Acquisition
Service contract confusion
Until 1994, the Service Contract Act stood as one of the clearer laws intended for contractors
Digital Government
Sole-source nonsense
An agency may only conduct a sole-source procurement if just one source meets the requirements
Digital Government
What a title conveys
Cloaking a person with implied authority may bind the company in unexpected ways.
Acquisition
Pre-contract starts are risky
Most federal contracting experts divide the business into two spheres: contract formation and contract administration. A government official might serve as a procurement contracting officer or an administrative contracting officer, but seldom will one person do both jobs.
Digital Government
The junk e-mail blues
the courts have done nothing to protect the rights of individual users from junk e-mail
Acquisition
A contractor by any name
the identity of the bidder cannot be changed after submitting a proposal.
People
The e-mail contract problem
Serious obstacles still hinder the adoption of pure e-contracting.
People
The Army goes astray
Businesses and agencies have embraced outsourcing as a way to save money while concentrating on core responsibilities.
Digital Government
Ground the Fly America Act
It is hard to find any merits of the fly america act today.
Digital Government
Where covenants go wrong
Most employers like covenants because they make it harder for employees to go elsewhere.
Acquisition
Data-rights reform needed
As Bush administration officials settle down to business, procurement policy is likely to be among the first subjects they address
Digital Government
The Section 508 disconnect
A Legal View: During the last months of Bill Clinton's presidency, agencies issued regulations on many controversial topics
Digital Government
Still no revolving door
Too-stringent post-employment rules could make it hard for the government to recruit the best talent.
Digital Government
Keep outsourcing apolitical
For decades, the government has followed essentially the same process for making outsourcing decisions.
Digital Government
When unexpected costs surface
Contractors must prove they should be reimbursed for cost overruns.
Acquisition
A confusing purchase policy
In 1998, the General Services Administration established a commercial purchase card program called SmartPay to give federal employees the functional equivalent of a credit card.
Digital Government
Flagging interference on contracts
When going after a new contract, most vendors naturally will talk about themselves. If they speak of their competitors, they are likely to do so only in passing.
Digital Government
A law anything but uniform
On March 14, Virginia became the first state to adopt a version of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA). Since then, numerous groups have been seeking amendments to the law, which takes effect July 1, 2001. In the meantime, Maryland adopted a different version of UCITA that took effect Oct. 1.
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