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Omnibus provision suspends controversial women's procurement regulation

Rule limits the number of set-asides for female-owned small businesses.

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President will issue regulations Friday on stimulus spending

Vice president says not all legal spending will be acceptable under recovery rules.

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IRS to beef up in-house debt collection capabilities

The agency plans to hire more than 1,000 employees by October to assist in recovering delinquent taxes.

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Branding the Stimulus

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Obama's Procurement Memo

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Obama orders contracting overhaul

The president instructs OMB to clarify the definition of inherently governmental work as part of a broader procurement review.

Oversight

First weekly stimulus reports arrive at OMB

Data on spending and other activities will be posted on agency Web sites and Recovery.gov.

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Budget summary is littered with management proposals

Obama administration pledges to reconfigure President Bush’s tool for evaluating effectiveness of federal programs.

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Acquisition workforce looms large at initial stimulus meeting

Complying with the recovery act’s requirements with existing procurement staff will be difficult but doable, officials say.

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Contractor association pushes for stimulus ‘tiger teams’

Collaborative rapid review and response teams would be designed to allocate resources efficiently.

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Fulfilling the Fixed-Price Promise

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Selective Restraint

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Human Resources

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SBA Scam Alert

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Oversight

Agencies test new waters in social media

Government officials are exploring outlets from YouTube to Twitter.

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The Reality of Recovery Reporting

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Federal Register Gets the Wonkette Treatment

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Oversight

OMB issues stimulus guidance to agencies

Beginning in March, agencies must submit weekly reports on how funds are spent.

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And so it begins...

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Streamlining Security?

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