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Evaluating and Improving the Contract System
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Evaluating and Improving the Contract System
Pratap Chatterjee testifies about the contracting process before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tech Triumphs in the Federal Government
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Tech Triumphs in the Federal Government
Pratap Chatterjee reports on a private workshop featuring senior government officials and industry representatives sharing examples of best practices in how the government buys and manages information technology.
Pentagon Opposes ‘Insourcing’ Ban
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![Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) offered an amendment last week to the Defense Appropriations Act that would ban the use of any Pentagon funds “to convert from private sector to public sector performance any functions or positions that are not inherently governmental in nature.” (AP/Charles Dharapak)]()
Pentagon Opposes ‘Insourcing’ Ban
Pratap Chatterjee explains why the Pentagon is right that employing government workers to do government work rather than expensive outside contractors makes sense.
Federal Contract Spending down by $15 Billion
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Federal Contract Spending down by $15 Billion
“Buying less and buying smarter” has helped the White House cut costs on contract spending, writes Pratap Chatterjee.
Putting Federal Contract Auditing in the Spotlight
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![Defense Contract Audit Agency recruiters talk with job fair participants during a job fair at Roosevelt University in Chicago. DCAA's oversight of contract dollars has expanded manifold since its inception 46 years ago, but its staff has shrunk. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)]()
Putting Federal Contract Auditing in the Spotlight
Senators at today’s subcommittee hearing need to tackle certain key issues to help improve the federal contract auditing process.
Insourcing “Inherently Governmental” Work Will Save Money
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![The U.S. Army has identified 2,357 contractors doing work that is supposed to be reserved exclusively for federal employees, which violates draft guidelines issued last March by the Obama administration. (AP/Charlie Riedel)]()
Insourcing “Inherently Governmental” Work Will Save Money
“Insourcing” jobs from contractors back to the permanent federal workforce should be a priority for the military, writes Pratap Chatterjee.
Procurement Savings of $400 Billion Are There for the Asking: President Obama and His Team Must Show the Way
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![Government waste-reduction efforts in place today are being led largely by procurement officials who do not control budgets nor many decisions that lead to waste. Department secretaries and deputy secretaries must lead procurement cost-reduction efforts if we hope to translate savings into budget reductions. In fact, the president needs to get involved himself. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)]()
Procurement Savings of $400 Billion Are There for the Asking: President Obama and His Team Must Show the Way
Donna Cooper and Raj Sharma detail how the federal government can save on the goods and services it buys and sells.
Overhauling Federal Information Technology Spending
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![OMB plans to release a overhaul of federal IT procurement, including a new career track that would provide specialized training, credentialing, and high-level support employees need to become skilled program managers. (AP/Andy Wong)]()
Overhauling Federal Information Technology Spending
The White House is set to unveil a new strategy for IT procurement that could save $80 billion, writes Pratap Chatterjee.
A $400 Billion Opportunity
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![The federal government can save $400 billion over 10 years by changing the way it buys goods and services. (iStockphoto)]()
A $400 Billion Opportunity
Raj Sharma outlines 10 ways the federal government can save $400 billion over 10 years by changing the way it buys goods and services.
Getting Rich on Uncle Sucker
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![The issue of excessive profits being collected from the government for goods and services needed to protect the nation’s security has been with us since the early days of the American Revolution. (Flickr/Kevin H.)]()
Getting Rich on Uncle Sucker
Scott Lilly examines opportunities to reduce spending in government procurement.
OMB’s IT Procurement Fix Should Include FedSpace Strategy
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![Washington is behind the curve on the technology-fueled productivity boom that in recent decades transformed the private sector. Former Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag said in June that “We are wasting billions of dollars a year, and more importantly are missing out on the huge productivity improvements other sectors have benefited from." (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)]()
OMB’s IT Procurement Fix Should Include FedSpace Strategy
OMB should use a new social networking platform to develop an integrated system for collaboration among federal IT employees, write Will Thomas and Pratap Chatterjee.
Analysis: New Guidance Creates Contracting Conundrum
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Analysis: New Guidance Creates Contracting Conundrum
Raj Sharma on the the OMB's conflicting government procurement guidance and ways to avoid confusion in the future.