The Air Force increased its use of sole source contracts for services by 15 percent in 2011 over the previous year, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday in a report. GAO said the Air Force awarded 45 percent of its service contracts with only one company submitting a bid. The Air Force awards sole source [...]
A Bloomberg Government study has found that U.S. government spending on multiple-award contracts (MACs) grew twice as fast as total contract spending between 2006 and 2010, with MAC spending increasing 49 percent to $121 billion over the period. “Multiple-award contracts are starting to become the center of the universe,” Jaime Garcia, president of Washington-based Seville Government Consulting told [...]
Stephen Szeremeta, Avaya Government Solutions Stephen Szeremeta has had an extensive career working in the government-contracting industry. Today, he serves as general counsel for Avaya Government Solutions, and is responsible for the operation of legal and contract departments. Prior to his current role, Szeremeta was chief legal officer of Nortel Government Solutions, until 2009 when [...]
While organizational conflicts of interest has generated buzz over the recent Pentagton ruling, personal conflict of interest (PCI), which appears to be more restrictive, seems to be more damaging to federal employees, contracting employees and government contracting companies. According to the 2008 GAO pertaining to PCI, government officials believed new requirements are necessary for certain [...]
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report yesterday on the examination of the Defense Department’s organization of acquisition programs following the passing of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, which was created to help weapon programs establish a solid foundation from the start of development. According to the report, GAO concluded that [...]
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing today to assess VA’s steps towards financial stability after the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations determined that the department had inadequate control over its financial management systems in 2008. Since their findings in 2008, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported that VA’s improper payments, waste, and [...]
According to a study released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the federal adoption of cloud computing services remains at a standstill due to the concerns over the risks involved. The document, which was presented last week by Director of Information Security Issues Gregory Wilshusen at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, explained [...]
