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Outside experts see White House merger plan hitting choppy waters
There's waste and confusion among the six trade- and business-focused agencies that the White House wants to consolidate. That's the conclusion of four panelists who debated the merits of the proposed merger at the American Enterprise Institute, a free-market Washington think tank. They disagreed, however, on the best solution.
Tags: workforce , management , Commerce , USTR , federal reorganization , consolidation , Chamber of Commerce , Center for American Progress , American Enterprise Institute , Emily Kopp
After formal request, administration takes own steps on agency overhaul process
President Barack Obama has asked Congress to let his administration reshape the way the federal government is structured — a power the office of the President last held in 1984.
Tags: Commerce , government reorganization , John Kamensky , IBM Center for the Business of Government , In Depth , Francis Rose
White House unveils new trade initiatives, website as first steps in agency overhaul
Just days after President Barack Obama officially asked Congress for the authority to consolidate federal agencies, the administration has announced interim steps it will take to promote business and trade. They include the launch of a website focused on making it easier for businesses — particularly small ones — to work with the government.
Tags: OMB , Commerce , management , Congress , Barack Obama , Steven VanRoekel , BusinessUSA.gov , federal reorganization , Lisa Brown , Michael Froman
Analysis: SBA size standards overhaul 'overdue'
Rob Burton, a partner at Venable law firm and a former deputy administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, joined In Depth with Francis Rose
Tags: industry , Rob Burton , Guy Timberlake , small business , small business standards , In Depth , Francis Rose
Obama sends Congress bill to help merge agencies
Tags: Barack Obama , Commerce , management , reorganization , Congress
Congress mulls expansion of VA's system to verify veteran-owned firms
The Veterans Affairs Department's process for verifying eligibility in the service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses program could become standard procedure for all agencies. VA is the only department that checks to make sure contractors are eligible.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , Ruben Gomez , Service-disabled veteran owned small business , GAO , House , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee
SBA increases some small business size standards
Small businesses in 34 industries can earn more money and still be considered small by the government.
Tags: size standards , contracting , Guy Timberlake , ASBC , In Depth , Francis Rose
House Small Biz Committee introduces more contracting reform legislation
Lawmakers on the House Small Business Committee introduced three bipartisan bills Wednesday aimed at contracting reform.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , Joe Walsh , Gerry Connolly , Jaime Herrera Beutler , Kurt Schrader , Bobby Schilling , Judy Chu , Sam Graves , Mick Mulvaney , House Small Business Committee , transparency
Analysis: OFPP nom Jordan will have to win acquisition workforce confidence
Steven Schooner, co-director of the Government Procurement Law program at the school, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin with his take on Jordan's nomination and what's ahead for the federal contracting community.
Tags: Joe Jordan , Steven Schooner , George Washington University , OFPP , contracting , acquisition , Federal Drive
Obama to nominate former SBA official Jordan to head OFPP
President Barack Obama announced Friday his plans to nominate Joseph Jordan, a former Small Business Administration official, to head the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Tags: Joseph Jordan , OMB , OFPP , Jeffrey Zients , Dan Gordon , Heidi Shyu
