The Changing enviornment of Government contracting under Obama
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
The attached Obama memoradum,OMB memos and OMB contracting guidance will provide a clear picture as to where this Administration thinks Government contracting should be heading. This is not for the faint of heart.
Click this link for the Obama memorandom to agency execs
OMB Guidance – Better Contract Planning
OMB memo – Improving the use of Contractor Performance Information
OMB memo – Improving Government Acquisition
DCAA Audit Quality & Independence Issues
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
The General Accountability Office (GAO) final report on its evaluation of the DCAA audit management environment and control structure in performing audits of government contractors was released September 23, 2009. The cover page of this report, entitled “DCAA Audits—Widespread Problems with Audit Quality Require Significant Reform”, broadly summarizes the GAO findings
Click here to download article
Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing
Friday, October 16th, 2009
While published in the Contract Management magazine in February 2007, it is still a very relevant article.
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