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When federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra laid out the government’s plans for federal IT management reform last week, industry leaders took note. And many have reacted with optimism about the plans, which aim to give federal IT a boost and close the gaps between it and the private sector. …
Read More »Couples Counseling: Feds and Contractors Need to Learn to Communicate on IT Contracts
Following Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra’s announcement of sweeping new changes to federal IT management, how will the Office of Management and Budget make these efforts stick? One thing is clear: The reforms require the partnership of industry and the private sector to succeed, and to do that, the …
Read More »OFPP Says Agencies Must Review Contractors by June
Federal agencies must review their service contractors by June 2011 to determine if federal workers and contractors are “effectively balanced.” Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Daniel I. Gordon released a memo last week detailing the guidelines civilian agencies should follow to conduct reviews of their service contractors. …
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