Defense
Panel aims to increase competition for services contracts
Group recommends allowing protests on task orders of $5 million or more.
Management
Acquisition panel agrees on need for training funds
Panelists vote against recommending a merger of the Defense Acquisition University and the Federal Acquisition Institute.
Tech
Proposed database would track federal spending
House and Senate bills differ in whether contracts would be included in addition to grants.
Pay & Benefits
Senate panel votes to give civilians higher raise than military
Appropriations bill also retains language introduced last year to limit public-private competitions.
Management
Paperwork burden up by by 441 million hours last year
Medicare prescription drug program accounted for largest increase.
Management
Panel debates competing bills to 'sunset' federal programs
Critics say unelected members of review commissions could eliminate programs without public input.
Management
A-76 veteran offers tips on what to do when employees win
Annual post-competition accountability reviews are important regardless of whether contractors or agency teams win, official says.
Defense
Panel agrees OMB needs official dedicated to acquisition workforce
Knotty questions on funding for training, contractor roles and commercial practices remain ahead as panel wraps up work.
Management
Protest filed over Army Corps decision to keep IT work in-house
Challenge relates to alleged flaws in the selection process; decision expected in early August.
Defense
New GSA chief reaches out to small businesses, agencies
Six weeks in, Lurita Doan is optimistic that her agency can finish the year in the black.
Management
Competitive sourcing veterans share stories, tips
Agencies should focus on communication before and during competitions, and follow-through once they are finished, officials say.
Management
Defense Department seeks input on military mail overhaul
Push for transformational, end-to-end solution could result in public-private job competition.
Management
House agrees to provision limiting competitive sourcing
After three years of House passage but defeat later in the legislative process, language’s chances of enactment are unclear.
Management
Defense IG to release reports on interagency contracting problems
Reports also will detail Anti-Deficiency Act violations; acquisition panel calls regulatory framework sufficient to handle “bad apples.”
Management
Panel finds performance-based contracts implemented poorly
Forty percent were wrongly counted toward OMB quota.
Defense
Navy contractor arrested for alleged computer system sabotage
Contractor admits malicious program was motivated by anger at losing a bid.
Management
Procurement spending up $175 billion since 2000
Democratic lawmakers’ report highlights 118 “problem contracts” collectively worth $745.5 billion.
Management
House votes to block Walter Reed outsourcing; Army moves forward
If Senate follows suit, transition to private base operations contractor could be in jeopardy.
Management
Army Corps employees win public-private competition for IT work
Award could still result in job loss, as the in-house proposal involves teaming with a contractor.
Management
House committees probe Alaska Native contracting program
"Laziness" among contracting officers cited as problem, along with program design.
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