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GSA Chief Fights “Complacent” Bureaucracy, Damaging News Leaks and Her Own Missteps
It sounds like civil war inside the General Services Administration, with a series of news leaks embarrassing to the hard-charging administrator Lurita Doan.

IG Finds Violations by 8(a) STARS Vendors
Some 8(a) firms on GSA’s STARS governmentwide acquisition contract have subcontracted more than 90% of their work in violation of regulations, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general.

GSA Moves to Speed New Schedule Contract Awards
GSA is moving to fulfill one of Administrator Lurita Doan’s promises: to award new schedule contracts within 30 days.

New Congress Steps Up Oversight of Procurement
The Democrat-controlled Congress is moving forward with oversight hearings on federal contracting practices.

SBA Programs To Be Debated
After last year’s Congress failed to pass legislation reauthorizing SBA programs, the House has approved a temporary extension until the end of 2007.

Incumbency Has No Privileges
An incumbent contractor has no right to compete for a follow-on contract under GSA schedules, the Government Accountability Office has ruled.

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