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Cyber test gives Army Corps faith in system resilience
The DoD Cyber Command poked and prodded the Army Corps' Los Angeles district's network during a recent Command Cyber Readiness Inspection. Army Corps of Engineers CIO Bob Kazimer said the analysis will give the rest of the agency lessons learned to improve cybersecurity across the Corps.
December 15, 2011
Tags: technology , Bob Kazimer , Army Corps of Engineers , cybersecurity , DoD , Cyber Command , virtualization , Lockheed Martin , IT services , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
E-gov fund gets boost in spending bill
The latest version of the minibus spending bill for fiscal 2012 includes a $4.4 million increase for the E-Government Fund.
Tags: OMB , budget , Congress , House , E-Government Fund , open government , Gavin Baker , OMB Watch , GSA , House Appropriations Committee , Jason Miller
DoD renews push against converting in-house work to contractors
Rob Burton, a partner at Venable law firm, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what recent indications from the Defense Department on A-76 and other workforce initiatives mean for industry.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , contracting , acquisition , acquisition policy , Venable , Rob Burton , Jo Ann Rooney ,
The end for NSPS?
DoD authorization bill calls for all converted employees to return to GS system. Legislation also would suspend A-76 for three years.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , contracting , Rep. Ike Skelton , Rep. Jim Langevin , Rep. Susan Davis , Rep. Carol Shea-Porter , Robert Gates , DoD , House Armed Services Committee , NSPS , pay for performance , Public-private competitions , acquisition reform , pay raise , General Schedule system
Job Competition Update
Tags: contracting , outsourcing , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service
Agencies need rules before bringing jobs in-house
Rep. Issa says acquisition reform must begin with defining inherently governmental. He also proposes to use third parties to help write contract requirements.
Tags: contracting , Rep. Darrell Issa , Jeff Liebman , OMB , Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Energy , DoD , U.S. Chamber of Commerce , acquisition reform , inherently governmental , workforce , In-sourcing , P&B
Agency pilots help cultivate 'inherently governmental' changes
Agencies are getting a better understanding whether they over-rely on contractors. Vendors are mostly happy with the draft policy detailing how agencies should decide which jobs should be done only by federal employees. OMB expects 24 demonstration projects to finish by early May.
Tags: contracting , Jeff Zients , Dan Gordon , OMB , OFPP , TechAmerica , Professional Services Council , Business Coalition for Fair Competition , Trey Hodgkins , Stan Soloway , inherently governmental , insourcing ,
Union opposition keyed to A-76 shortcomings
Administration officials still claim some success
Tags: mngt , contracting , OMB , JM , DoD , Clay Johnson , Colleen Kelley , OFPP , NTEU , Competitive sourcing , President's Management Agenda , Crowell and Moring , Angela Styles , IRS
OMB's Zients stakes out acquisition reform plans
The deputy director for management tells lawmakers the government will save $40 billion over the next two years. Zients also wants agencies to grow the acquisition workforce by five percent over the next few years. Lawmakers express some reservations about OMB's plans.
Tags: contracting , Jeff Zients , Claire McCaskill , Susan Collins , Tom Coburn , OMB , OFPP , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs , Contracting Oversight , acquisition workforce , Inherently governmental , insourcing
OFPP to refine agency-contractor relationship
OFPP administrator Gordon says the draft of the new definition of "inherently governmental" should be public by the end of March. He says the goal of the draft policy letter is to better clarify federal and vendor roles. OFPP is also focusing on multiple award contracts and strategic sourcing.
Tags: contracting , Dan Gordon , OFPP , GSA , Bill Gormley , Washington Management Group , Coalition for Government Procurement , multiple award contracts , inherently governmental , strategic sourcing , SmartBUY , acquisition workforce
