Deficit-cutters must also weigh cost of contractors
When the Obama administration released figures showing that Uncle Sam spent less on outside contractors for the first time in 13 years, the data pointed to a little-publicized difference in the way...
View ArticleArmy suspends all ongoing insourcing plans
In an about-face, the Army has suspended all of its ongoing insourcing activities, potentially savings thousands of private sector positions. In a Feb. 1 memorandum, Army Secretary John McHugh...
View ArticleOMB announces final guidance on inherently governmental functions
Long-anticipated final guidance on “inherently governmental functions” is set for publication on Monday and should clarify confusion over blurred lines in agencies’ understanding of which types of work...
View ArticleFormer OFPP chief cites progress in federal acquisition and workforce
Daniel I. Gordon, who served as the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy from 2009 through 2011, has authored a paper on his tenure in at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The...
View ArticleGAO: DoD fails to fully account for contractors performing inherently...
The Government Accountability Office says a haphazard Defense Department review of nearly $200 billion of annual contracted services makes it impossible to determine whether corrective actions were...
View ArticleRule would expand scope of personal conflict of interest regulation
Individual federal contractors will likely face increased conflict of interest scrutiny under a proposed regulation. The rule, proposed April 2, would expand strictures against personal conflicts of...
View ArticleSenate testimony: Intelligence community needs to keep better tabs on its...
The 17 agencies in the intelligence community must get a better handle on the extent of their reliance on contractors, witnesses told a Senate panel on Wednesday. Overuse of outsourcing presents risks...
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