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Procurement

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)

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)

Hot or not: Acquisition was a hot spot
Agencies built a foundation for improving workforce skills and contracting practices
(Posted December 17, 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)

Letter: Brand name justifications must hold water
All requests for proposals that specify brand name products should be carefully vetted.
(Posted December 4, 2007)

FAR Council endorses SmartBuy
Proposed regulation would give SmartBuy more visibility among contracting officials
(Posted December 3, 2007)

Agencies overlook disability rule
Few agency IT solicitations include mandatory Section 508 specifications
(Posted December 3, 2007)

Procurement chief chides IGs
Paul Denett speaks out against auditors who he says may be overstepping their bounds
(Posted November 26, 2007)

Share your thoughts: Too much IG oversight?
We're seeking your thoughts on the role of IGs and sharing what people were saying about IGs more than a year ago.
(Posted November 14, 2007)

The Lectern: "The Danger of Discounts" -- this is all we need!
Blogger Steve Kelman takes issue with a recent column in FCW that advises industry vendors against offering temporary price breaks on their GSA schedule contracts.
(Posted December 18, 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)

Panel finds contracting disarray
Army needs leadership and training to reduce contracting fraud and abuse
(Posted November 12, 2007)

DOD seeks net-centricity help
Vendors have been slow in providing needed support for net-centric command and control
(Posted November 12, 2007)

FAA outsourcing raises concern
Plan for greater reliance on contractors is a challenge for the National Airspace System
(Posted November 5, 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)

The Lectern: Past performance and the Professional Services Council
Blogger Steve Kelman is pleased to find that a major industry group would support efforts to revitalize the government's use of past performance data as a management tool.
(Posted December 18, 2007)

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Doan's departure:

Grkavac: Focus on Doan’s record
Lurita Doan was a controversial figure, and yet she managed to steer GSA in the right direction.

Doan's departure:

Waldron: Time for a schedule focus
The schedule contracts are the government’s most successful procurement vehicle. Invest in them.

Doan's departure:

Balutis: Finding a new administrator
The post of GSA administrator is a ‘prune’ job — a plum job that needs an experienced hand.

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