Procurement
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)
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)
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)
The Lectern: Control freakery
A recent roundup of acquisition news provides further evidence that the federal government is suffering from too much talk about controls and oversight, with too little said about innovation and mission.
(Posted December 18, 2007)
The Lectern: How much competition is enough?
In a recent report that criticized the department for not competing product orders issued through IDIQs, the DOD inspector general got it wrong, yet got it right, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
(Posted December 7, 2007)
Procurement chief chides IGs
Paul Denett speaks out against auditors who he says may be overstepping their bounds
(Posted November 26, 2007)
FCW Forum: Are IGs out of control?
The Bush administration's top procurement official recently said that IGs are overstepping their bounds in federal contracting, virtually supplanting agency program managers. What do you think?
(Posted November 12, 2007)
Time to go back to GOTS?
Is the decision by two more big vendors to bail out of the GSA schedule contracts a sign of bigger issues?
(Posted November 12, 2007)
Navy looks beyond NMCI
On Oct. 1, 2010, the Navy will begin transitioning to the Next Generation Enterprise Networks.
(Posted November 5, 2007)
The Lectern: POGO hits a new low
The government watchdog group believes that an OFPP program to recognize outstanding performance by contracting officers is in fact an attempt to head off congressional oversight of procurement abuses, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
(Posted December 18, 2007)
Do contracting officers get an unfair rap?
One reader insists that contracting officers often take blame for problems for which program managers should bear some responsibility. What do you think?
(Posted October 31, 2007)
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