OFPP
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Your agency could save a lot of money with improvements in the purchase card program. Former OFPP Administrator Steve Kelman will tell you how.
April 18, 2011 -
Former federal procurement policy chief Steve Kelman says you should think about share-in-savings contracts.
April 01, 2011 -
The idea is to trade one of your acquisition experts to another agency in exchange for one who knows more about a specific procurement need you have.
March 28, 2011 -
The FAR Councils are adding a new set of controls to contracts worth more than $20 million going to vendors in the socioeconomic program. This interim rule is in reaction to problems that surfaced last year when 8(a) firms were passing most of the work under the award to large businesses. Agencies also have new requirements to determine the order of priority for small business programs, around multiple-award contracts and when to use other than firm-fixed price contracts.
March 16, 2011 -
The FAR Councils are adding a new set of controls to contracts worth more than $20 million going to vendors in the socioeconomic program. This interim rule is in reaction to problems that surfaced last year when 8(a) firms were passing most of the work under the award to large businesses. Agencies also have new requirements to determine the order of priority for small business programs, around multiple-award contracts and when to use other than firm-fixed price contracts.
March 16, 2011 -
Some administration officials fear the acquisition workforce can\'t properly manage government contracts. Dan Gordon said strengthening that workforce is OFPP\'s number one priority. He also said he wants to improve communication between government acquisition officers and industry.
February 18, 2011 -
OFPP\'s Myth-busting campaign is working to clear up misconceptions about the campaign itself. OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon joins the show to explain. February 15, 2011 (Encore presentation July 5, 2011)
February 15, 2011 -
A new memo from Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator, details hiring flexibilities and new tools for agencies.
February 11, 2011 -
What does OMB\'s 25-point plan to reform IT and the OFPP\'s myth busting campaign mean for industry? Tom Sisti from SAP America joins the show to discuss. February 8, 2011
February 08, 2011 -
The Office of Management and Budget wants to improve government-industry communication. It has launched a myth-busting campaign to help agencies understand procurement rules. Officials say poor communication often leads to faulty contracts and wasted money.
February 07, 2011 -
The Office of Management and Budget said agencies reduced contract spending over consecutive years for the first time in 13 years. A new report from OMB showed reductions in some types of high risk contracts. But officials said the administration is targeting professional and technical services contract spending in 2012.
February 03, 2011 -
Former OFPP Administrator Steve Kelman shares the challenges of using contracting cuts to reduce spending.
January 31, 2011 -
The bill aims to improve acquisition workforce training, increase accountability and expand the use of the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund.
December 16, 2010 -
The FAR Councils issued an interim rule requiring changes to the use of and oversight of interagency contracts. OFPP reports that agencies spent $52 billion on multiple award and GWACs in 2009. The new requirements will help get that spending under better control, the councils say.
December 13, 2010 -
Contracting officers have been reluctant to wade into RFPs. Steve Schooner says they should, in fact, be at the very center of discussions right from the start. The professor of federal contracting tells us why.
December 13, 2010