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Acquisition Policy
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Commentary: Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, writes that some of the pricing data initiatives are sending a disheartening message to GSA\'s contracting workforce. The Multiple Award Schedules are not in business to be the Dollar Store, he writes.
June 02, 2015 -
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The General Services Administration has a new tool to help contracting officers figure out how much they should pay for work. CALC.gov lists pay rates across eight professional services categories, with 48,000 labor categories and at least 5,000 GSA contracts. But the rates listed on the site are the highest prices contracting officers could pay, not the lowest. The 18F Innovation Lab built the tool and says acquisition officers should make better purchases with more access to more information. Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why he\'s not so sure.
June 01, 2015 -
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Twenty-five agencies can now make special appointments to hire new digital services experts faster. The Office of Personnel Management says jobs are at General Schedule 11 to 15 levels for up to two years. It\'s similar to the pilot program OPM launched for the General Services Administration\'s 18-F program and Office of Management and Budget\'s Digital Services office last year. On In Depth with Francis Rose, John Salamone, vice president of FMP Consulting and former executive director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, says the authority is better late than never.
May 27, 2015 -
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The Obama administration wants keep companies who routinely violate labor laws from being eligible for federal contracts. Contractor representatives are calling the administration\'s proposal flawed and unfair.
May 27, 2015 -
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Denise Turner Roth, President Barack Obama\'s nominee to lead the General Services Administration says, if confirmed, she\'ll make sure recent reforms are woven into the agency\'s fabric.
May 25, 2015 -
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Denise Turner Roth is the acting administrator of the General Services Administraton. President Obama proposes to make her the permanent administrator. In an exclusive interview, she tells In Depth with Francis Rose about her priorities for the agency if she\'s confirmed and how she and her team decided what those priorities should be.
May 22, 2015 -
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President Barack Obama announced Thursday he was going to nominate Denise Turner Roth as the new administrator at the General Services Administration.
May 21, 2015 -
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The \"Digital Service Contracting Professional Training and Development Program\" challenge asks industry to help federal contracting officers improve how they buy in-demand services.
May 21, 2015 -
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Under the Ensuring VA Accountability Act, reprimands and admonishments that VA employees receive for misconduct would remain part of their permanent record for as long as they work for the department.
May 21, 2015 -
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Robert Coen, program director of the NIH IT GWAC program, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss how agencies are using the NIH\'s contract vehicles to meet customer needs. May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015 -
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Business development and capture guru Carl Dickson discusses how contractors can improve their content marketing and business development efforts. May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015 -
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The legislation represents a \"limited, tremendous\" opportunity to fix the General Service Administration\'s leasing process, as half of federal buildings\' leases expire soon.
May 18, 2015 -
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After 34 years in the Marine Corps, Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally is retiring.
May 18, 2015 -
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Contractors are responsible for reporting 11 transactional data elements under a proposed rule from the General Services Administration. GSA says it won\'t take long for companies to get their systems ready for the new requirements and then do the reporting. Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, tells In Depth with Francis Rose, the time it will take companies to meet GSA\'s proposed requirements is at least 30 times more than what the agency is predicting.
May 14, 2015
