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A-76 privatizations on pause
The FY10 Defense Appropriations Conference Report includes a provision that would suspend all pending OMB Circular A-76 studies and conversions in the Department of Defense.
Tags: Defense , A-76 , outsourcing , mngt , DoD
Insourcing vs. contractors: what's right for your agency?
Is insourcing the solution for every agency at all levels of government? A panelist at the Senior Executives Association annual conference offers his ideas.
Tags: mngt , outsourcing , Senior Executives Association , Joe Lynch , JHT Inc. , President Obama
OFPP's Gordon not stymied by bumps in the road to acquisition reform
Despite pushback on some issues by industry, Dan Gordon listens to input from all sides as the Office of Federal Procurement Policy continues to follow its own path to reform the acquisition process. The OFPP administrator said his office is close to issuing new guidance around business cases for multiple award contracts and a final rule redefining inherently governmental jobs.
Tags: contracting , industry , Dan Gordon , OFPP , Trey Hodgkins , TechAmerica , outsourcing , acquisition policy , acquisition regulations , FAR Council , interim rules , inherently governmental , multiple award contracts , office supplies bpa , mythbusting campaign , Jason Miller
Defense bill nudges toward outsourcing
Several outsourcing-friendly provisions made their way into the Defense authorization bill approved by the House of Representatives last week. The bill would lift a moratorium on public-private competitions via the A-76 process in DoD, and expresses the sense of Congress that DoD should insource only those jobs which are inherently governmental.
Tags: DoD , contracting , industry , OMB , inherently governmental , outsourcing , A-76 , competition , Lexington Institute , Center for Strategic and International Studies , Defense Logistics Agency , Carlyle Group , Frank Finelli , David Berteau , John Conger , Redding Hobby , Dan Goure , Jared Serbu
Bill would reform A-76 outsourcing process
Sen. Mikulski and Rep. Sarbanes introduce legislation to change the way agencies outsource jobs and determine what are inherently governmental functions.
Tags: contracting , industry , Barbara Mikulski , John Duncan , John Thune , OMB , OFPP , A-76 , inherently governmental , outsourcing , Jason Miller , John Sarbanes
Assad: KC-X to lead the way in procurements
Shay Assad, director of the office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, told industry professionals Thursday that DoD would provide them with a clearer picture of what the Pentagon wants when it issues solicitations to industry. Past acquisition processes, he said, had forced vendors to guess what factors DoD thought were truly important.
Tags: DoD , contracting , industry , management , GAO , Coalition for Government Procurement , Shay Assad , source selection , acquisition workforce , bid protest , Jared Serbu
How will the new Congress affect contractors?
Jonathan Etherton, president and owner of Etherton & Associates, discusses the outlook for procurement reform and oversight on the Hill.
March 1, 2011
Tags: Jonathan Etherton , Etherton and Associates , Congress , contracting , procurement , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf , budget ,
Army puts brakes on insourcing
A directive signed this week by the secretary of the Army requires high-level review and analysis of any proposal to insource contracting functions. Outside groups have accused DoD of insourcing workers based on arbitrary quotas.
Tags: DoD , management , contracting , Army , John McHugh , Robert Gates , Professional Services Council , Stan Soloway , DoD budget , Jared Serbu
Priorities of the Procurement Round Table
What's behind the creation of Acquisition University and how far can acquisition changes be expected to drive improved government management? Host Larry Allen discusses these issues with General William Tuttle, Chairman of the Procurement Round Table.
December 21, 2010
Tags: Bill Tuttle , Procurement Round Table , contracting , industry , Acquisition University , Larry Allen , Off the Shelf
Defense to swap IT workers with private sector
The Pentagon is launching a pilot program to share IT workers with the private sector.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , DoD , management , technology , IT personnel , outsourcing
