Oversight
Postal Service counts on Congress to get it out of a tight spot
Lawmakers say they’ll need more information before they can get behind a plan to reduce the number of delivery days.
Oversight
Posting information online could preempt FOIA requests
Technology can help agencies tackle new queries and backlogs, federal officials tell lawmakers.
Defense
Lawmakers: Facilities shouldn’t set their own security standards
D.C. delegate suggests establishing minimum requirements governmentwide so employees who “don’t know a hill of beans about security” aren’t making the rules.
Oversight
Agencies’ progress meeting FOIA transparency mandate mixed
Research institute finds more pressure and leadership from the administration are needed to make significant changes.
Oversight
Turning around negative view of government will take time, Obama official says
Strides in IT and human capital seen as key to improving program performance and gaining public trust.
Oversight
IG: Homeland Security isn’t awarding noncompetitive contracts by the book
Lack of market research and acquisition planning could mean DHS isn’t receiving the best value for taxpayers, watchdog says.
Oversight
Senator: Contracting provisions will be passed in next jobs bill
Landrieu says bipartisanship helped advance a measure to resolve long-standing small business contracting problems.
Oversight
Procurement policy office surveys agencies on tax-delinquent contractors
Federal officials’ responses are due by March 17.
Oversight
Administration takes first crack at controversial women’s procurement program
SBA’s proposed rule increases number of industries in which women-owned firms are considered underrepresented.
Trends
Securing the Danger Zone
Diplomatic Security chief Eric Boswell is on his second tour in the job, and much has changed.
Oversight
Bad press makes contracting an unattractive field, professor says
The acquisition workforce is one issue Defense procurement reform panel will address in forthcoming report.
Oversight
Homeland Security contractors outnumber civilian employees
Senators call the department’s reliance on the private sector “unacceptable, untenable and unsustainable.”
Oversight
Iraq watchdog proposes new agency to manage reconstruction
An office of contingency operations is necessary to improve coordination, special inspector general says.
Oversight
Coming soon: Revamped spending Web site and more
Performance chief Jeff Zients says IT tools will increase accountability and improve data quality.
Oversight
Senator cites progress in Afghanistan contract oversight
Agencies have better acquisition-monitoring systems in Afghanistan than they did in Iraq, Missouri Democrat says following a visit.
News
High-priority performance goals don’t draw additional budget dollars
Agencies expected to ‘do more with less,’ OMB says.
Oversight
Contractors welcome military surge in Afghanistan
Some have been expected to work in areas not yet cleared by U.S. soldiers.
Oversight
Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget slashes 120 programs
Terminating or reducing funding for those programs would save more than $20 billion, White House officials say.
Oversight
Administration outlines performance management strategy
Budget includes agency-identified, high-priority performance goals for the first time.
Oversight
Budget likely will target agencies’ top performance goals
Objectives identified by agencies played role in cuts, increases to federal programs.
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