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Oversight & Out
Congressional mandates are making life difficult for federal contractors, and some could head for the door.
Oversight
Nonprofit group helps contractors navigate new ethics rules
A 134-page document provides guidance to firms that need assistance complying with federal regulations.
Oversight
Congress pursues dual paths on contracting oversight
House pushes aggressive strategy while Senate appears ready to take a step back.
Oversight
TSA contracting exemption to end next month
Agency will have to follow Federal Acquisition Regulation beginning June 23.
Defense
Committee accuses DHS of double-counting small business figures
House Homeland Security panel wants greater oversight of how agency disperses its contracting funds.
Oversight
Access to contractor misconduct database restricted in Senate bill
Lacking support, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., agrees to make proposed database available only to government officials.
Oversight
No intimidation of GSA contracting officer found in Sun Microsystems negotiations
Postal Service IG exonerates auditors; former administrator calls findings a “travesty.”
Oversight
Performance management likely will get a makeover in the next administration
Less subjective decision-making and greater focus on measuring results will be key ingredients for success, say those outside government.
Oversight
Management score card showing more top grades
Half of agencies’ ratings are green on latest traffic light-style assessment.
Pay & Benefits
Transition could create leadership void, report says
Key agencies stand to lose more than 10 percent of their top officials when next administration takes over.
Oversight
Doan: ‘I lost the battle’
Former GSA administrator discusses why she was forced out and what she would have done differently.
News And Analysis
Buy American . . . Or Else
Fallout from the Air Force tanker contract could lead to major changes in federal procurement.
News
Clinton introduces bill to post contractor violations on the Web
Searchable database would include self-reported criminal actions and government overpayments.
Oversight
White House forces resignation of embattled GSA chief
Lurita Doan was summoned to the White House for a late afternoon meeting Tuesday, and resigned that evening.
Oversight
Former GSA chief says she was ousted because of inspector general feud
Plus, from Nextgov.com: Doan's resignation not seen as hindering GSA's IT business
Oversight
GSA inspector general cleared of whistleblower complaints
Independent office says charges were without merit; Sen. Grassley calls for peace between IG and agency chief.
Oversight
Rule change could bar tax delinquents from contracts
Unlike House legislation, new regulation does not require contracting officers to verify debt status.
Oversight
Administration hopes to leave performance management legacy
Critics are questioning the motives behind an executive order to improve government effectiveness.
Oversight
GSA administrator fires latest salvo in battle with agency inspector general
Lurita Doan rails against ‘cursory dismissal’ of whistleblower complaints filed by IG attorneys.
Oversight
House passes bill to prevent tax cheats from winning contracts
Contractors would have to certify they do not owe "seriously delinquent" taxes.
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