Are multiple-award contracts expanding too quickly?
A new study shows federal agency spending through non-schedule multiple-award contracts (MACs) has more than doubled in five years, adding to the ongoing debate on whether there ought to be brakes on the trend.
Rocky start for new contractor registration website
The new federal Web-based registration website for contractors, “SAM.gov,” is still having performance glitches more than two weeks after its debut.
Treasury Dept. expands use of online Invoice Processing Platform
The Treasury Department expects to begin using the online Invoice Processing Platform departmentwide by the end of September, the agency announced.
Breaking News: GSA freezes per diem
The General Services Administration is freezing the fiscal 2013 per diem travel rate at fiscal 2012 levels, agency officials announced on Aug. 14.
Bush tax cut lapse hits small biz owners with $200K incomes
A Democratic plan to allow expiration of George W. Bush tax cuts at year’s end would hit nearly a million small business owners with annual incomes of $200,000 or more, according to the chairman of the House Small Business Committee.
Defense contractors report problems with security clearance reciprocity
Defense contractors say federal agencies’ lack of reciprocity for each other’s security clearances is creating gross inefficiencies and costing taxpayers money, according to a survey by the TechAmerica contractor organization.
VA OIG probing conference costs
The Veterans Affairs Inspector General is investigating allegations of excessive spending and improper gifts at two training conferences that cost at least $5 million.
Lawmakers question VA set-aside eligibility rule
House lawmakers at a recent hearing questioned a Veterans Affairs Department requirement that service-disabled veterans pursuing set-asides must have unconditional control of contracting firms.
Weather Service RFP for 46,000 bullets?
The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration blamed a “clerical error” on the FedBizOpps announcement stating that the National Weather Service required 46,000 rounds of ammunition.
Small business owners often are missing the boat when they write their Capabilities Statements
The Navy is looking for research and development projects for innovative warfighting.
The House approved legislation to improve controls over how federal employees use government charge cards.
Government Accountability Office identified 32 practices and approaches for effective agile software development.
