Acquisition
GSA to offer new way to buy complex services
The Integrations contract would address agencies' needs for professional services that span several types of areas that are often difficult to specify or quantify.
Digital Government
Lieberman, Collins have common sense, group says
Industry group says the pair are important players in the operations and management of federal procurement.
Acquisition
DOD wants boost to acquisition workforce fund
Defense Department seeks funds to make its acquisition workforce bigger and smarter.
Modernization
Is government procurement ready for the cloud?
Cloud computing can present unfamiliar territory for government acquisition officials.
People
Agencies face mean fitness instructor
Because of a congressional failure to cut funding strategically, agencies face a new weight-loss expert: Sequestration.
Digital Government
Budget encourages contractors' political contribution disclosures
The plan, aimed at preventing pay-to-play contracting, had drawn heavy opposition from Congress.
Modernization
2013 budget proposal puts IT on short leash
Obama's 2013 budget proposal aims to cut federal IT but increase its use when it makes government more efficient.
Acquisition
Budget bans disclosure of contractors' political contributions
The plan, aimed at preventing pay-to-play contracting, had drawn heavy opposition from Congress.
Digital Government
Obama nominates defense acquisition chief
Katrina McFarland has been performing the assistant secretary’s duties since October 2011 while serving as president of Defense Acquisition University.
Acquisition
Agencies stuck with tab for federal contractor pensions, taxpayer group says
The Citizens Against Government Waste taxpayer group is investigating the extent to which federal agencies are on the hook for expensive contractor pension benefits.
Acquisition
OFPP and the dangers of politicizing procurement
Experts say the next OFPP administrator must not bring campaign rhetoric to the job.
Acquisition
Mixed metrics fog DOD's workforce fixes
DOD recorded information on insourcing and created its strategic workforce plans in different ways, hindering any real comparion.
Digital Government
AIA hires former House Appropriations staffer as VP
The association's new vice president of acquisition policy brings extensive legislative procurement experience.
People
Army to double its specialized acquisition workforce
The Army is building up its contracting military occupational specialty to grow its acquisition workforce.
People
Why contests are a smart procurement tool
Research shows that groundbreaking ideas are more likely to come from people working on the fringe, writes FCW columnist Steve Kelman.
Cybersecurity
GSA open to outsourcing federal PKI operation
A recent RFI looks for comments on two approaches to managing the Federal Public Key Infrastructure Trust system.
People
Can search make feds smarter shoppers?
The General Services Administration is seeking a database search engine that can help government buyers compare pricing on commercial products.
Acquisition
New bills aim to strengthen small-biz contracting
The House Small Business Committee continues to propose legislation aimed at helping small firms do federal business.
Acquisition
Veteran small-business bill would mandate use of fraud-prevention site
Under new legislation, agencies would have to search the Veterans Affairs Department’s VetBiz database before awarding a contract
Cybersecurity