Oversight
Justice joins lawsuit against Defense contractor KBR
Whistleblower complaint alleges company made illegal payments to a Turkish subcontractor on LOGCAP III contract in Iraq.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would fire feds who have serious tax delinquencies
Measure by Sens. Coburn and McCaskill exempts employees who are working to resolve their tax disputes.
Oversight
Bid protests breed uncertainty
Challenges of contract awards are on the rise, making for precarious procurement terrain inside government and out.
Oversight
Agreeing there is government waste, panel divides over where
Democrats on House Oversight and Government Reform Committee point at contractors while Republicans aim to trim federal operations.
Oversight
Defense’s security clearance program falls off ‘high-risk’ list
GAO adds Interior’s management of oil and gas resources to biennial inventory of programs vulnerable to mismanagement.
Oversight
Agencies seek to improve acquisition rule-making process
Current procedures are too burdensome and agencies aren’t collaborating enough, officials say.
Defense
Obama’s budget hits nonsecurity agencies hard
More than half would see decreases under the fiscal 2012 proposal, which also calls on the federal government to sell 14,000 buildings.
Oversight
Energy to reinvest savings from freezing contractor salaries
Laboratory workers in New York are upset the money will not go toward deficit reduction.
Oversight
SBA makes first major revision to 8(a) program in a decade
Final rule changes affecting Alaska native corporations revamps joint ventures and mentor-protégé relationships.
Management
Publishing contracts online? Not so fast
Administration withdraws proposal that would have directed agencies to post copies of contracts online.
Oversight
Business owners complain regulations are killing jobs
EPA and Labor come under heavy criticism during House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing.
Oversight
SBA chief signals 2012 budget will eliminate some programs
Mills declines to get into details until the president unveils his request next week.
Oversight
Recovery Board chairman wants deeper reporting
Earl Devaney calls on the White House to expand stimulus reporting.
Oversight
After delays, women’s small business contracting program debuts
Program allows contracting officers to set aside awards to women-owned companies in 83 categories.
Oversight
Administration encourages communication with contractors
Procurement chief calls for a ‘cultural change’ in how the government interacts with vendors.
Oversight
Contracting spending dips for the first time in 13 years
Government spent $15 billion less on contracts in fiscal 2010 than in fiscal 2009.
Defense
Army suspends all ongoing insourcing plans
Army Secretary John McHugh calls for a more comprehensive and analytical approach to bringing jobs back in-house.
Oversight
Civilian agencies lag behind Defense on contract audits
Backlogs with federal auditors spur some agencies to seek support from more expensive private sector contractors.
Oversight
Oracle pays $46 million to settle Sun Microsystems kickback claims
Sun and other technology vendors allegedly paid consulting firms when they recommended agencies purchase their products.
Features
Bidders Bite Back
Contract award protests are on the rise, making for precarious procurement terrain inside government and out.
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