An April 23 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 agreed that “smart risk-taking” is the approach to take if the government can make federal acquisition regulations that …
Read More »Report: Anne Rung Appointed White House Procurement Office Lead
Anne 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 that Rung will succeed Joe Jordan, who left the government in January and now serves as public sector …
Read More »Joe Jordan: More Govt Agencies Turning Into ‘Smarter’ Buyers
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 reported Friday. Jason Miller writes Jordan told the station in an interview that more agencies are adopting methods …
Read More »OFPP Releases New Program, Project Mgmt Certification Requirements
A new directive from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy requires chief acquisition officers of federal agencies to meet all requirements of program and project management certification, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes the new guidance states agencies are required to address all aspects of the Federal Acquisition …
Read More »Joe Jordan: OFPP Wants Strategic Sourcing Approach for Acquisition Training
The 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 News Radio reported Monday. Jason Miller writes OFPP wants to standardize training of civilian agency acquisition employees and …
Read More »OFPP Memo Mandates Agencies Use Central Acquisition Workforce Training Info Repository
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 the Federal Acquisition Institute Training Application System is intended to give both the FAI and OFPP a government-wide view …
Read More »Administration Wants to Cap Contracting Executive’s Pay at President’s $400K Salary; Joe Jordan Comments
The U.S. government has proposed federal contractors’ salary be tied to that of the President’s $400,000 annual pay, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Jill Aitoro writes the current method for setting the executive compensation cap is by using the median compensation of the five highest paid executives of publicly traded …
Read More »Joe Jordan: OFPP Receives Strategic Sourcing Ideas
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. The SSLC submitted proposals to the OFPP last month on ways to extend the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative …
Read More »Joe Jordan: Govt Could Use $150B For Strategic Sourcing Contracts
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 Policy Administrator Joe Jordan spoke at a Professional Services Council-sponsored forum as part of an ongoing dialog with …
Read More »Profile: OFPP Admin Joe Jordan
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 for implementing acquisition policies covering more than $500 billion in annual federal contract spending. Prior to this position, …
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