SBA, to be elevated to Cabinet level, is among agencies Obama wants consolidated
On Friday (Jan. 13, 2012) President Obama announced he will ask Congress for the power to merge six federal trade and commerce agencies, the Wall Street Journal reported. The WSJ report said Obama will...
View ArticleHacked U.S. tech contractors oppose anti-China procurement law
Technology contractors are warning Congress that a new counter-cyber spy law will leave agencies even more vulnerable to breaches by slowing the purchase of security systems to screen for Chinese-made...
View ArticleFeds investigate office supply vendor
The government is investigating whether an office supply contractor has been improperly selling products made in China in violation of the Trade Agreements Act, court records show. The General Services...
View ArticleGSA claims $200 million in office supply savings
The General Services Administration says it saved $200 million on purchases of common office supplies through its Office Supplies Second Generation program, a June 21 GSA statement says. Through the...
View ArticleVendor settles in case over Chinese-made supplies
When contractor Malcolm Wilson lost out in a competition to outfit four federal buildings in Illinois with lamps, he suspected the winning vendor of supplying products made in China, a violation of the...
View ArticleChina makes another bid to join WTO procurement agreement
China offered a revised bid to enter the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement, which guarantees members mutual private-sector access to government procurements worth more than a...
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House begins work on another round of DoD acquisition overhauls
For the third year in a row, the annual Defense authorization bill the House Armed Services Committee will begin considering is chock full of provisions that are meant to reform the acquisition system...
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When it comes to acquisition, have it both ways: Compliance and convenience
Federal procurement laws exist for a reason. Whether it’s protecting national interests or helping American businesses succeed, the lawmakers and public servants who crafted these statutes had the...
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Pragmatism wins the day in GAO Buy American protest
Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a bid protest decision regarding the application of Buy American Act (BAA) requirements to a solicitation for construction. In this...
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Proposed rule portends increased contractor Buy American Act obligations
On September 14, 2020, the FAR Council published a proposed rule, Case 2019-016 “Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials,” 85 FR 56558, which proposes certain increased and new...
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