Reporters’ Roundup: OFPP contracting changes, feds’ debt deal recs to Obama

These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy details new certification requirements for civ...

These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.

  • The Office of Federal Procurement Policy details new certification requirements for civilian agency contracting officers’ technical representatives. One of the biggest changes is the what you will call these contracting experts. Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller has details on the new policy.
  • In a letter, the Federal-Postal Coalition asks President Obama to preserve government employees’ pay and benefits. The president will deliver a budget reduction plan on Monday to the “super-committee” in Congress that’s tasked with cutting $1.5 trillion dollars. Federal News Radio’s Emily Kopp has details of the coalition’s requests.
  • The Army wants its bases to be energy independent. And the Army also has a lot of land it’s not using at the moment. The service is hoping those two factors can get the attention of the renewable energy industry, and attract billions of dollars in private investment, WFED’s Jared Serbu reports.

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