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- How Procurement can Help Tackle the Federal Deficit — July 28, 2010
Insourcing, strategic sourcing and contract consolidation could provide more opportunities to help agencies reduce their procurement costs.
- Taking the Pulse of Contracting Professionals — July 28, 2010
Steven Kelman reports the results of a number of questions he asked the audience during two panels at the World Congress hosted by the National Contract Management Association.
- US Military Investigates Contractor Work Force — July 28, 2010
The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban.
- Defense Management: DOD Needs Better Information and Guidance to More Effectively Manage and Reduce Operating and Support Costs of Major Weapon Systems — July 27, 2010
GAO-10-717, July 20.
- DoD Issues Guidance for Correctly Identifying Size Status of Contractors — July 27, 2010
This memo reiterates the process for correctly determining the size status of contractors for contract awards. Contracting officers must determine the appropriate NAICS code and the related small business size standard in all solicitations above the micro-purchase threshold.
- GSA Updates Acquisition Regulation to Address Types of Contracts — July 27, 2010
The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to update GSAR Part 516, Types of Contracts. GSAR part 516 has been revised to add and/or clarify policy pertaining to requirements for types of contracts. Effective Date: August 16, 2010. Reference Federal Register: July 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 135).
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