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  • Procurement
    businesspeople running track

    DOD competes fewer contracts

    GAO finds more than 30 percent of Pentagon spending went to non-competitive awards in fiscal 2012. 03/29/2013

  • Workforce
    dollar question

    UPDATED: DOD reduces furlough days

    The recently-passed continuing resolution is giving defense officials reason to reconsider earlier decisions. 03/28/2013

  • Procurement
    OASIS logo

    GSA releases draft OASIS RFPs

    Professional services vehicle aims to complement GSA schedules for cross-government demands. 03/28/2013

  • Procurement
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    4 agencies get new rules on China IT sourcing

    Restrictions authored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) included in continuing resolution; rules could be expanded to other agencies 03/27/2013

  • Budget
    Soliders at ease

    Funding the military of the future

    DOD needs a shift in its priorities to effectively plan for America's changing role in the world, experts say. 03/26/2013

  • Budget
    abstract image of money

    Budget duel awaits Congress after recess

    The Senate passed a budget for the first time in four years, but the battle for 2014 isn't over. 03/26/2013

  • The Hill
    Sen. William Cohen and Rep. William Clinger

    FITARA in context: Procurement reform since Clinger-Cohen

    The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 is widely recognized as a watershed moment in federal IT procurement legislation, and several bills since then have shaped the system further. Where does the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, now under consideration in Congress, fit into the big picture? 03/26/2013

  • Oversight
    magnifying numbers

    IG raps Air Force for contracting lapses

    Air Force contracting officers have not consistently followed the rules for issuing solicitations for risky cost-reimbursement contracts. 03/25/2013

  • Leadership
    Ashton Carter

    Rebalancing act: DOD's leadership weighs priorities

    Although Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently directed Defense Department officials to reevaluate the military's most important goals in light of reduced resources, the department remains obligated to a number of things, and negotiating them will require tactical leadership. 03/25/2013

  • Funding
    U.S. Capitol at Night

    Congress turns attention to 2014 budget

    With the continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown passed, lawmakers set their sights further out. 03/22/2013