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CBO: Buying circuits could save DISA billions
Opting to buy circuits rather than lease them under the DATS contract makes more financial sense as bandwidth requirements increase, a Congressional Budget Office report states.
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GSA, OMB issue guidance on financial management
Agencies now have official performance measures and other information to use in making the move to the line-of-business initiative.
Modernization
Command Information launches federal division
The company specializes in IPv6 training and development.
Modernization
IG criticizes NASA noncompetitive acquisition
Lawmakers, SARA panel also target sole-source and other acquisition issues.
People
Regs and smarts moderate year-end buying
The frenzy is gone and soon the dollars will be, too.
People
A few good partners
Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council aims to be a model of strategic sourcing.
Acquisition
Government IT goes green
A growing number of environmentally conscious federal IT programs try to achieve la vida verde.
Acquisition
Shining a light on government spending
Lawmakers and watchdog groups foresee greater accountability for federal spending
Acquisition
Industry faults Dem contracting bill
Lawmakers say the legislation is needed to curb contracting abuses
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FedSources: GSA dealing with its problems
GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Jim Williams presented his plan for reorganization to the administrator on Friday, he tells an industry group.
Acquisition
White paper explores public ROI
The University at Albany's Center for Technology in Government public value framework aims to connect what happens in the government with the effect on the public.
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DHS taps Tessada to maximize buying power
The company will help DHS’ Division of Strategic Sourcing and Acquisition Systems in pre-procurement needs and assessments, marketplace analyses and product surveys.
Modernization
Networx to emphasize fair opportunity
Agencies must decide how to divide requirements for competition.
Acquisition
Grkavac: No need to turn back time
The SARA panel is proposing a new roll of red tape that would tie up recent procurement reforms.
Acquisition
OMB looks to grade agencies on bundling
Newest score card will assess how well agencies break up their contracts.
Acquisition
GSA shops for wireless services under strategic sourcing initiative
GSA has launched a strategic sourcing procurement, under which agencies can consolidate their requirements to provide higher volume orders, which in turn allows GSA to negotiate lower prices.
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GAO: DOD mismanaging contractors
The department's increasing reliance on industry and an overworked acquisitions staff are resulting in lost time and money, Comptroller General David Walker said.
Acquisition
OMB seeks data on agreements with suspended contractors
Agencies routinely do not share such information, but GAO recommended the move as a way to improve accountability in government contracting.
Acquisition
Senate passes GSA reorganization bill
The legislation blends the agency's separate funding pools into one to support the newly unified acquisition service.
Modernization