Archive: August 19, 2007 - August 25, 2007
Government Inc. On Break
Government Inc. is taking a holiday and will resume operation soon. In the meantime, all ideas, suggestions and tips welcome....
By Robert O'Harrow | August 24, 2007; 12:55 PM ET | Comments (1)
What Is The Meaning Of Competition?
A story about a contract at the DHS Office of Counternarcotics this week stimulated a lot of interest from readers. The story spelled out how officials in the office, under pressure to produce a report about how to measure the effectiveness of drug interdiction efforts, took a procurement shortcut...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 23, 2007; 11:03 AM ET | Comments (5)
Nukes, Monitors and Questions Continued
The dispute over the Department of Homeland Security's effort to buy a new kind of radiation detection machine continues to unfold. Though it may seem arcane, a lot more is at stake than the $1.2 billion in contracts, which have been stalled by questions from the Government Accountability Office...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 23, 2007; 5:28 AM ET | Comments (5)
Critic: SBA Report Cards Need To Improve
The Small Business Administration announcement about reforms last week didn't sit well with the very vocal American Small Business League. Readers of Government Inc. will recall that the SBA issued its first ever report card on how well agencies are doing in meeting mandates for awarding contracts to small...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 22, 2007; 5:50 AM ET | Comments (5)
Protests Up
The Washington Business Journal has an interesting story about businesses protesting federal contract awards. The piece focuses on the real estate deals, but it stirred some thoughts about protests in general. It seems that the number of protests typically rises about 3 percent each year. Last year, however, the...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 21, 2007; 5:34 AM ET | Comments (9)
