Tens of thousands of jobs in Maryland and Virginia are at stake as a result of $85 billion in automatic budget cuts under sequestration, the states’ respective governors said in an interview
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security has reduced spending on noncompetitive contracts each year since fiscal year 2008, going from $3.5 billion in that year to $389 million in fiscal 2012, DHS’ inspector
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The Defense Department at times did not justify awards of sole-source contracts under Federal Acquisition Regulations that changed in 2011 to address the matter, the Government Accountability Office found. GovExec reports GAO
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The State Department has told Congress it will change two categories in policies governing exports of defense industry-related products, Defense News reports. Zachary Fryer-Biggs writes the proposals are similar to those published
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General Services Administration officials met with federal contractors Thursday at an industry forum to preview an upcoming professional services contract that could be worth up to $10 billion, Washington Technology reports. Mark
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Strategic sourcing contracts could represent nearly $150 billion out of the $500 billion spent annually on federal contracts, the federal government’s top procurement official said Thursday. GovExec reports Office of Federal Procurement
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The Professional Services Council has announced the creation of a commission that will identify the barriers to effective and innovative government procurement, according to an FCW article. âOur objective in forming this commission
MoreThe Transportation Security Administration is partnering with a nonprofit to form an organization for private sector companies to work with TSA on procurement issues, a Tuesday FedBizOpps post says. Registration for the
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The Transportation Department does not have the data it needs to track changes in skills of its acquisition workforce, a Government Accountability Office report says. GAO said not having that data could
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Congress should form a new procurement model that pays contractors only when they achieve defined business results, former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis told a House committee Tuesday. The Washington Business Journal reports
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