 savings are real.
(Posted February 18, 2008)

Section 508 remains a high hurdle
GSA pursues a carrot-and-stick strategy for improving compliance with the law.
(Posted February 18, 2008)

Most agencies still wary of SaaS
But DOD and GSA see software as a service as a way to reduce development costs.
(Posted February 4, 2008)

Time for a Schedule 70 makeover?
New director of GSA's schedules contracts sorts through ideas for updating the program.
(Posted February 4, 2008)

The Lectern: More thoughts on a British IT system that works
The British Ministry of Defence proves it is possible to save money on big projects through a combination of commercial technology and business process reengineering, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
(Posted January 29, 2008)

From the pages of Washington Technology
Altman named to lead IBM mainframe business unitIBM has named Anne Altman, former vice president and managing director of IBM’s U.S. Federal division, to be general manager of the company’s mainframe platform technology business. Altman’s new role is part of a yearlong general transformation to make IBM’s Systems and Technology Group more client-focused, the company said. This is the largest such realignment in 15 years, said Lia Davis, an IBM spokeswoman. Altman will be responsible…
(Posted January 21, 2008)

GSA expands Alliant awards by one
Technology contract is on hold while waiting for a federal claims court ruling
(Posted January 21, 2008)

Drabkin becomes GSA's acquisition chief
David Drabkin has worked at GSA for more than seven years and serves on the Acquisition Advisory Panel.
(Posted January 11, 2008)

2008 Watch List: OFPP to rein in interagency contracts
New policies likely will target duplicative contracts that offer little additional value
(Posted January 7, 2008)

Letter: The danger of standard configuration
If agencies become overly focused on adhering to vendor-specific solutions, they run the risk of missing out on innovations that could better address their users' needs.
(Posted January 3, 2008)

Letter: Time to get real about brand name specs
A reader argues that it would be a mistake to prohibit the use of the "brand name or equal" provision in solicitations.
(Posted December 28, 2007)

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