Acquisition

Anti-A-76 provisions draw veto threat

President Bush will veto spending bills that would hamper the administration's competitive sourcing imitative

Acquisition

Close should not count

Editorial: Close does not count except in horseshoes, hand grenades and service-level agreements

Acquisition

GSA poised to lower industry fee

Vendors will pay less to sell products and services through the GSA schedule contracts system

Acquisition

FAA programs encounter cost growth

Transportation IG finds that the FAA's major acquisitions are plagued by cost growth and delays

Acquisition

A bad mix

Editorial: Politics and procurement policy have never been a good mix

Acquisition

GWACs: Too much of a good thing?

Governmentwide acquisition contracts have made their mark

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Top 5 considerations for GWAC buyers

Top 5 considerations for GWAC buyers

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Shopping for GWACs

Program offices juggle specialization, extra services and fees to entice buyers

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DOD policing purchase card use

IG reports that data mining techniques have enabled DOD to crack down on misuse of purchase cards

Acquisition

GWAC Buyers' Guide | Intro

If you are a federal program manager, you are likely to be running the equivalent of a small company, at the very least

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IAC launches GWAC group

IAC launches GWAC group

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GSA to ease SmartBuy fears

Meeting set up to find out agencies' enterprise software license needs

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Agencies seek business case help

Agencies that need help developing business cases are turning to consultants to incorporate private sector practices into government planning.

Acquisition

Small biz recertification irks industry

Two industry groups are opposing an SBA proposal that agencies recertify small businesses every year

Acquisition

Agencies miss mark on small biz

Federal agencies are failing small-business goals, House Democrats claim

Acquisition

Advice and appeals

Commentary: Advice from contracting officers should mark the beginning of a contractor's inquiry, not the end

Acquisition

Report: NIMA not complying with FAR

NIMA procurement officials did not comply policies in recently awarded professional and technical service contracts

Acquisition

Scrutinizing MCI

Editorial: MCI should not be drummed out of the federal market

Acquisition

Army taps Softmart for Microsoft software

The Army recently selected Softmart Inc. as the service's primary source for Microsoft Corp. software

Acquisition

OMB kicks off enterprise licensing

OMB formally launched its enterprise licensing program, called SmartBuy, in which agencies will pool their buying power to purchase governmentwide software licenses