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Analysis: Partisan climate stymies long-term acquisition improvements
Two former administrators of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Al Burman and Steve Kelman, discuss how acquisition reforms and improvements often fall prey to partisanship. One of OFPP's goals is not only to create acquisition policy, but systems that last beyond one administration. "You want to try to have continuity, as much as you can and keep better management of the procurement system out of partisan politics as much as you can," Kelman said. "If it's just an initiative — if it's forgotten in six months — it's never going to accomplish anything."
Tags: Al Burman , Steve Kelman , acquisition , acquisition policy , In Depth , Francis Rose , OFPP , Jack Moore
Q & A with Dan Gordon
Dan Gordon, associate dean for Government Procurement at the George Washington University Law school will discuss a wide range of procurement issues.
October 2, 2012
Tags: acquisition , contracting , procurement , Dan Gordon , OFPP , GW Law School , low cost technically acceptable , contract duplication , Interagency contracting , strategic sourcing , Roger Waldron , Coaltion for Government Procurement , Off the Shelf
Chart: Federal acquisition workforce 2000-2010
A look at the increasing size of the acquisition workforce. Data is from the Federal Acquisition Institute.
Tags: Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , acquisition , contracting ,
Assessing acquisition rules a full-time pursuit
Rules and regulations are supposed to help the government make the smartest, fairest purchases are often complex. For Bill Woods, director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, federal procurement rules are a full-time pursuit.
Tags: Bill Woods , GAO , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp , acquisition , oversight , acquisition policy , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer
Lieberman, Collins warn against slashing acquisition workforce
The two influential senators say the mistakes the Defense Department and others made in the 1990s during the last serious budget reductions can't be repeated this time around. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) said budget cuts shouldn't be balanced on the backs of the acquisition workforce. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) added reductions in acquisition staff mean the government will pay more for goods and services.
Tags: acquisition , oversight , Susan Collins , Joseph Lieberman , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , training , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , Jason Miller
Column: Finding answers to a better trained acquisition workforce
Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said the acquisition workforce is most important to improving how the government buys goods and services. He said with 55 percent of the current workforce eligible to retire by 2018, agencies and Congress have to work together to figure out how best to train and equip these employees to be successful.
Tags: James Lankford , Congress , House , acquisition , contracting , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer
Bundling: Naughty or nice
If terms like "cooperative purchasing" and/or "contract bundling" turn you on, welcome to the wonderful world of buying, federal style, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Check out day two of Federal News Radio's multimedia special report, "Inside The World Biggest Buyer."
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , acquisition , contracting , workforce , pay and benefits , Inside the World
OFPP, SBA trying to fix small business contracting shortcomings
Procurement chief Joe Jordan and SBA Administrator Karen Mills highlighted three long-time challenges in a new memo to senior agency officials. Agencies have until July 9 to detail steps they will take to address three areas.
Tags: acquisition , SBA , OMB , OFPP , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , Karen Mills , Joe Jordan , Jason Miller , small business
Tighter budget inspires services to rethink their workforce
With less money to work with, the military services has to think creatively in order to deploy its shrinking workforce.
Tags: Ray Mabus , David Van Buren , DoD , Navy , Marine Corps , Air Force , acquisition , contracting , workforce , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell
Acquipedia site answers tough procurement queries in 'Reader's Digest' format
The online, collaborative portal, managed by the Defense Acquisition University, features 400 articles on common defense acquisition topics. Each entry provides a definition, a brief narrative and links to policy guidance and other tools.
Tags: DAU , Acquipedia , Jill Garcia , In Depth , Francis Rose , acquisition ,
