OFPP

• OFPP Administrator Daniel Gordon leaving

  The administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy will join the George Washington University Law School as an associate dean. Gordon spent two years at OFPP working on a variety of issues from improving the workforce to reducing the use of high risk contracts to advocating for more collaboration between industry and government.

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  November 02, 2011
• Rep. Lankford says training will ease acquisition workforce transition

  The chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform said agencies need to do more to train new employees to make the best decisions. Lankford said the turnover in the workforce and the lack of consistent training for the new employees is a major concern for the subcommittee.

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  November 01, 2011
• Agencies told to take closer look at green buying

  OFPP issued a new memo encouraging departments to consider if the product or service they are buying meets sustainable standards. The memo is another in a series of directives to green the government.

  Federal Drive

  October 13, 2011
• Wednesday morning federal headlines – Oct. 5

  The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.

  Federal Drive

  October 05, 2011
• OFPP takes on second challenge of taming MACs

  The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and GSA are working on a directory of Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreements. The database would help fix one of the \"biggest blind spots\" in federal acquisition today, said Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator. OFPP\'s memo to require business cases for multiple-award contracts received praise for its direct and specific requirements.

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  October 05, 2011
• OFPP sets new rules for creating multiple-award contracts

  Agencies must develop a business case and post it on an internal government site for others to comment on. OFPP also wants senior acquisition officials to sign off on justifications before moving out with a final solicitation. The new guidance comes as GAO and others have found the proliferation of multiple award contracts is costing agencies and vendors millions of dollars.

  Technology

  September 30, 2011
• Acquisition reform and more

  Allen Federal president Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower to talk a wide range of government procurement issues. September 19, 2011(Encore presentation October 24, 2011)

  Amtower Off-Center

  September 19, 2011
• Acquisition workforce showing signs of change

  OFPP administrator Dan Gordon said the morale of contracting officers and other acquisition workers is improving. OPM issued a new IT program and project management competency guidance.

  Defense

  July 20, 2011
• OFPP’s Gordon not stymied by bumps in the road to acquisition reform

  Despite pushback on some issues by industry, Dan Gordon listens to input from all sides as the Office of Federal Procurement Policy continues to follow its own path to reform the acquisition process. The OFPP administrator said his office is close to issuing new guidance around business cases for multiple award contracts and a final rule redefining inherently governmental jobs.

  Management

  July 20, 2011
• Agencies slowly moving to fixed-price contracts

  A new report from OFPP finds agencies spent a billion dollars less on time-and-materials and labor hours type contracts in 2010. Still, OFPP found an overall increase in cost-reimbursement type contracts. Agencies have a goal to reduce by 10 percent these types of contracts, which the administration calls risky.

  Management

  July 12, 2011
• Agencies must cut service contracting by 15 percent

  OMB will tell agencies to focus on management support service contracts and reduce spending by $6 billion. OMB said contracting for management support services grew at a faster rate than other types of contracting. The initiative is part of the administration\'s Campaign to Cut Waste.

  Defense

  July 07, 2011
• Playing by the rules gets more challenging

  No time like the present? NO! says the Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations. We get details from one of the member companies, TechAmerica\'s Trey Hodgkins.

  Federal Drive

  June 14, 2011
• Acquisition gets a double dose of expertise

  FAI, DAU teaming together to provide contracting officers and others training and tools.

  Defense

  June 06, 2011
• OFPP wants agencies to certify contracting data quality

  Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Dan Gordon issued a memo asking for agencies to improve their internal controls for collecting and submitting acquisition data. The Federal Procurement Data System has had data quality issues for more than a decade.

  Management

  June 02, 2011