GSA tracks contractors’ work in database off-limits to public

By Jim Morris

Keeping a contractor performance database out of public reach is like “not allowing a parent to see their child’s report card,” a critic say

Courage needed to reform defense procurement

By Nick Schwellenbach

Three Air Force majors with a moniker of “Team Rogue” are shaking up the never-ending debate over Pentagon weapons procurement by advocating

Defense auditors tighten rules for contractors

By Nick Schwellenbach

The management of the Defense Contract Auditing Agency has issued new policies that extend the organization’s traditional green eyeshade mis
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Pentagon contract reform: A decades-old conversation

By Nick Schwellenbach

President Obama told us last week that "the days of giving defense contractors a blank check are over.” Well, maybe. Reforming Pentagon cont

Excerpts from this story referencing "Procurement":

"… 94 billion in fiscal year 2008, according to Pentagon data and the Federal Procurement Data System (both figures are in 2008 dollars).The question of how to chan …"

Leaked testimony shows Sec. Gates prepared to criticize Pentagon procurement

By Nick Schwellenbach

Defense Secretary Robert Gates will criticize Pentagon procurement at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, accordin

Requiring federal contractors to disclose political donations could raise legal challenges

By Laurel Adams

Proposed Obama order requiring federal contractors to disclose contributions under fire
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Winning contractors – An update

By Daniel Politi

As the number of contracts rises, problems continue to plague the contracting process

Outsourcing government

By Laura Peterson

Service contracting has risen dramatically in the last decade

Excerpts from this story referencing "Procurement":

"… ays Steven Schooner, associate professor and co-director of the government Procurement Law Program at George Washington University.However, many contract acquisi …"

Surge in outsourcing creates problems in performance, oversight

By The Center for Public Integrity

A 72 percent increase in federal contractor jobs makes oversight difficult, causes performance issues, and decreases competition

Excerpts from this story referencing "Procurement":

"… shington spent $450 billion on contracting goods and services. The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), which tracks contract spending for the U.S. government …"

The big business of small business

By Elizabeth Brown

Top defense contracting companies reap the benefits meant for small businesses

Excerpts from this story referencing "Procurement":

"… on with the small business awards" said Deidre Lee the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy at the Department of Defense. "If it is truly a buy …"

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