Howard Shelanski, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, has issued a memorandum that calls for government agencies to further build their collaborations on the distribution of federal statistical information. In the memo released Wednesday, Shelanski said the adoption of a common procedure by two federal interagency forums has …
Read More »Anne Rung Outlines Federal IT Spending Efficiency Efforts
The government working on new initiatives in shared services, innovation and vendor relationships as part of efforts to change federal information technology spending, FierceGovernmentIT reported Wednesday. Dibya Sarkar writes that Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, spoke of programs on spending transparency, information sharing and process streamlining at the Chief Information Officers …
Read More »Anne Rung: Future ‘Digital Procurement Corps’ to Drive Agile, Modular Acquisitions
The government is planning to provide specialized training to agency contracting officers in an effort to create a digital-savvy team that will work on technology acquisition programs, Nextgov reported Friday. Jack Moore writes that Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said the effort is modeled after the U.S. …
Read More »Anne Rung to Issue New Buyers Club Adoption Guidance
Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said her office plans to release new guidance late in the summer on how agencies can set up their own Buyers Club-type programs over the next two years, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Rung said she wants to extend the success of the Buyers …
Read More »OFPP’s Anne Rung Issues Guidance on Reverse Auctions
Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has issued new guidance on how agencies should use reverse auctions to drive price reductions, competition and small business participation. In a memo sent June 1 to chief acquisition officers and senior procurement executives, Rung said that the guidance is in response to a …
Read More »OMB Issues Challenge on Training Program for Digital IT Acquisition Pros
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and U.S. Digital Service have launched a $320,000 phased challenge on the training and development of federal contracting professionals specialized in digital service acquisition. The Office of Management and Budget said in a notice posted on Challenge.gov that the competition seeks innovative approaches to …
Read More »OFPP’s Anne Rung Eyes New Interagency Team to Implement Category Mgmt Strategies
Anne Rung, administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said she aims to assemble a team of acquisition specialists to help OFPP implement government-wide category management business practices, GovExec reported Friday. Charles Clark writes Rung told reporters at a Bloomberg Government forum last week that she also envisions …
Read More »Former OFPP Head Dan Gordon to Retire From GWU Law School
Dan Gordon, an associate dean at George Washington University Law School and former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, plans to go into full retirement by July, FCW reported Wednesday. Mark Rockwell writes that Gordon has worked years providing both direct and advisory services in the field of federal procurement. Gordon …
Read More »OFPP Chief Anne Rung Introduces Federal Procurement Rating Process
Anne Rung, administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has unveiled a set of rating tools for agencies and vendors to evaluate their experience during the acquisition process, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller writes Rung sent a memo to federal acquisition officials on how their agencies should …
Read More »OFPP’s Anne Rung to Issue Guidance on Future Acquisition Rating System
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy will implement a new rating system for contracting officers, program managers and vendors that asks respondents to answer 15 questions and review the acquisition program, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes that OFPP Administrator Anne Rung plans to release guidance on the Acquisition 360 rating tool that will …
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