'Back-Door' Base Closures
Biden Talks Loss With Fallen Troops' Families
Neely Out at GSA
More USPS Buyouts
Gimme My Discount! Deals for Feds
Buyout Watch: Who's Offering What
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Keeping Up With Procurement
July 5, 2006 By now, it should be obvious that the federal government lacks a sufficient acquisition workforce to obtain the best value for the money it spends on goods and services. One clear sign came in early 2005, when the congressionally mandated Acquisition Advisory Panel, made up of experts from the public ...
Keeping Up With Procurement
July 1, 2006 By any count, government has too few acquisition pros. By now, it should be obvious that the federal government lacks a sufficient acquisition workforce to obtain the best value for the money it spends on goods and services. One clear sign came in early 2005, when the congressionally mandated Acquisition ...
Procurement Proper
August 24, 2005 Even if Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R.-Calif., is exonerated in a pending investigation into his relationship with a federal contractor, the appearance of impropriety has tainted public opinion. The worst-case scenario is another high-profile procurement scandal-the last thing the government's acquisition system needs. The media also reported the sale of ...
Procurement Proper
August 15, 2005 It's time to think about what motivates people to do the right thing. Even if Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R.-Calif., is exonerated in a pending investigation into his relationship with a federal contractor, the appearance of impropriety has tainted public opinion. The worst-case scenario is another high-profile procurement scandal-the last ...
Mismanaged Competition
May 15, 2004 Agencies lack the skilled personnel they need to run public-private competitions. If David Safavian, President Bush's nominee to head the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, is confirmed, he should listen to senior procurement executives who sense that the administration's relentless pressure to put federal jobs up for competition with private ...
The Open Market
June 1, 2003 Sharing information with vendors is the best way to ensure an open market. s the federal government fosters openness and communication with its contractors, the concept of transparent procurement systems is taking hold around the globe. Procurement professionals and policy officials from more than 100 nations have met in various ...
Badge Of Courage
August 1, 2002 Whistleblowers aren't the most popular lot among managers and co-workers, but the government needs them. ight months after Sept. 11, FBI agent Coleen Rowley seized the nation's attention with her sensational memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller. The public was riveted by her allegations that top FBI officials had shaded ...
Suspensions Are Just a SideShow
May 1, 2002 Barring Enron and Arthur Anderson from obtaining new contracts with the federal government was pure political posturing. uspensions and debarments of contractors normally protect the government from having to do business with incompetent and unscrupulous companies. But risk to the government didn't cause the General Services Administration's recent action barring ...
