Office of Federal Procurement Policy
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In today's Federal Newscast, in it's annual report for 2018, the IRS' Criminal Investigation division explained how it is maintaining enforcement despite not having as many agents as it used to.
November 16, 2018 -
OFPP has been without a permanent administrator for almost two years and with no nominee in sight, experts question whether having a Senate confirmed one matters any more.
September 24, 2018 -
GSA is pushing professional services contracting toward a performance-based acquisition, greater use of the professional services schedule, and more use of existing contracts rather than going to the open market.
July 20, 2018 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy determined each category should target 13 percent-to-50 percent of their spending to small firms.
May 07, 2018 -
Mike Hermus and Jeanne Etzel are leaving as the Homeland Security Department’s CTO and senior IT adviser, respectively.
January 16, 2018 -
It's President Donald Trump's turn to step up to the federal technology plate. Will he hit a home run or strike out?
March 28, 2017 -
Our hunger for more guidance from the Trump administration stems from what we’re used to from the last 24 years of administrations.
February 27, 2017 -
The Procurement Roundtable, which includes former OFPP administrators, DoD and agency acquisition executives, sent a letter to President Donald Trump with recommendations to improve the federal buying process.
February 13, 2017 -
Karen Pica, a management analyst at the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Procurement Policy, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 17, 2016 -
A new Office of Federal Procurement Policy memo and proposed rule by the FAR Council are part of the administration’s ongoing efforts to change the way agencies buy products and services.
July 11, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is soliciting industry input on how to buy office supplies differently through the multiple award schedules. Some in industry say GSA is reacting to continued challenges with the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI).
April 19, 2016 -
Anne Rung, the administrator in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said at the recent Acquisition Excellence conference that she’s working with the Chief Acquisition Officer’s Council to share some best practices to improve how agencies provide debriefings to unsuccessful vendors.
March 28, 2016 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy named 11 executives to manage $270 billion in spending across 10 commodity areas under the category management initiative.
March 01, 2016 -
OMB will issue two new policies in the coming months. One for enterprise software licensing, which currently is in draft, and another on IT mobile services.
January 18, 2016 -
Steve Kelman is the former administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, he shares how your agency can succeed when it fails
May 18, 2011