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New FAR regulations create unintended consequences
Tags: contracting , FAR , Rob Burton , Dorothy Ramienski
Analysis: GAO's Dan Gordon nominated as OFPP Administrator
Tags: management , Steve Kelman , Dan Gordon , Dorobek Insider
OFPP defines 'inherently governmental'
Federal News Radio has obtained the draft policy letter that will standardize and help explain what jobs should only be done by federal employees. OFPP is expected to issue the draft policy letter tomorrow. The draft policy provides 20 examples of inherently governmental jobs and 19 that are considered closely associated with inherently governmental.
Tags: contracting , Dan Gordon , inherently governmental , FAIR Act , Critical functions , Function closely associated with inherently govern
Deloitte's Tom Davis gives analysis on OFPP Administrator nominee
Tags: management , Tom Davis , Deloitte , Dan Gordon , GAO ,
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 , TechAmerica , Professional Services Council , Business Coalition for Fair Competition , Trey Hodgkins , Stan Soloway , inherently governmental , insourcing , A-76
Troubled federal procurement data systems to get facelift
GSA will award a contract to create a new enterprise architecture by the end of October. The agency's goal is to consolidate eight disparate systems to make it easier to access procurement data. The current systems are not interoperable and plagued with long-standing problems.
Tags: contracting , Vivek Kundra , Sen. Claire McCaskill , Sen. Robert Bennett , William Woods , OMB , GAO , GSA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , FPDS , AOCS , PPIRS , Excluded Parties List System
Union opposition keyed to A-76 shortcomings
Administration officials still claim some success
Tags: mngt , contracting , OMB , JM , DoD , Clay Johnson , Colleen Kelley , NTEU , Competitive sourcing , A-76 , President's Management Agenda , Crowell and Moring , Angela Styles , IRS
VA solving acquisition workforce shortage
Acquisition Academy training current and future contracting professionals. The school is open to VA and other civilian agency acquisition workers. VA to add facilities management to curriculum in 2011.
Tags: contracting , Lisa Doyle , Dan Gordon , VA , OMB , Federal Acquisition Institute , acquisition workforce , training , internship , Management of Change , Jason Miller
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 , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs , Contracting Oversight , acquisition workforce , A-76 , Inherently governmental , insourcing
OFPP on acquisition reform listening tour
Administration collecting industry input before issuing four guidances by Sept. 30. Acquisition workforce remains biggest challenge.
Tags: contracting , David Drabkin , Jeff Liebman , OMB , GSA , DoD , Coalition for Government Procurement , AIA , Lockheed Martin , Acquisition Solutions , John Palatiello and Associates , John Palatiello , Larry Allen , Trey Hodgkins , Alan Chvotkin , Eleanor Spector , acquisition reform , acquisition workforce , competition
