NCMA Office Open February 9 - 02/08/2010
The NCMA office will be open Tuesday, February 9, at 8:30am EST. Please note that, with hazardous road conditions in the DC area and further winter storms approaching, we will be operating with reduced staff. Though calls and e-mails may not be answered in as timely a manner as usual, we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Further updates to our operating status will be posted as necessary.

Voting for NCMA’s Board of Directors Opens February 16 - 02/01/2010
The call for statements of interest for the position of board director is closed effective February 1, 2010. On February 16, a list of the candidates and their qualifications will be posted on the NCMA Web site. At that time, voting will open for the four open positions. All current members will be eligible to and are encouraged to vote. Voting will close at 5:00pm EST, on Sunday, February 28, 2010.

Senate confirms Johnson as GSA administrator - 02/05/2010
Nearly a year after she was nominated, Martha Johnson is the agency's first permanent administrator since 2008.

Government Publishes Proposed Rule for Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds - 02/04/2010
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the FAR to implement Section 807 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.

Budget calls for larger acquisition workforce - 02/03/2010
The size of the federal acquisition workforce would grow significantly under President Obama's proposed 2011 budget.

GSA Issues Final Rule on Acquisition of Commercial Items - 02/02/2010
The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to update the text addressing the acquisition of commercial items.

Report questions conflict of interest in Defense contracts - 02/01/2010
A Defense Department inspector general's report has stirred debate at the Pentagon over what constitutes a conflict of interest after the report determined that Pentagon test agencies gave $91 million in contracts for advice and assistance to corporations that helped develop the system.

DOD Has Enhanced Insight into Undefinitized Contract Action Use, but Management at Local Commands Needs Improvement - 01/29/2010
GAO Report to Congressional Committees

Federal spending freeze may sound better than it actually will be - 01/29/2010
President Barack Obama's proposal for a three-year spending freeze may be more a matter of appearance than fiscal responsibility.

Status of DOD’s Implementation of Independent Management Reviews for Services Acquisitions - 01/29/2010
GAO Report to Congressional Committees

Wartime Contracting hearing will probe coordination of reconstruction contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan - 01/29/2010
The federal Commission on Wartime Contracting will conduct a hearing in Washington, DC, on Feb. 5 to examine “An Urgent Need: Coordinating Reconstruction and Stabilization in Contingency Operations.”

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