Oversight
Business is booming for Alaska native corporations
ANCs raked in more than $5 billion in government contracts in fiscal 2008, nearly 10 times the amount they earned in 2000.
News
OPM urged to offer rapid hiring authority for stimulus efforts
Agency officials say under the current system, they won’t be fully staffed to handle Recovery Act mandates until September.
Features
Out in the Cold
Now that Sen. Ted Stevens is out of office, Congress could begin dismantling the contracting preferences for Alaska native corporations.
Oversight
Paper outlines practical steps to improve contracting
Suggestions include giving chief acquisition officers more authority and creating business councils.
Oversight
Government continues to provide unethical contractors with work, GAO says
More than two dozen contracts were awarded in two years to vendors under federal suspension or debarment, according to investigators.
Oversight
Bill aims to rein in bloated Defense contracts
Legislation would require reexamination of all Defense contracts more than 25 percent over budget.
Oversight
Watchdogs applaud Obama’s pick to oversee stimulus
Interior IG Earl Devaney will lead a recovery board with an $84 million budget.
Defense
Six months after scathing review, problems at Defense audit agency persist
DCAA’s chief cites progress, but employees say reforms have been ineffective.
Oversight
Progress mixed on naming officials to oversee stimulus spending
OMB asked agencies to designate a point person by Feb. 13, but some missed the deadline.
Oversight
KBR, Halliburton reach agreement in bribery case
Two firms will pay $579 million in penalties to settle allegations of bribing Nigerian government officials to earn contracts.
Oversight
White House orders agencies to plan oversight of stimulus spending
Agencies must appoint senior-level officials by Feb. 13 to manage recovery funds.
Oversight
Officials seek more resources to fight mortgage and corporate fraud
Number of cases being investigated by the FBI and the Treasury Department has jumped during the economic crisis.
Defense
Federal contractors are likely to benefit from stimulus plan
Industry leaders say economic recovery package could offset some of the cuts expected in Defense procurement spending.
Oversight
Supplier of tainted peanut butter suspended from federal contracts
Peanut Corporation of America is the focus of an investigation into a nationwide Salmonella outbreak that has left eight people dead.
Defense
Defense outlines change in acquisition strategy
Larger procurement workforce, more competition, on the way, top agency official said.
Defense
Legislators ask Defense agency to rethink public-private competition
Letter urges the Pentagon to consider an internal reengineering proposal.
Defense
State Department could replace Blackwater
The private security contractor has been denied a license to operate in Iraq, and State will not renew the firm’s contract when it expires in May 2009.
Oversight
Report charts new path for improving program performance
Efforts have focused too heavily on achieving narrow targets and earning good marks on OMB assessments, author says.
Defense
Veterans bounced by bank error
GSA contract bank refuses to honor checks issued to 465 veterans, who were subsequently hit with penalties and fees.
News
Obama suspends all pending federal rule changes
Memorandum could affect significant Bush administration regulations, including a rule on the Pentagon personnel system.
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