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  • Procurement
    handshake

    Silver lining for small businesses lies in OFPP request

    While the recent attention to cost comparisons could lead to more insourcing, there's a subtext in the OFPP's position that could be good news for small firms. 02/21/2013

  • Sequestration
    military businessman

    DOD unlikely to cancel contracts for savings

    Option periods, new contracts more likely to feel the brunt of sequestration budget cuts, Pentagon controller says. 02/21/2013

  • Procurement
    Joe Jordan

    Why 'cost comparisons' need a wide-angle lens

    In determining whether to hire contractors or use agency employees, the price in dollars and cents is only one part of the cost. 02/20/2013

  • Budget
    Obama speaking against sequester

    Sequestration clock ticks down the final days

    As the window narrows for government leaders to undo sequestration's automatic spending cuts, leaders are ramping up opposition to the measure and warning of the grave impact that the cuts would bring. But other groups are taking a different tack, suggesting that at least some of the cuts could be beneficial for the nation. 02/20/2013

  • Budget
    furloughed worker

    DOD takes first steps toward furloughs

    A notice issued Feb. 20 formally starts the clock on implementing measures to save money that will be necessary under sequestration. Among them: Hundreds of thousands of DOD employees could be forced to take unpaid time off for at least the remainder of the fiscal year. 02/20/2013

  • Procurement
    Rep. Gerald Connolly

    Set-aside for mid-tier companies still possible

    Companies that are too big to qualify for small-business advantages, yet too small to compete seriously against major corporations, may get some help from Congress. 02/19/2013

  • Outreach
    Justin Herman

    Summit stresses value of metrics in social media

    Agencies are using social media tools in increasingly creative ways; measuring their impact is the next needed step. 02/19/2013

  • Procurement
    Roger Waldron

    Can interagency contracting regain a good rep?

    No longer on GAO's high-risk list, interagency contracting stands ready to play a role in a procurement culture shift, according to experts including Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement. 02/19/2013

  • Management
    Alan Balutis

    Removing barriers to government performance improvement

    In his State of the Union address, Obama called for a smarter government. Our readers have some ideas about how to get there. 02/15/2013

  • Procurement
    Gene Dodaro

    Interagency contracting no longer high risk

    One of only two areas that GAO removed from its high-risk list, interagency contracting has improved considerably since 2005, officials say. 02/14/2013