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GAO Report on Subcontracting Data
Feb 17, 2017
The federal government’s watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, issued this report on the difficulty of tracking what small-business contractors are working on what prime contracts using the current data systems available.
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Federal Procurement And The Middle Market
Feb 17, 2017
This brief provides an overview of a research study to examine the structural barriers that exist for middle market firms and the effects of their competitive disadvantage.
The following document is a part of Public Spend Forum’s Mid-Tier Advocacy Community, and requires membership.
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Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/15/2017
Feb 16, 2017
GAO Find “Little Evidence” of Purchase Card Fraud
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a new report, finding there is “little evidence” of fraud in buyers’ use of purchase cards, but that documentation issues still exist, which could make potential fraud difficult to...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 2/15/17
Feb 16, 2017
GAO Find “Little Evidence” of Purchase Card Fraud
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a new report, finding there is “little evidence” of fraud in buyers’ use of purchase cards, but that documentation issues still exist, which could make potential fraud difficult to...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/14/2017
Feb 15, 2017
GAO Calls for Big Changes to Cybersecurity
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has prepared testimony on how the federal government can better defend itself from cyber attacks, including through acquisition. The report specifically identifies the need for the Department of Homeland Security...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 2/14/2017
Feb 15, 2017
GAO Calls for Big Changes to Cybersecurity
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has prepared testimony on how the federal government can better defend itself from cyber attacks, including through acquisition. The report specifically identifies the need for the Department of Homeland Security...
Taser Allegedly Zaps Body-Camera Competition in Phoenix
Feb 15, 2017
Generally speaking—and presidential tweets notwithstanding—battles over government contracts tend not to play out in public. Generally you have to read through court documents to catch the drama, but not so with the case of Taser and the City of Phoenix. The city had put out for bid a contract...
Building Post-Award Trust Between Industry and Government
Feb 14, 2017
Note: This post is co-authored by Tim Cooke, CEO of ASI Government, and Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
Recently, the Professional Services Council’s Outcomes-Oriented Acquisition Working Group Chair Tim Cooke joined with me, IBM Center for the...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 2/13/2017
Feb 13, 2017
New York Congresswoman Introduces the Surviving Spouse Contracting Preference Act
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) has introduced H.R.971, the Surviving Spouse Contracting Preference Act. The bill would amend the U.S. Code “to treat small businesses, owned by surviving spouses of members of the Armed...
European Public Procurement Newswire — 2/10/17
Feb 13, 2017
This is our weekly European public procurement news roundup, reporting on how more than a trillion Euros of taxpayer money is being spent.
New Report says fake pesticides losing EU €1.3 billion a year
13.8% of legitimate revenues are said to be lost each year due to counterfeiting of pesticides...
Meeting the Demands of the Digital Citizen
Feb 13, 2017
There’s still time to register for the Citizen Engagement Summit on February 22nd in Washington, D.C. Don’t miss leaders from FCC, DOL, CBP, DHS Digital Service, GSA, NIH, USFS, Census, SBA, and Defense Digital Service, Pentagon as they provide strategies and solutions for multi-channel citizen...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/10/2017
Feb 13, 2017
Waldron: Still a Lot of Work to Be Done on Transactional Data Rule
Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, writes about the roundtable hosted by the General Services Administration (GSA) to discuss its transactional data rule. Waldron questions a number of the...
