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Automatic suspension in contracting bill draws ire of industry

Disagreement persists over whether provisions in a new contracting bill will enhance oversight of overseas contracting during conflicts or create another bureaucratic layer that penalizes contractors.

Tags: DoD , industry , contracting , acquisition , acquisition policy , acquisition workforce , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Scott Amey , PSC , In Depth , Francis Rose

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IG vacancies hinder efforts to root out fraud

A dozen agencies have no permanent inspector general and some have been without one for several years, according to an IG tracker by the Project on Government Oversight.

Tags: David Kotz , SEC , Brian Miller , GSA , inspector general , Federal Drive

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Vacant IG spots have implications for oversight

Jake Wiens, a Project on Government Oversight investigator, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the number of vacancies of agency inspectors general. POGO maintains a list of IG vacancies.

Tags: Jake Wiens , inspectors general , In Depth , Francis Rose

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POGO: Contracting executive order a positive step

Scott Amey is General Counsel at the Project on Government Oversight and explains why his group is behind the executive order.

Tags: management , contracting , Scott Amey , Tax cheats , tax code

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Contractor integrity, performance to face higher level of scrutiny

New rule would create database that would bring in existing information and require contracting officers, vendors to submit new data as well. FAR Council wants specific business rules for the data.

Tags: contracting , management , David Drabkin , GSA , OMB , FAR Council , Stan Soloway , Professional Services Council , past performance , Contractor integrity , Federal Register

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Reverse FOIA with a twist explained

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has defined a "reverse" FOIA action as one in which the "submitter of information -- usually a corporation or other business entity" that has supplied an agency with "data on its policies, operations or products -- seeks to prevent the agency that collected the information from revealing it to a third party in response to the latter's FOIA request." POGO's National Security Investigator, Mandy Smithberger, explains it for us.

Tags: mngt , FOIA , reverse FOIA , Sikorsky , contracting , Mandy Smithberger , Defense , DoD , Black Hawk

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New book details rules for congressional oversight investigators

Tags: management , Congress , oversight , Max Cacas

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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 ,

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Whistleblowers to gather on Capitol Hill

An upcoming conference features theme-based workshops led by prominent whistleblowers and good government organizations, a national security panel with star whistleblowers in the industry and more! Tom Devine with the Government Accountability Project has details.

Tags: Federal Drive , whistleblower , NTEU , AFGE , FLEOA , MSPB , OSHA , Tom Devine , Government Accountability Project , Suzanne Kubota

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Inside Government - August 6th, 2010

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)
Arianna Huffington
Co-Founder, The Huffington Post
Danielle Brian
Executive Director, Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Inside Government , Debbie Wasserman Schultz , Arianna Huffington , The Huffington Post , Danielle Brian ,

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