Larry Allen: Defense Spending Down More Than Mandated by Sequestration
Pentagon contracts awarded in April were worth 52 percent less than those awarded in March as the sequester’s across-the-board federal spending cuts began to bite, The Washington ...
William McRaven: Sequestration Won’t Deter SOCOM from Purchasing New Vehicles
Adm. William McRaven
The U.S. Special Operations Command has said it would continue with its plans to buy new vehicles and revamp existing aircraft amid sequestration, Defense News ...
Profile: Rafael Borras, DHS Under Secretary for Management
Rafael Borras
Rafael Borras serves as under secretary for management at the Department of Homeland Security, where he acts as the designated chief management officer and chief management ...
SBA to Target Women-Owned Contractors for New Campaign; Marie Johns Comments
Marie Jones
The Small Business Administration has launched a new effort intended to help women-owned contracting companies compete for more business in the federal government, GovExec ...
Joe Jordan: OFPP Receives Strategic Sourcing Ideas
Joe Jordan
Joe Jordan, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said Wednesday the Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council wants to include more commodities such as ...
White House Budget Proposal Includes Contractor Pay Cap Language
The White House’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 includes a request to Congress to set a $230,700 limit on the amount defense and civilian contractors can have employee ...
Agencies Would Preset IT Award Price Under House Bill
A House bill intended to reform the federal information technology acquisition process would require agencies to state the price of a product or service before starting competition, ...
House Bill Could Bring Some Defense Programs Forward; James Amos Comments
Gen. James Amos
The House is considering a defense appropriations bill that would let the Defense Department bring forward new programs before sequestration cuts would start affecting ...
IG: DHS Gave $389M In Noncompetitive FY 2012 Contracts
The 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 ...
GAO: Pentagon Not Meeting Sole-Source Justification Rules
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 ...
