An April 23Â Bloomberg Government panel discussion tackled how the government could become less risk-averse as it seeks a way forward in defense acquisition reform, FCW reported Friday. Sean Lyngaas writes the panelists
MoreAnne Rung, chief acquisition officer and an associate administrator at the General Services Administration, has been appointed leader of the White House’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy, FCW reported Monday. Mark Rockwell writes
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Joe Jordan, set to step down Friday as head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said federal agencies have increased their savings by using strategic sourcing initiatives, Federal News Radio
MoreThe Office of Federal Procurement Policy wants to apply the strategic sourcing approach to acquisition training in order to centralize efforts across several agencies and further build up the acquisition workforce, Federal
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The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has directed civilian agencies to use a central repository maintained by the Federal Acquisition Institute that contains training and certification info on acquisition workers. Increased use of
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The U.S. government has proposed federal contractorsâ salary be tied to that of the Presidentâs $400,000 annual pay, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Jill Aitoro writes the current method for setting
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Joe Jordan, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said Wednesday the Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council wants to include more commodities such as information technology and laboratory equipment in strategic sourcing.
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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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Joe Jordan serves as administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, having been confirmed by the Senate in May to succeed Dan Gordon. According to the White House, Jordan is responsible
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