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Congress steps up efforts to control conference costs
Following GSA scandal, lawmakers continue proposals to bat down overspending by agenices on conferences.
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GSA kills Oracle contract
GSA cancels Oracle's Schedule 70 contract for IT services, but offers few details on why.
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Sole-source justifications for small-business contracts made permanent
Agencies have been under an interim rule requiring them to justify many small-business sole-source awards. Now the rule has become final.
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Meet the evangelists of interacting in gov 2.0 style
In an emerging 2.0 government, two officials at GSA took a chance on a new way to get government and industry to interact.
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Contracting reforms could come in the next defense authorization bill
Rep. Sam Graves, whose Small Business Committee already approved eight small-business contracting reform bills, is asking for similar measures to appear in the fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.
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VA pushes relationship repair with industry suppliers
The Veterans Affairs Department is leading the charge to improve procurement through better communication with industry.
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GAO sees progress in DOD contract inventory
Defense officials have fixed a few problems, but they aren't in the clear yet in gathering accurate data.
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GSA could get another congressional hearing on its calendar
Sen. Susan Collins joins the chorus demanding GSA officials appear at a hearing regarding the now-infamous Western Regions conference, but some observers say Congress has gone too far.
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Bill would allow federally funded centers to get exclusive access to government work
The Professional Services Council argues that government R&D should be subject to competition.
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GSA's new chief says fiasco 'cuts to heart' of mission
Tangherlini, acting head of GSA, says the over-the-top conference spending undermines of GSA's duty to save the government money.
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Congress calls GSA officials in wake of scandal
IG's report of blatant overspending brings GSA officials to face lawmakers' questions at three congressional hearings.
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DOD struggles to limit contractors to appropriate jobs, GAO finds
The challenge of separating inherently governmental work from contractor-appropriate work bedevils DOD.
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