Oversight
Agencies urged to fix technical mistakes in stimulus spending reports
New OMB guidance calls for greater focus on reviewing quality of data from recipients.
Oversight
State will hire contractor to supervise private embassy guards
Lawmaker and watchdog criticize plan to employ a personal services contractor to oversee employees of an embattled security company in Afghanistan.
Oversight
Defense acquisition reform panel issues final recommendations
Report calls for changes to Pentagon’s financial management and for giving acquisition workers more incentive to perform well.
Oversight
Committee to review gaps in contractor suspension and debarment
Three recent IG reports have found major deficiencies in the system for preventing unethical contractors from getting on the government payroll.
Oversight
GAO upholds Afghan training contract protest
DynCorp International argues that the Army’s new proposed task orders were outside the scope of the underlying multiple awards contract.
Oversight
Stimulus workload taxes agency staffs and missions
Survey shows other projects have been put on the back burner, leading to award delays and less contract monitoring.
Oversight
Congressional panel seeks broad Defense acquisition overhaul
Interim report suggests clearer contract requirements and stronger oversight of performance.
Oversight
Administration gets tough on improper payments
Obama directs agencies to hire more auditors who get paid based on the amount of money they recapture.
Oversight
OMB staffer to be disciplined for threats to IG
Program examiner said his office would 'make life miserable' for OPM inspector general if he took budget complaints to Congress.
Oversight
Court puts HUBZone firms at top of small business pecking order
U.S. Court of Federal Claims finds that Historically Underutilized Business Zone companies have priority over 8(a) and veteran-owned firms.
Oversight
Provision to fire tax-delinquent federal employees pulled
Republicans claim the majority is protecting federal employees; Democrats urge patience as details are ironed out.
Oversight
Army awards KBR more work in Iraq
Days after losing a $20 million award fee because of poor performance, the Army awards the firm a task order to provide support services.
Defense
Contractors could make or break Afghanistan surge
Agencies are aiming to steer clear of the waste, fraud and corruption that plagued Iraq procurements.
Features
Surge Protectors
Contractors will play a vital role in the troop buildup in Afghanistan, but have agencies learned their lesson from Iraq?
Oversight
Coming soon: New guidelines on which federal jobs can be outsourced
Administration this month plans to unveil a proposal drawing a clearer line between contract and inherently governmental work.
Oversight
Interagency contracts aren't big money-savers, panelists say
Contracting observers cite lack of oversight and inadequate competition as significant weaknesses in fee-based procurement arrangements.
Oversight
Proposed benefit for certain contractors draws fire
Administration reportedly considering a plan that would favor contractors who pay employees a prevailing wage, offer health care.
Oversight
Drugs, guns and violence dominate Blackwater hearing
Contractor accused of swiping guns belonging to Afghan police; weapons later were used in deadly shooting.
Oversight
Report finds Army broke contracting regulations in Iraq
Decision to withhold 15 percent of funds to KBR violated Federal Acquisition Regulation, Defense IG finds.
Oversight
Report finds federal regulations have delayed stimulus projects
Agencies tell GAO that requirements to purchase goods domestically and pay prevailing wages to workers have held up some Recovery Act projects.
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