competition

Joe Biden

Pentagon: Contractor mergers hurt national security, economy

The Defense Department has released a report that says mergers and consolidation among its contractors pose risks to the U.S. economy and national security

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Office of Personnel ManagementMargaret Weichert, acting director at the Office of Personnel Management and deputy director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget., holds a challenge coin.

Race is on to create GEAR Center for federal applied research

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809 Panel recommendation will bring more innovative small businesses to DoD

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GAO’s Bill Woods: It’s necessary to make sure IDIQ contracts are competitive

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Pentagon sees competition declining in defense contracting, and orders remedies

The Defense Department’s acquisition chief outlined a series of changes intended to bolster competition for DoD contracts on Friday, lamenting the fact…

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Challenge.gov platform recognized for changing how feds solve problems

The Challenge.gov platform Thursday received the prestigious Harvard Innovations in American Government award from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government….

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Defense bill nudges toward outsourcing

Several outsourcing-friendly provisions made their way into the Defense authorization bill approved by the House of Representatives last week. The bill would lift a moratorium on public-private competitions via the A-76 process in DoD, and expresses the sense of Congress that DoD should insource only those jobs which are inherently governmental.

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