Small subs get presidential attention, faster money
The Obama administration's new policy pushes prime contractors to make faster payments to small subcontractors as agencies pay primes faster.
White House pushes small buys for small business
Administration puts more emphasis on increasing contracts with small businesses.
Joe Jordan confirmed as OFPP administrator
After just five months of vacancy, OFPP has a new leader.
OFPP nominee names top 3 priorities
Committee approval could come next week for Joe Jordan, who told the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee that his top priorities would be supplier relationships, the acquisition workforce and smarter buying.
Does OFPP nominee Joe Jordan stand a chance?
Obama wants him as the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy but whether he gets an actual confirmation vote is too tough to call.
'Outdated' contractor pay cap raised 10 percent
The Obama administration and some lawmakers have tried to change the compensation amount to better match top federal officials' salaries, but have been unsuccessful.
Will senators pay attention to OFPP nominee?
Joe Jordan is poised to step into Dan Gordon's role as leader of the OFPP, but it could be too close to election time for the Senate to act.
Govies and industry need to keep talking, procurement exec urges
Contracting officers have cover from acquisition policies and rules to open the lines of communication.
OMB urges agencies to crack down on contractors
New memo from Jack Lew tells agencies to be more aggressive when contractors misbehave.
Senate, White House clash over contractor jobs
An appropriations bill would bar agencies from hiring contractors for work closely tied to inherently governmental functions.
Get ready for a leadership vacuum
2012 likely to be the year of leadership changes as the presidential election nears.
Gordon OFPP tenure marked by an open dialogue with industry
Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator, will be remembered for lending an ear to each side of the acquisition debate, which helped to lessen the suspicious between government and industry.
OFPP's Gordon says goodbye to government service
Obama administration loses strong advocate for open dialogue with industry as Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator, resigns.
Gordon to step down from OFPP
Administrator Dan Gordon is leaving the Office of Federal Procurement Policy later this year.
Contractors or feds: How will Congress decide?
Budget cuts will test senators' desire to balance feds and contractors appropriately, White House official says.
White House targets 'excessive' contractor pay
The current formula sets reimbursement levels too high, administration says.
Will OFPP's new guidance be used to take jobs from contractors?
The former deputy administrator of procurement policy office says the new term will swung open the gate for more insourcing in the federal government.
OFPP keeps classic defintion of fed-only work
OFPP keeps the inherently governmental function definition 'intimate,' but leaves much discretion about jobs closely associated.
Government-industry group sifts out top contracting reforms
ACT-IAC started a website to survey the government vendor community's view on IT acquisition reforms.
Federal contract spending slowdown just beginning, OMB official says
The pressure to slow down federal contract spending will continue as the government tries to rebuild its acquisition workforce, says OMB's Dan Gordon. What are his three top priorities?
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