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NCMA General Membership Meeting: July 9, 2009 - 06/12/2009
All members are invited to attend the NCMA General Membership Meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 4:15pm at the Westin Tabor Center, Denver, Colorado. The meeting is open to all NCMA members, onsite and remote.
NCMA Announces Contract Management E-Courses - 06/05/2009
NCMA is proud to announce its new suite of contract management e-courses. This is education at your fingertips! Contract management is an extraordinarily busy and ever-changing profession, and contract managers demand learning opportunities that are self-paced, relevant, and have 24/7 availability. NCMA is dedicated to the delivery of continuous learning opportunities supporting the contract management workforce.
Retired Military Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Conspiracy ... - 07/02/2009
Today's charges are an example of the Department of Justice's commitment to protect US taxpayers from procurement fraud through the National Procurement ...
Rule Requires More Reporting Of Contractors' Past Performance - 07/02/2009
Agencies must document performance evaluations for vendors that win awards off GSA schedules.
GAO: Agencies Need To Do More To Ensure Proper Use of Contractor Award Fees - 07/01/2009
Despite OMB guidance, agencies' approaches to paying contractors for performance still vary widely.
Acquisition Chiefs Brace For a Busy Year - 06/29/2009
Government's top procurement officials scramble to award unprecedented amounts of contract funds.
From Nextgov.com: Governmentwide Contracts Program Will Remain Intact - 06/29/2009
GSA official says he was making a long-term projection when he told conference participants the agency would merge GWACs with its schedules program.
GAO: Tighten Rules On Time-and-Materials Contracts - 06/29/2009
About $6 billion of the time-and-materials contract spending was through the program, none of which had to be justified by the contracting officer, ...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Today Released The Following Reports, Correspondences, Testimonies, and CG presentation: - 06/25/2009
Contract Management: Minimal Compliance with New Safeguards for Time-and-Materials Contracts for Commercial Services and Safeguards Have Not Been Applied to GSA Schedules Program. GAO-09-579, June 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-579
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09579high.pdf
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Today Released The Following Reports and Correspondence: - 06/23/2009
Army Corps of Engineers: Recent Changes Have Reduced the Use of Continuing Contracts, but Management Processes Need to Be Improved. GAO-09-552, June 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-552
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09552high.pdf
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2008 Contract Management Salary Survey
The 2008 Contract Management Salary Survey report demonstrates that contract management professionals are highly experienced, extremely well-educated people. It also demonstrates that if you are in the contract management profession, you are being well rewarded (or you should be!) in terms of salary and bonus. Whether you are a professional negotiating a pay raise with your boss, a department manager fighting for salary adjustments for your employees, or a corporate human resources professional trying to fairly assess the proper pay levels for your organization's contract management staff, this report provides the answers you need.
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