Agencies increase focus on debarments
More agencies are establishing formal suspension and debarment programs and dedicating more staff to handle referrals and manage cases.
GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contract
GAO agrees with protesters over the location of data centers and other issues.
Will contractors require training to protect sensitive info?
Federal officials want contractors who have access to government record systems and sensitive information to know their responsibilities.
Lawmakers urge supercommittee: Cap contract workers' pay
Proposed law would tie compensation of all contractor employees -- not just executives -- to federal employees' pay.
SBA proposals could make small-biz credit easier to get
Changes in rules would help agencies meet subcontracting goals.
Could the ANC bribery scandal happen to anyone?
The indictment of an official at EyakTek puts an uncomfortable spotlight on the Alaska Native Corporation program, but is there really a connection?
Get serious about contractor fraud, GAO tells agencies
Watchdog urges agencies to dedicate resources to suspending contractors. What else do they want agencies to do?
Eyak fires indicted exec; more pressure likely on ANC firms
Will the indictment of an employee of an Alaska Native Corporation bring changes to the ANC contracting program?
Molly Wilkinson to leave Senate committee
Wilkinson will leave the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for a position at Regions Bank.
Economy slows pay increases for contractors
Contractor pay rose slowly, and for some jobs it fell, but the average gap is widening between contractors and feds.
Senators push reforms for small-business contracting
Tougher fraud penalties and an extension for HUBzone businesses among the proposals.
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.
Contractors ordered to post DOD fraud hotline info
The Defense Department wants contractors to hang posters advertising the inspector general's fraud and abuse hotline so it's easier for employees to report problems.
IT Schedule 70 to get new director
The new director will be in charge of the IT Schedule that had more than $16 billion in federal sales in 2010 and an expected increase in 2011.
Obama wants small businesses paid in 15 days
The faster payments will give small businesses more confidence in cash flow, officials say.
Bill would set up library for contingency contracting
The measure would create an IG position with audit and oversight authorities and a "Center for Contingency Contracting."
Agencies don't account for all program costs, experts say
Auditors at GAO found that several agencies with interagency contracts and those that help with acquisitions don’t carefully account for all the costs of their programs.
Youel Page makes shift from Treasury to GSA
Long-time procurement official moves to the Integrated Technology Service at GSA.
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.
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