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Acquisition workforce showing signs of change
OFPP administrator Dan Gordon said the morale of contracting officers and other acquisition workers is improving. OPM issued a new IT program and project management competency guidance.
Tags: acquisition , technology , Dan Gordon , OFPP , John Berry , OPM , acquisition workforce , IT program management , DAU , FAI , 25-point IT reform plan , Jason Miller
Contractors brace for debt debate outcome
Alan Boykin, chief learning officer at the National Contract Management Association, told Federal News Radio that government and industry should keep the lines of communication open, especially as uncertainty abounds about how the failure to raise the debt ceiling would impact federal spending.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , industry , alan boykin , National Contract Management Association , debt limit , Federal Drive , Jack Moore , Tom Temin , Amy Morris
Could DCAA proposals have led to big savings?
Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss recent speculation that the Defense Department ignored proposals from the Defense Contract Audit Agency nearly two years ago.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , DoD , DCAA , Alan Chvotkin , PSC , POGO
Agencies getting tougher on contractors?
Faced with increasingly tighter federal budgets, agency leaders are getting tougher on contract spending. The Office of Management and Budget announced in March that spending on federal contracting had actually declined for the first time in more than a decade. Also, earlier this month, OMB directed agencies to cut spending on service contracts by 15 percent.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , Jeff Zients , OMB , service contracting , USAID
DoD savings won't target industry profits
Even though a short era of ever-increasing military budgets has come to a close, Pentagon leaders said Monday their quest to find savings in defense spending is not aimed at reducing the profitability of contractors.
Tags: DoD , contracting , acquisition , Better buying power , industry , Ashton Carter , Frank Kendall , Jared Serbu
DOD program office missing key information
$11.2 billion contract has no records on pricing negotiations or other procurement information.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , acquisition , DoD IG , Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training,
VA strategic center fills gap in acquisition chain
Iris Cooper, the associate deputy assistant secretary of Acquisition Logistics, and Construction for VA, explains the center' responsibilities.
Tags: Iris Cooper , VA , acquisition , Strategic Acquisition Center , In Depth
Education shares secrets to procurement success
Hugh Hurwitz, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Senior Procurement Executive at the Education Department, shares what his agency is doing to build its acquisition workforce.
Tags: Hugh Hurwitz , Education , procurement , acquisition , In Depth
Defense Intel acquisition feds meeting in Miami
This year's conference theme, "Leveraging Efficiencies for Operational Effectiveness," will bring together experts from government, industry, professional trade organizations, and academia to share their insights, outlooks and perspectives on the most relevant issues, opportunities and challenges we are facing today as we deliver new technologies and operational capabilities to our war fighters and our national security customers.
Tags: Federal Drive , DIA , acquisition , Defense Intelligence Acquisition Conference , Judith Oxman
ACT IAC: 13 steps for hiring, keeping acquisition pros
A virtual cottage industry has sprung up in Washington around coming up with remedies for both agencies and industry.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Jeff Shen , acquisition , acquisition workforce , ACT-IAC
