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GSA considers outsourcing schedule contract application system
The Federal Acquisition Service wants to replace the input program with one that can quickly process more than 14 million schedule items even though the data may come in multiple forms.
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Army: Bolstering acquisition workforce could take 10 years
It will take three years to hire 1,400 employees and even more time to properly train them and get support from service leaders, Lt. Gen. Ross Thompson said.
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OFPP: Stop giving incentive awards for average contractor work
Administrator Paul Denett said agencies sometimes pay contractors extra even when they fail to meet objectives.
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GSA issues laptops to kick off teleworking plan
Concerns about employees using unsecured personal computers to access agency networks led to the step, GSA's CIO said.
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Group to GSA: Be a 'trusted adviser,' 'thought leader'
A Northern Virginia Technology Council’s working group told officials to win back customer confidence by speeding processes and using cutting-edge technology.
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Securing info systems could cost $28 billion, budget office says
FISMA requirements would consume $27.9 billion of the $29 billion that the E-Government Reauthorization Act would cost the government between 2008 and 2012.
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OFPP: Better training gets results
Denett’s latest memo seeks to create more professional acquisition training
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OFPP: Watch use of brand names in proposals
Agencies are failing to specify why a brand is necessary, which can limit competition, according to a memo from Paul Denett.
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OFPP: Take our survey...please
The agency wants to gauge how agencies are using reverse auctions, especially online.
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Agencies overlook disability rule
Few agency IT solicitations include mandatory Section 508 specifications
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IG: DOD fails on competition
The department made awards with improper competition and didn't justify why it went outside DOD for acquisition services, a new report states.
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OFPP issues policy requiring training for support workers
It also standardizes the skills contracting officer technical representatives must have.
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DOD program manager: Know Army needs before bidding
Gary Winkler, program executive officer for DOD's Enterprise Information Systems, is working to reduce the number of contract protests.
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Procurement chief chides IGs
Paul Denett speaks out against auditors who he says may be overstepping their bounds
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GSA's 'financial house in order,' Doan says
The agency's commercial schedules program showed growth of 2.2 percent, a high for GSA.
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Senate bill would increase IG oversight
But the Inspector General Reform Act would also give them more authority and ensure their funding is not reduced.
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GAO: Top-level support makes for better buys
DOD plans to start new practices that give program managers more incentives and support as the department tries to improve its buying practices.
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