Due process for contractors under attack
Are you guilty until proven innocent? Columnist and PSC President Stan Soloway argues that too many people and groups want to slap contractors with a debarment without considering due process rights.
DOD's contractor database could lead to the wrong results
The Defense Department's past-performance database sometimes is not a reliable guide to which contractors are best prepared to handle a job, a wartime commission has found.
New contracting era begins for U.S. Army
New policies are starting to be felt across the Army as the service adopts more cloud computing, mobile technology and social media to gain efficiencies and save money.
Share-in-savings contracting coming back?
Blogger Steve Kelman says the current budget environment gives agencies all the more reason to consider share-in-savings procurements.
3 critical steps to surviving tough times
With budgets tightening and fewer new opportunities, it's critical to continue training and investing in people.
GSA plans BPAs with green IT in mind
Several blanket purchase agreements for IT products also will push contractors to be more green.
Government officials need to think, then speak
Too many government officials espouse solutions that don't consider the complexity of the problem.
Boeing's $323M intell system stalled by protests
Alleged missteps in the selection of Boeing Co. as prime contractor for a new intelligence-gathering aircraft system bound for Afghanistan have grounded the project until the Army can redress the issues.
DOD reconsiders the insourcing question
Officials look more strategically at the acquisition workforce, but there are concerns about who DOD sees as part of that group.
An addition to the federal dialect
Government officials have one more word to add to their repertoire of government-only language.
Officials change tone on insourcing
Officials say they never intended for massive insourcing, and the administration has not let it happen.
GSA leader's zero footprint
Administrator Martha Johnson hit a unique mark of making little, or maybe no, impact on her environment.
$3B saved, $17B to go on 25-point reform plan
OMB's 25-point plan is making progress, according to government CIOs, but questions remain about long-term oversight to make sure goals are met.
More controls placed on ANC contracts
Officials now must justify sole-source contracts, such as those awarded to Alaska Native Corporations, worth more than $20 million, according to a new interim rule.
Navy's strategy for the $50B NGEN program is too risky, auditors say
A new report calls for the Navy to stop funding its next-generation networking program until it reviews alternative acquisition strategies.
Procurement oversight: A case of friendly fire?
A well-meaning lawmaker might be reading too much into government-industry interactions, writes blogger John Klossner.
Fiscal crisis creates unique business opportunity
Now is the time to move beyond rhetoric and into action by forming true partnerships with government.
A new breed of contractors emerges in a tougher market
Tired of expensive IT projects that fail and tight budgets, government agencies are demanding faster and more flexible prime contractors. Can your company make the shift?
CACI's $450M DHS win gets thrown out by GAO
GAO upholds protest of CACI winning a financial management systems modernization contract at DHS and recommends a new competition.
VA's IT management moves forward
Veterans Affairs Secretary Roger Baker reports on the progress the VA has made in transforming its IT management.
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