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DOD to scrutinize contractors' support services
DOD will revise how its managers review contractors’ services that support work that is set aside for only government employees to perform.
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Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving employment door
Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before signing on with a defense contractor.
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As NSPS ends, employees wait for what's next
Details about how DOD's pay-for-performance system will end—and what will replace it—are still being worked out, experts say.
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Senate bill would kill DOD performance pay, curtail sole-source contracts
The act would end the government's pay-for-performance system used for about 200,000 federal employees.
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4 lessons in rapid acquisition learned from DOD's new ATVs
DOD's purchase of all-terrain vehicles reinforces lessons about buying quickly and offers insights for improving rapid acquisitions, experts say.
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DOD’s pay-for-performance system may be near end
Labor unions have criticized the program for years.
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Air Force angers small businesses with code decision
Officials are opting for a NAICS code that sets a larger small-business size standard after switching this spring from a code with a more restrictive size standard.
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Senate passes Defense Authorization Act with new provision
The legislation would remove the “shall” in the law that some say gives small businesses in economically depressed areas first preference in contract set-asides.
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New bill blocks fees for vendors at fault for a fed's injury
The House passed the defense authorization bill June 25 by a vote of 389-22.
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New legislation would enforce defense acquisition reform
The fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act seeks greater oversight of services and speedier ways to buy information technology.
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DOD acquisition support too thin in Iraq, Afghanistan
The Defense Department has too few trained acquisition employees to keep up with the increasingly expensive operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, commission states.
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Panel predicts DOD contracting workforce to expand
Defense Department officials are expanding the contracting workforce to better handle the money DOD is spending.
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Army to strengthen contract management
While wrestling with a long history of major contracting issues, the service intends to spend more money on overseeing and managing its contracts.
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DOD procurement protests grow with its spending
The number of protests against the Defense Department's contract awards increase along with DOD's spending, GAO says.
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Report: DOD needs to collect details on acquisition employees
Defense Department can't adequately assess what it has and needs without knowing more about its acquisition workforce, according to a new report.
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DOD needs more accountability for new programs
Most defense officials and program managers don't stick around long enough to be held accountable for decisions, according to the GAO.
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GAO: Defense acquisition reform requires strong action
Many defense experts and DOD officials believe successful changes will take strong, consistent strategic leadership to change the existing culture and acquisition environment, a new report states.
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Defense Act keeps OMB from directing competitions
Military officials said they felt more pressures from their branch's chain of command.
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DOD to draw up new COI proposals
The Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council has put on hold previously proposed rules on contractor conflicts of interest while regulators draw up new proposals, according to documents updated Oct. 31.
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Army disputes GAO take on protests
The Army is concerned that GAO’s position — that contractors now can protest an agency’s decision under the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act — will “effectively graft the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 requirements” onto the task order process, according to the decision document.
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