Administration Raises Contractor Pay Cap, Pushes to Lower It
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has raised the cap on allowable contractor compensation to $763,029, while renewing President Obama’s call for a much lower limit.
House Backs Reporting Rule for Contract Spending
The DATA Act adopts provisions of the 2009 Recovery Act, which has been held up as a model of transparency.
Congress: Party’s Over for Extravagant Conferences
Both houses of Congress limited spending on a single conference to $500,000.
Defense Department Postpones Orlando Procurement Event
Department says its Procurement Conference and Training Symposium will be rescheduled...someday.
Capitol Hill Pushes Back on Defense Personnel Cuts
Senators say no comparable constraints were imposed on the contractor workforce.
Final Rule: Justify Large 8(a) Sole-Source Awards
Congress required the written justifications in the 2010 Defense Authorization Act, primarily because of the large sole-source contracts that had been awarded to Alaska Native Corporations.
Reports Required on BioBased Products
Contractors must file annual reports showing the dollar value of biobased products used on each contract.
House Panel Opposes Disclosure of Political Contributions
The bill “would reaffirm the fundamental principle that federal contracts should be awarded free from political considerations."
Web Watch: Putting Your Best Face Forward
On Facebook, “Contracting officers can, within seconds, get a good idea of where a company has been and, thus, where it is going,”
