DOD gives clearer picture on conflicts of interest
In a major revision, the new rule on organizational conflicts of interest tells contracting officers to minimize the risk of conflicts in a variety of ways, but in doing so, not limit the pool of potential advisors with broad restrictions.
What key spending provisions will rise again in new Congress?
What will happen to the new insourcing policies, proposed federal pay freeze and agency IT budgets, now that the Senate omnibus funding bill has been withdrawn?
House passes lean defense authorization bill
A bill that aroused controversy throughout the year makes it through the House in a weakened form but senators say they expect to pass it as well.
Issa, Cummings will lead House oversight committee
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has a wide jurisdiction to track how programs are running and propose ways to fix problems.
McKeon, Smith to lead House Armed Services Committee
The panel's leadership will change as Republicans take control of the House in the upcoming Congress.
Senate takes step toward better acquisition
Upgrading the institute and making sure it has enough money will ultimately lead to more effective oversight of government contracting, the measure's backers say.
Sold to the lowest bidder: Reverse auctions play cost-savings role for agencies
Interest grows in reverse auctions as agencies look for efficiency and cost savings.
Contract management becomes top priority for White House
OMB's procurement policy chief is shifting the emphasis from the contract award process to managing contracts after they have been awarded.
Talking to your customer might get easier, thanks to OMB
Dan Gordon, top procurement policy official, is starting a campaign to take the fear out of government-industry discussions.
FedBid's reverse auction business booms
Agencies are saving more money and using the reverse auction more often, FedBid says.
Northrop Grumman protests lost $2.6B contract award
Northrop Grumman filed a protest with GAO after GSA decided to recompete a 10-year, $2.6 billion contract it had won.
Senate committee mulls bill to allow blacklisting of certain suppliers
DOD officials fear risks to their supply chain for critical products.
Are feds ho-hum about pay freeze?
Several employees from the General Services Administration didn't really complain about losing out on plenty of money over the next two years.
Pay freeze: How $2B + 1 decade = $60B
Jeffrey Zients, federal chief performance officer, explains the math behind President Barack Obama's projected $60 billion in savings with a two-year freeze on federal salaries.
White House promises major changes to IT management
The federal government is doing a major rehab on how it oversees and manages the $70 billion in annual IT spending.
McCaskill proposes end to ANC special status
Sen. Claire McCaskill's bill would remove exclusive provisions for the companies owned by Alaska Native Corporations.
Hey, small business, ready to leave the 8(a) world?
To survive graduation, small businesses need to prepare for tougher competition by building the infrastructure and relationships needed for success. What steps have the Top 25 8(a) companies taken?
Acquisition workforce gets half-hearted support, survey shows
A new survey shows a widening chasm between the trajectory of policy and what acquisition workers see as benefits.
Coalition urges withholding changes in the withholding tax
The Government Withholding Relief Coalition, a group of 113 associations, is urging the lame-duck Congress to delay tackling the withholding tax change for two years, if it cannot simply repeal the measure.
Cut waste with common sense and IT, feds suggest
Go online and vote for one of the four finalists for the Save Award; it could save a lot of money.
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