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Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Some question who's in charge at GSA with six feds on admin leave
Industry experts say GSA is looking for scapegoats for the problems outlined in two recent inspector general reports, instead of stepping back and understanding the real issues auditors raised.
Tags: Inside the Reporters Notebook , management , GSA , OMB , Jack Kelly , Warren Blankenship , Amanda Frederiksen , oversight , industry , Jason Miller
GSA names Sharpe new FAS Commissioner
Tom Sharpe will move over from the Treasury Department to take over the Federal Acquisition Service.
Tags: acquisition , GSA , FAS , Tom Sharpe , Treasury , people , Jason Miller
Strategic sourcing: Pennywise but pound foolish?
Some small businesses are calling into question the benefits of the Obama administration's strategic sourcing initiative. They say the agencies are mandating the use of the office supplies BPA and putting more than 500 Schedule 75 holders at risk of losing their business. GSA, which runs Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI), said there still are plenty of sales to go around as the BPA accounts for less than half of the $1.4 billion office supplies market.
Tags: acquisition , strategic sourcing , GSA , OFPP , Schedule 75 , Dan Gordon , Rick Vogel , Coast-to-Coast Computer Products , Bonnie Whittaker , Adams Marketing , Sam Bornstein , Bornstein and Song , Mick Mulvaney , Judy Chu , House Small Business Committee , Small business contracting , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , Jason Miller , Inside the World
GSA to hire new FAS Commissioner
Steve Kempf will return after his medical leave as a senior adviser. GSA posted the commissioner's job on USAJobs.gov on Monday.
Tags: GSA , FAS , Linda Chero , Dan Tangherlini , Dorothy Robyn , Shakeup at GSA , Jason Miller
GSA FAS Commissioner Kempf taking medical leave
Steve Kempf told staff he will take 60 days off for medical reasons starting July 30. Mary Davie will become acting FAS commissioner while Kempf is out.
Tags: GSA , Federal Acquisition Service , people , Mary Davie , Jason Miller ,
Agencies taking a more disciplined approach to managing vendors
GSA, Commerce and others are using supply chain management techniques to buy smarter and more efficiently. Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Steve Kempf said a recent survey of their contractors will help influence the next generation of schedules.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition policy , contracting , Supply chain management , GSA , Raj Sharma , Censeo Consulting Group , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , Jason Miller
GSA ridding schedules of deadwood
Agency introduces the new Demand Based Model that will focus resources on the products and services agencies need and want the most. GSA plans on closing two schedules and parts of 14 others to new offerors. GSA also will cut vendors who do little or no business on the schedule to help reduce administrative costs.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition policy , industry , GSA , Larry Allen , Allen Federal Business Partners , Mick Mulvaney , House Small Business Committee , supply schedules , Demand Based Model , Small business contracting , Jason Miller
GSA to launch $1.4B next-generation travel management system
The General Services Administration has awarded Concur Technologies a contract to launch the next phase of the agency's cloud-based travel-management service. Version 2 of the program will provide travel planning, authorizations, reservations, ticketing, and reimbursements and reporting through a streamlined interface
Tags: technology , acquisition , travel , GSA , E-Gov Travel Services , Concur Technologies , Federal Acquisition Service
Integrations and more
Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Steve Kempf will talk about where the government-wide contracting market place is headed.
March 20, 2012(Encore presentation April 24, 2012)
Tags: acquisition , procurement , contracting , GSA , Federal Acquisition Service , Integrations , Multiple Award Schedule , industrial funding fee , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf , Coalition for Government Procurement
GSA names new lead of Integrations GWAC
Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Steve Kempf is bringing in Jim Ghiloni to run the new professional services contract.
Tags: contracting , industry , GSA , Jim Ghiloni , John Johnson , Deep Water Point , Integrations , GWAC , Charlie Self , TechAmerica , Jason Miller
