Management

FAA undertakes acquisition reforms

New policy places restrictions on sole-source service contracts.

Management

OPM tech specialists fend off private sector competitors

In-house team of IT workers builds on successful competitive sourcing record.

Management

Procurement ethics provisions in Defense bill prompt industry concern

Language in Senate bill is overly restrictive and duplicative, coalition argues.

Management

Services acquisition panel discusses time and materials contracts

Witnesses debate whether such agreements are too labor-intensive.

Management

Homeland Security financial management project in limbo

CFO rethinking strategy for integrating management systems.

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Big Buyers

Top 200 Contractors

Wary of the Watchdog

Management

IRS employees win competitive sourcing study, cut jobs

Plan of in-house team relies heavily on intermittent workers.

Defense

Postal Service beefs up instruction on handling suspicious mail

Training will give employees exposure to more scenarios.

Management

Acquisition institute plans share-in-savings training

Courses will be provided free if Congress extends authority to use the contract vehicle.

Tech

DHS initiates programs to unify technology acquisitions

Programs would standardize shopping for IT services, commodities.

Management

FAA team decides against further appeals of outsourcing decision

Team representative “not inclined” to challenge rejection of employees' bid protest.

Management

FAA employees seek temporary halt to outsourcing effort

Participants in age discrimination suit seek preliminary injunction pending a ruling on their legal challenge to privatization of flight services.

Management

Energy employees win appeal of outsourcing decision

Successful bid protest will force agency officials to rethink maintenance contract.

Management

Defense updates competitive sourcing software

Latest version further automates, standardizes cost calculations.

Management

Share-in-savings contracting regulations at least a month away

In the absence of guidelines, agencies hesitant to use contract vehicle.

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Revision Time

Management

IRS puts plans for assistance center closures on hold

Plan had generated opposition on Capitol Hill.

Management

Homeland Security says it's following financial law

Revised organizational chart shows agency's CFO reporting directly to Secretary Michael Chertoff.

Management

OMB honored for program assessment effort

Rating tool is one of public service projects honored with Innovations in American Government awards.