Management
Data on small business contracting revised
Updated statistics show the dollar value of contracts awarded is higher than originally reported, but the percentage is lower.
Management
GSA cancels mental health contract following investigation
Technology company was to provide counseling for troops, but critics say it had no experience.
Management
Senator places hold on procurement nominee
West Virginia Democrat wants to query Savafian on his contracting views.
Tech
Top Navy officials say security will not be compromised in new network
Senior Navy officials said this week that network security in the Navy Marine Corps Intranet will not be weakened to increase the speed of the program's rollout.
Tech
GSA establishes new contract policy office
Chief acquisition officer named as agency aims to tighten procedures after probe.
Management
Panel to review federal relocation policies
New panel will make recommendations for more efficient employee transfers.
Defense
DHS improves foreign student tracking program, according to GAO
Agency uses new staffing, training and software to respond to problems, report says.
Management
Panel offers tips on securing effective financial systems
Consultants recommend that agencies avoid getting bogged down in details when installing new financial systems.
Management
House votes to halt immigration services competition
Proponents say that 1,100 Citizenship and Immigration Service jobs should be shielded from competition.
Management
GAO issues recommendations for improving purchase card program
Veteran’s Health Administration must tighten internal controls, auditors say.
Management
Bush's best-laid budget plans go awry
George W. Bush promised balanced federal budgets and a smaller government. How times have changed.
Management
Move to cancel border security contract hotly debated in House
Opponents argue that nixing Accenture's contract would delay securing the nation's borders for two years and cost the jobs of 330,000 U.S. workers.
Management
White House criticizes language in Interior appropriations bill
Administration has qualms about competitive sourcing and e-government provisions in an early version of the bill.
Management
Defense tightens reins on outside contracts
New procedures will ensure compliance with federal regulations, after misuse reports.
Defense
House chair calls for single anti-money laundering agency
Rep. Sue Kelly, R-N.Y., laments "vast expanse of bureaucracies" that are currently responsible for seeking to cut off terrorist financing.
Defense
GOP blocks war-profiteering amendment
Measure would have created new penalties -- including up to 20 years in jail -- for contractors convicted of overcharging.
Management