Oversight
Acquisition reform recommendations run the gamut
Panelists agree that improving the size, competency of acquisition workforce is the right place to start.
Features
Big Spenders
Government’s top procurement officials scramble to award unprecedented amounts of contract funds.
Oversight
GOP lawmakers question stimulus job creation statistics
House members ask Obama to explain the administration’s methods of calculating the number of jobs saved or created under the Recovery Act.
Oversight
Panel finds contracting blunders hinder wartime operations
Government does not have enough capable acquisition officials monitoring contracts on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, commission reports.
Oversight
Administration plans to pick up the pace on stimulus spending
As White House maps out strategies for the next three months, questions emerge about spending during the first 100 days.
Oversight
Indian Health Service promises to locate missing property
Agency will rely on new management system to find millions in unaccounted for equipment, officials tell GAO.
Defense
Former Defense leaders call for simpler acquisition system
Proposed reforms include issuing more multiyear contracts and eliminating burdensome regulations.
Oversight
Recovery.gov gears up for a makeover
Stimulus oversight panel will issue a request for proposal for IT vendors in the coming weeks.
Oversight
Obama’s performance agenda a mix of old and new
Observers applaud administration’s pragmatic and collaborative governance tactics.
Oversight
Report paints agencies as deadbeat travel card holders
Delinquency rates for centrally billed card accounts are at nearly 20 percent, costing the government valuable rebates.
Oversight
Watchdog: Indian Health Service continues to mismanage property
Millions in equipment has been lost or stolen, but top property official received a bonus and exceptional rating last year, draft report finds.
Defense
Defense reform bill would clamp down on spiraling costs, schedules
President targets overspending on weapons technologies that are either too new or too old.
Oversight
Small businesses struggling to win Recovery Act contracts
Federal agencies so far have awarded only 10 percent of stimulus contracts to small firms.
Oversight
Panel lays out roadmap to rebuild acquisition workforce
Procurement experts call for more funding and training, less obsession with compliance.
Oversight
Recovery Act coordinator sees signs of progress
G. Edward DeSeve points to significant outlays and obligations of federal funds, rapid job creation.
Oversight
Agencies plan to issue most stimulus contracts competitively
Fixed-price deals will be prevalent, though wide use of such arrangements is impractical for some departments.
Oversight
House contracting caucus tackles acquisition workforce issues
Bipartisan group will host first public panel on Tuesday with procurement leaders.
Oversight
States adjust to handle stimulus pressures
With limited resources, procurement officials try to spend funds quickly and efficiently.
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