Oversight
Administration touts rapid stimulus spending on transportation projects
Federal agencies have helped states exceed Recovery Act goals, officials say.
Oversight
Stimulus guidance calls for more detailed reporting
Subrecipients, vendors will have to provide detailed information on how Recovery Act dollars are spent.
Oversight
Data shows Alaska native firms do most of their work in other states
Representative of the corporations says it is misleading to focus on where they are based or perform projects.
Oversight
Industry concerned over details of contracting reforms
Contractor groups urge against going overboard on fixed-price contracts and on bringing jobs back in-house.
News
Senate committee moves top management nomination forward
Full Senate will now consider Jeffrey Zients for OMB spot.
Features
Big Spenders
Government’s top procurement officials scramble to award unprecedented amounts of contract funds.
Oversight
OMB will allow agencies to set their own performance priorities
Move shows administration is learning from the mistakes of its predecessors, one observer says.
Oversight
Acquisition reform group warns government not to rush insourcing
Report says agencies could lose contractors’ valuable skills if conversion is not managed properly.
Oversight
OMB releases hiring reform, budget guidelines
Agencies must report to the administration within the next six months on efforts to simplify the federal hiring process and reduce spending.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize management of Kabul embassy security contract
Senators grill State officials on decision to retain guard company, despite repeated complaints about its performance.
Oversight
GOP lawmakers question stimulus job creation statistics
House members ask Obama to explain the administration’s methods of calculating the number of jobs saved or created under the Recovery Act.
Oversight
Management nominee backs performance, accountability measures
Jeffrey Zients vows to take a collaborative approach to program assessments and increase the use of performance information in budget decisions.
Oversight
GSA nominee clears panel, awaits full Senate vote
Leaders of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee lavish praise on Martha Johnson.
Oversight
GSA nominee vows to repair relationship with inspector general
Former administrator says striking balance between management and oversight remains a challenge.
News And Analysis
The Price Is Right
Cost estimation is becoming a hot-button topic as the Pentagon tries to keep ballooning contracts in check.
Oversight
Homeland Security reviews contractor-federal employee balance
Service contracts worth more than $1 million will be examined to ensure the private sector isn’t performing work best left to civil servants.
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