Big Buyers

• Amelia Gruber and Kimberly Palmer
• August 15, 2005

GAO upholds bundling protest

Small business says Army improperly bundled requirements for engineering and technical support services.

• Kimberly Palmer
• August 12, 2005

GSA unveils details of reorganization

New Federal Acquisition Service will have six offices around the country to provide services and a national office to set policy.

• Kimberly Palmer
• August 4, 2005

Report criticizes fee-for-service contracting operations

GAO says GovWorks and FedSource fail to get the best prices for Defense clients.

• Kimberly Palmer
• August 2, 2005

Cheap Rewards

• Kimberly Palmer
• August 1, 2005

Former contractor executives plead guilty to conflict of interest charges

Defendants offered Army official $125,000-a-year job during negotiations.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 26, 2005

Accounting giant pays $42 million to settle dispute over travel expenses

Federal task force had alleged that PricewaterhouseCoopers overcharged agencies.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 25, 2005

Industry group complains about contracting method

Industry group says cascading set-asides aren’t fair to bigger contractors.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 15, 2005

The Alaskan Edge

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 15, 2005

Legislators push bills to reorganize agencies, 'sunset' programs

Measures have backing of Bush administration.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 14, 2005

Contracting officers need more help, panelists charge

Performance-based contracting would be easier to understand and implement if agencies shared techniques and information, public and private sector employees say.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 12, 2005

Training in performance-based contracting on the rise

Agencies increasingly urge -– and sometimes require -- their employees to take training courses on the procurement method.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 11, 2005

IBM releases financial reporting software for agencies

Product is designed to help managers meet new Sarbanes-Oxley-type requirements.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 8, 2005

Accounting organization honors agency performance reports

Energy, Interior and State departments receive plaudits for accountability.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 7, 2005

Houses passes amendment to halt job competitions

Measure would prevent OMB from implementing current rules on potential privatization of federal work.

• Kimberly Palmer
• July 1, 2005

DHS awards large express delivery contract

Award advances department’s strategic sourcing goals by consolidating package delivery services.

• Kimberly Palmer
• June 30, 2005

New acquisition strategy alarms industry

“Cascading” awards starting with small businesses means some bids never get opened.

• Kimberly Palmer
• June 29, 2005

Exercise regimen gets HHS employees moving

Pilot walking program seeks to make workers healthier.

• Kimberly Palmer
• June 28, 2005

Acquisition councils beef up subcontracting oversight

New rule would require agencies to evaluate how well contractors manage their subcontracts.

• Kimberly Palmer
• June 27, 2005

Satellite industry executive warns of coming shortage

Recommends changing funding process to allow longer term contracts that generate savings.

• Kimberly Palmer
• June 24, 2005