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Contracting

A new look at how agencies use contractors in the act of rulemaking

Federal contractors like companies throughout the economy must live under the regulatory regimes established by federal agencies. But what about the use of contractors in the act of rulemaking itself? A study done for the Administrative Conference of the United States shows how much agencies do use contractors for this purpose.

Agency Oversight

A critical Census Bureau program is in trouble, and how it might be fixed

Technology

Should the government reinforce its plan for a backup global positioning system?

Agency Oversight

Measuring the Trump administration's goal of decreasing agency regulations

Technology

Getting the findings from federal research out into the market

Reporter's Notebook

With 40% of funds spent on compliance, OMB aims to give grantees some relief

Technology

EPA sees a potential solution to public comment challenge of e-rulemaking

Arthur S. Flemming Award

Federal Drive

Nominations open for one of the oldest federal employee awards

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The Business of Government Hour

Insight by the Business of Government Hour Creating international leaders: a conversation Ambassador Reuben Briget

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Commentary

The burden of grants administration needs to be reduced and here’s how

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Commentary

IT modernization, rapid procurement is a national security imperative

Jerry McGinn, the executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Contracting

New government contracting center aims to fill independent research, education void

Kirstjen, Perry, Nakasone

Cybersecurity

DHS pushes Congress to act on cyber reorg, protection from enemy drones

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Federal Drive

70-percent drop in significant regulations in Trump admin.'s first 18 months

FILE - In this March 20, 2012, file photo, a plane flies over Oracle headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, a federal appeals court overturned a decision in a long-running legal battle over whether Google infringed on Oracle's Java programming language to build its hugely popular mobile operating system, Android. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Reporter's Notebook

Oracle, DoD face-off over cloud contract rests on single award rationale

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The Business of Government Hour

Insight by Business of Government Hour Opportunity and change at the higher education level: a conversation with Loretta Early

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Reporter's Notebook

Will GAO’s decision to charge $350 per filing stop frivolous protests?

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Federal Drive

Richard Pierce Jr.: One problem with the Regulatory Accountability Act

Spielberg

What's Working in Washington

Doctor wins innovation prize, heads to the streets

Sean Spicer, John Kelly

Workforce

Public officials with 'no idea what it means to serve' main culprit behind low DHS morale, Kelly says

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Federal Drive

Sofie Miller: Real impact of midnight regulations

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Management

Surge in information requests, hiring freeze puts pressure on overburdened FOIA offices

Ron Marks

All News

Ron Marks: Common ground in OPM and Ashley Madison breaches