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2011 budget shifts contracting priorities
Government hires as private industry fires. But who and where?
Tags: contracting , tech , budget , FY 2011 budget , Accenture , Lisa Mascolo ,
The ins and outs of insourcing
The administration wants to insource jobs that private firms have been performing and review of how agencies use contractors in view of long-term plans.
Tags: P&B , mngt , outsourcing , contracting , Partnership for Pubic Service , John Palguta
Agency insourcing initative causing a stir in the private sector
Federal agencies are being accused of stealing industry employees as part of the Obama administration's insourcing initiative.
Tags: management , contracting , DoD , Jason Miller
Senators want to tighten up inherently governmental definition
Lawmakers offer four specific changes to the current description. OMB working on new explanation for agencies on what jobs must stay in house.
Tags: contracting , Peter Orszag , OMB , Inherently government , outsourcing
Public v. private sector? Insourcing debate heats up
WFED's Jason Miller has details.
Tags: management , contracting , best practices , Interior Department , DoD , Jason Miller ,
FAIR Institute releases report on insourcing
Tags: management , outsourcing , FAIR Institute , Raj Sharma
Agency pilots help cultivate 'inherently governmental' changes
Agencies are getting a better understanding whether they over-rely on contractors. Vendors are mostly happy with the draft policy detailing how agencies should decide which jobs should be done only by federal employees. OMB expects 24 demonstration projects to finish by early May.
Tags: contracting , Jeff Zients , Dan Gordon , OMB , OFPP , TechAmerica , Professional Services Council , Business Coalition for Fair Competition , Trey Hodgkins , Stan Soloway , inherently governmental , A-76
OMB's Zients stakes out acquisition reform plans
The deputy director for management tells lawmakers the government will save $40 billion over the next two years. Zients also wants agencies to grow the acquisition workforce by five percent over the next few years. Lawmakers express some reservations about OMB's plans.
Tags: contracting , Jeff Zients , Claire McCaskill , Susan Collins , Tom Coburn , OMB , OFPP , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs , Contracting Oversight , acquisition workforce , A-76 , Inherently governmental ,
Congress tells agencies to check creditworthiness of employees
Provision in 2010 omnibus spending bill requires credit checks on employees before giving them a government credit card. Law also requires agencies to create service contract inventories, and fully funds the E-Government Fund for the first time in eight years.
Tags: management , contracting , technology , pay and benefits , David Obey , OMB , OPM , GSA , DoD , AFGE , John Gage , omnibus spending bill , E-Government Fund , Agency credit card , service contract inventory , BRAC , A-76 , Internet cookies
Senators proclaim Gordon 'most qualified' to be OFPP administrator
Nominee didn't offer a lot of specifics about his vision or priorities when it comes to acquisition reform or improvements. Gordon did address multiple award contracting and strategic sourcing. Lawmakers express concern that OFPP needs more staff.
Tags: contracting , mngt , Dan Gordon , Jeffrey Zients , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , George Voinovich , OMB , OFPP , GAO , Robert Burton , Venable , acquisition workforce , multiple award contracts
