Oversight
Proposal would expand contractor performance database
Records would stay in the system for one decade and would include incidents not directly related to federal work.
Oversight
Industry group seeks to highlight impact of insourcing on small businesses
New coalition, led by former career federal acquisition official, says now is not the time to pull jobs out of the private sector.
Oversight
Canadian firm to become bigger player in U.S. federal IT market
Purchase of U.S.-based defense and intelligence technology provider will position the Montreal company to do more business in the Beltway.
Defense
Defense Acquisition University president to retire
Frank Anderson, longtime leader of the organization, is set to leave at the end of the month.
Defense
Army cancels competition for LOGCAP work in Iraq
KBR will maintain control of base support contract until U.S. forces leave Iraq.
Oversight
Agencies to increase outreach to stimulus recipients
OMB guidance requires officials to check in with new awardees and recipients that fail to file spending reports.
Defense
Industry officials criticize ‘quota-driven’ Defense insourcing
Contractor trade group, labor union, express concern about Pentagon plan to move thousands of jobs in-house.
Oversight
Stimulus recipients report high job creation during first quarter
Recovery Act contracts, grants and loans funded more than 680,000 jobs during first three months of the year, according to new data.
Features
Disapproving the Message
Watchdog groups and lawmakers want to stop election advertising by federal contractors before it starts.
Oversight
Contracting program to help the disadvantaged riddled with fraud
GAO finds yacht-owning, Lamborghini-driving executives winning millions in 8(a) Business Development Program deals.
Oversight
VA is exceeding veteran contracting goals, says watchdog
But the department is making limited progress in ensuring proper screening of veteran-owned small businesses.
Oversight
Foreign contractors could face prosecution in U.S. courts
Senate committee approves bill that would subject overseas firms to civil and criminal proceedings in the United States.
Oversight
House approves improper payment legislation
Bill would require federal government to recover almost $100 billion paid out in error.
Defense
House overhauls acquisition of Defense services, technology
Bill requires the Pentagon to tie acquisition employees’ salary increases and other incentives to performance.
Oversight
OMB seeks input on changes to ‘inherently governmental’ definition
Procurement chief Daniel Gordon asks industry leaders for reaction to proposed contracting guidelines.
Oversight
Former special counsel pleads guilty
Scott Bloch will be sentenced on July 20 for withholding information from congressional investigators.
Oversight
Lawmakers seek to preempt election advertising by contractors
Democrats are concerned Citizens United ruling could give contractors undue political sway.
Oversight
White House establishes small business contracting task forces
Groups will focus on governmentwide opportunities; contracts for veteran- and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Oversight
Former special counsel charged with criminal contempt of Congress
Scott Bloch is expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor charge related to the deletion of files from his work computer in 2006.
Defense
Pentagon seeks to force contract bidders to disclose conflicts of interest
Proposal suggests contracting officers attempt to mitigate potential problems before prohibiting companies from placing bids.
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