Management

Pentagon IG says Air Force should redo A-76 competition

A public-private job competition at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas was so riddled with errors that the Air Force should consider holding a new competition, the Pentagon inspector general has concluded.

Management

Pentagon readies new rules for public-private competitions

The Defense Department will soon introduce new guidance providing step-by-step instructions for conducting public-private job competitions under the “best value” procurement standard.

Management

Senators urge crackdown on improper payments

Two senators are pushing federal agencies to reduce billions of dollars in improper payments by demanding that agency leaders answer a series of questions about their efforts to improve internal accounting systems.

Management

OMB, Defense put a lid on Army contractor workforce study

The Army has stopped collecting labor information from its contractors in response to concerns from the Defense Department and the Office of Management and Budget.