The Professional Services Council and its Council of International Development Companies have expressed support for a common sense provision in the House Foreign Operations Appropriations bill to ensure taxpayer dollars are protected by ensuring appropriate reviews occur before limiting competition to host-country entities. The House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee approved the bill July 19. The full House Appropriations Committee will consider the bill today.
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Showing posts with label waste. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
PSC Supports Provision to Protect USAID Funding from Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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abuse,
accountability,
appropriations,
budget cuts,
direct assistance,
foreign assistance,
foreign operations,
fraud,
USAID,
waste
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
SmartContracting Daily Intel for Feb. 6, 2013
In today's news...
Government Executive: Va. senator to House: Don't be resigned to the sequester
Washington Post: Did the sequestration picture change with the latest developments?
Government Executive: Government is wasteful enough that sequestration is acceptable, witnesses say
AOLDefense: Army: 78% Of Combat Brigades Will Skip Training Due To Sequester, CR
FCW: Park, VanRoekel seek next class of change agents
Labels:
budget,
DoD,
fiscal cliff,
IT,
sequestration,
waste
Friday, January 25, 2013
SmartContracting Daily Intel for Jan. 25, 2013
Happy Friday! In today's news...
Federal Times: Spending cuts to hit DFAS next week
FCW: Can feds look to private sector for innovation inspiration?
Associated Press: Possible USAID bid rigging probed
Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network: On the Record: Senator Kerry on Foreign Aid Reform
Federal Times: More contractors see decline in federal revenue
FCW: Are procurement contests entering the IT mainstream?
GovLoop: 10 Parallels Between the US and UK Digital Government Strategy
Labels:
abuse,
bid,
budget,
contractors,
DFAS,
fiscal cliff,
foreign assistance,
fraud,
IT,
procurement contests,
sequestration,
spending cuts,
USAID,
waste
Monday, January 14, 2013
SmartContracting Daily Intel for Jan. 14, 2013
Happy Monday! In today's news...
Washington Business Journal: Delay in federal cuts is debilitating
Government Executive: Special Afghanistan inspector blasts Pentagon, USAID waste
The Hill: Ashton Carter is staying at Pentagon
Washington Post: How would Hagel affect defense contractors?
FCW: GSA chief plans 10 strategic sourcing efforts by 2015
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Ashton Carter,
budget,
Chuck Hagel,
continuing resolution,
CR,
debt ceiling,
DoD,
fiscal cliff,
GSA,
sequestration,
SIGAR,
strategic sourcing,
USAID,
waste
Friday, September 7, 2012
SmartContracting Daily Intel for Sept. 7, 2012
Happy Friday! It was a big night in the government contracting world last night as the finalists for the 2012 GovCon Awards were announced. Check out the list of outstanding companies vying for the honors in today's top story!
Washington Technology: CACI's London leads group of 2012's top contractors
FCW: 'Byzantine warren of fiefdoms' lets contracting fraud run rampant
Washington Business Journal: Agencies to strengthen contractor past performance evaluations
FCW: Defining the role of technology in fighting waste, fraud, abuse
Government Executive: Innovation Isn't Aways Big
Washington Technology: Sequestration nightmare over by Sept. 30? Maybe
Labels:
abuse,
budget,
CACI,
fraud,
GovCon Awards,
information technology,
innovation,
IT,
past performance,
sequestration,
waste
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