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Interagency information sharing routed through contractors
Program managers seeking information on best practices and common pitfalls sometimes depend on industry's above-the-silos view to steer them toward the right contact within government, said James
Gordon: Acquisition workforce gains at risk
Even though the Office of Federal Procurement Policy did not receive its full request for fiscal 2011 appropriations, "we did have some success in strengthening the acquisition workforce at a good
OFPP requires agencies to make business cases for interagency contract vehicles
Federal agencies are not maximizing the use of interagency vehicles and agency-specific contracts. As a result, contracts are more expensive and administrative costs increase, according to a Sept. 29
Gordon praises IC for federal worker-contractor balance
The intelligence community is a model for handling inherently governmental functions among its contractor and federal workforce, "while other agencies are struggling to do it as comprehensively and
New guidance for IT program and acquisition manager positions
Administration officials have said for some time they plan to improve information technology program management and acquisition by concentrating efforts on the workforce. New guidance from the Office
Fixed price contract usage down, says OFPP
Governmentwide usage of fixed price contracts decreased slightly as a percentage of total contractor spending during the last fiscal year when compared to adjusted figures from the year before, says
OMB: Agencies must cut $5.97B from service contracting
Federal agencies must cut contractor spending in 15 categories by 15 percent, or $5.97 billion, by the end of next fiscal year, the White House announced July 7, saying the order is part of its "
OFPP adds FPDS reporting requirements
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy published an all-too - familiar memo May 31, pushing agencies to ensure that the data reported in the Federal Procurement Data System is complete and accurate.
Gordon: Look to component BPAs, not interagency contracts, for inefficiencies
Federal agencies do not, in fact, spend $200 billion annually through interagency contracts--they spend more like $50 billion, and most of that through General Services Administration schedule
Dan Gordon has the best arguments against the draft executive order
As congressional hearings go, a May 12 House Oversight and Government Reform panel on a proposed Obama administration executive order that would require potential federal contractors to disclose
