Subscribe to e-newsletter » Contact us » Site map » Home

Simulation Training Saves Lives on the Battlefield

One of the major challenges the U.S. Army faces in Afghanistan and Iraq is reducing the number of soldiers dying on the battlefield. To reduce the mortality rate, the Army needed to obtain a standardized, state-of-the-art simulation training program not just for medics, but for any soldier who could give critical first aid to comrades wounded in the immediate aftermath of a roadside bombing, an ambush or full-scale battle. Read full story.

Myth: The government has outsourced government services on a “wholesale” basis and relies more heavily on contractors than in any period in the past. Find the facts here!

Did you know that more than 75 percent of small business set aside contracts are awarded competitively?

EEO Cases Resolved Faster, Cheaper

Federal Times, August 25, 2008
Contractor employees hired to investigate federal-sector discrimination cases are doing the job 35 percent faster and for less than half the cost of federal employees, a new study shows. Read more.

CBO Report Debunks Common Myths on Cost, Role of Contractors in Iraq

August 12, 2008
A Congressional Budget Office report released today titled “Contractors’ Support of U.S. Operations in Iraq” dispels some of the most common myths about the role of contractors supporting the U.S. operations in Iraq. Read more.

Think tank calls competitive sourcing a winning tool for taxpayers

Government Executive, August 8, 2008
An annual report from a libertarian think tank highlights competitive sourcing as a way for the government to save taxpayers money, despite recent legislative attacks that have slowed the effort. Read more.

SIGIR Calls Attention to Issues in U.S. Government Iraq Reconstruction Efforts

As of July 2008, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) and its predecessor – the Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General – have issued 122 audits regarding the implementation and management of nearly every aspect of the reconstruction effort. Read more.

OFPP Administrator Says Competition Levels Remain Steady; Calls for Efforts to Increase It Further

July 18, 2008
In a recent memo Office of Procurement Policy Administrator Paul Dennett urged agencies to do more "to promote the appropriate use of tools and effective practices to improve and increase the use of competition." Dennett noted that the percentage of competitively awarded dollars remained at 64 percent, and tasked the Chief Acquisition Officers Council to establish a competition working group to facilitate agency collaboration on effective competition practices and analyze government-wide competition trend data. He said this will help agencies evaluate their competition practices and goals. Read more.