Federal Acquisition

Federal Acquisition PDF

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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Federal Acquisition: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel's Recommendations

Federal Acquisition: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel's Recommendations PDF

Author: John P. Hutton

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-07

Total Pages: 15

ISBN-13: 1437901646

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A growing portion of federal spending is related to buying services such as administrative, management, and information technical support. Services accounted for about 60% of total FY2006 procurement dollars. The Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) of 2003 established an Acquisition Advisory Panel to make recommendations for improving acquisition practices. In Jan. 2007, the panel proposed 89 recommendations to improve federal acquisition practices. The author was asked to testify on how the panel recommendations compare to his past work and identify how the Office of Federal Procurement Policy expects the recommendations to be addressed. Charts and tables.

Defense Acquisition Workforce

Defense Acquisition Workforce PDF

Author: John K. Needham

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13: 1437942091

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The Pres. has announced his intention to improve the acquisition process, particularly given the half a trillion dollars the fed. gov¿t. spent in FY 2009 on acquiring goods and services. The DoD spent $384 billion in FY 2009 on goods and services -- double what it spent in 2001. A high-quality workforce with the right competencies and skill sets will be critical to improving DoD acquisitions. This report determined the efficacy of DoD¿s certification training for its acquisition workforce. It assessed: (1) DoD¿s capability to provide certification training; (2) the extent that such training reaches members of the workforce; and (3) the extent that previous training recommendations have been implemented. Charts and tables. A print on demand publication.

Federal Acquisition

Federal Acquisition PDF

Author: John P. Hutton

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-11

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1437900143

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A growing portion of federal spending is related to buying services such as administrative, management, and information technical support. Services accounted for about 60% of total FY 2006 procurement dollars. The Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) of 2003 established a Services Acquisition Advisory Panel to make recommendations for improving acquisition practices. In Jan. 2007, the panel proposed 89 recommendations to improve fed. acquisition practices. This report determines how the panel recommendations compare to past work and identifies how the Office of Fed. Procurement Policy expects the recommendations to be addressed. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.