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Newsletter Archives > Federal Week in Review - Issue 6, 3/18/08
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Federal Spending on Task Order Vehicles Continues Upward March

Source: INPUT Government Technology Market Blog


INPUT Says..."According to INPUT's analysis of the new fiscal year 2007 federal procurement spending data, federal spending on task order contract vehicles, such as GSA-managed governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) and agency-managed task order vehicles, such as SeaPort and ITES, increased by 39% over 2006.

As expected, the majority of the increase came from non-GSA vehicles. In particular, the… » Read Blog

-Kevin Plexico, Executive Vice President
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Senate revisits FISMA

Source: Government Computer News


The Office of Management and Budget reports that, as of last year, agency compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) had significantly improved. » Read Article

The OMB's FY07 FISMA Report to Congress details progress towards better security. However, the real story may be the increase in attacks against Federal systems. According the the US-CERT data referenced, attacks on Federal systems were up 152% in FY07, three times the increase in FY06 from FY05. Check out INPUT’s blog for more info." -Kevin Plexico, Executive Vice President

 

Officials: Reconsider inherently governmental functions

Source: Federal Computer Week


The government should consider revising the definition of inherently governmental functions in acquisition regulations, officials told a House subcommittee March 11. » Read Article

"The definition of what is and what is not inherently governmental is at the heart of the role contractors play in providing services to government.  The different perspectives that the Presidential candidates have on the role of contractors is stark. Sen. Clinton’s Web site suggests “cutting 500,000 government contractors,” while Sen. McCain views the retiring federal workforce as “an opportunity to reorganize the entire federal workforce”. Check out INPUT's 'Presidential Elections and the Role of Contractors - A Difference of Opinion' blog post." -Kevin Plexico, Executive Vice President

 

Government Reform panel passes contractor database bill

Source: Government Executive


A bill to set up a public database on federal contractor performance and misconduct won approval Thursday from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee despite Republican concerns the measure could allow unfair attacks on contractors as well as end up barring large companies from receiving government contracts. » Read Article

"Three key patterns have emerged in the set of legislation proposed by Rep. Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee: Transparency, Restrictions on Limited Competition Contracting, and Reducing Waste, Fraud and Abuse. Thus far, the Transparency related activities have had the greatest degree of adoption while the others have not found the same broad support.  Sen. Obama was a co-sponsor for the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. All of the remaining Presidential candidates indicate support to transparency related initiatives in government contracting." -Kevin Plexico, Executive Vice President