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OFPP tells agencies to get serious about tracking contractor performance
Agencies must meet annual goals between 2013 and 2015 to enter data into the Past Performance Information Retrieval System. Joe Jordan, the administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said inputting and referring to vendor performance information can reduce risks for agencies.
Tags: acquisition , industry , acquisition policy , OFPP , Joe Jordan , Lesley Field , PPIRS , past performance , FAPIIS , Jason Miller
Agencies, contractors prep for possible sequestration
If a compromise does not take place by Jan. 2, sequestration will kick in potentially causing challenges for federal agencies and contractors. So do federal agencies and contractors have plans in place or are they crossing their fingers in the meantime?
Tags: Deloitte , Robin Lineberger , sequestration , budget , acquisition
Getting on the GovCon Radar via PR
Joyce Bosc and Bill Holleran from Boscobel Marketing Communications, will discuss how to raise your business profile in the government market.
March 11, 2013
Tags: acquisition , public relations , Joyce Bosc , Bill Holleran , twitter , LinkedIn , WFED , Bloomberg , WUSA-TV , Washington Executive , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center
Drugs, the department of justice and immigration
On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts will discuss health care fraud, sequestration, and immigration reform.
March 7, 2013
Tags: acquisition , Justice Department , health care fraud , False Claims Act , Brian Rye , immigration , Immigration reform , Matthew Hummer , Allen Scott , Bloomberg Government , Capital Impact
Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results
Tags: Stuart Bowen , inspector general , Iraq , Congress , DoD , SIGIR , Federal Drive
IG: Billions wasted on Iraq reconstruction
In his final report to Congress, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen's conclusion was all too clear: Since the invasion a decade ago this month, the U.S. has spent too much money in Iraq for too few results.
Tags: Stuart Bowen , inspector general , Iraq , Congress , DoD , SIGAR , Federal Drive
The impact of sequestration
Host Roger Waldron talks sequestration with Deltek's Ray Bjorklund, and Bloomberg Government's Cameron Leuthy.
March 5, 2013
Tags: acquisition , procurement , Ray Bjorklund , Deltek , Cameron Leuthy , Bloomberg Government , sequestration , furloughs , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf
"Everything old is new again"
Warren Master, editor of the online publication, Good Governance Worldwide will discuss telework, shared services, and budget issues with host Mark Amtower.
March 4, 2013
Tags: acquisition , Warren Master , Mark Amtower , telework , The Public Manager , Good Governance Worldwide , ASPA , ASTD , GSA , CASU , PCMI , Amtower Off Center
Military worried small business suppliers will disappear during sequestration
Small firms already have taken a disproportionate hit from DoD's pullback in 2013 spending, Pentagon officials say. Military acquisition leaders worry the sudden cuts will bankrupt small businesses that provide one-of-a-kind capabilities.
Tags: DoD , sequestration , Army , Navy , Air Force , Sean Stackley , Heidi Shyu , Charles Davis , Jared Serbu , small business , defense industrial base , industry , House Armed Services Committe
OMB directs agencies to stop most discretionary bonuses under sequestration
The administration issued new guidance late Wednesday detailing specific steps agencies should take as sequestration now is one-day away. Danny Werfel, OMB's controller, told agency leaders to place "increased scrutiny" around several personnel issues, including new hires, training, travel and conferences.
Tags: management , workforce , OMB , Danny Werfel , Barack Obama , John Boehner , Congress , sequestration , Barbara Mikulski , furloughs , pay and benefits , Jason Miller
