Archive: January 20, 2008 - January 26, 2008
Sand, Maintenance and Money
Here's another glum contracting item from over there. The Government Accountability Office has found problems with a contract for maintenance of military vehicles -- problems that auditors believe have serious possible consequences for both troops in Iraq and taxpayers here. In a Jan. 22 letter to Congress, the GAO said...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 25, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (3)
You Got Served
Spending on services accounted for 60 percent of the more than $400 billion in government's spending in 2006. That's a huge increase from years past. Even some proponents of outsourcing recognize that the government has a hard time judging how much services should cost, and whether taxpayers are getting...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 24, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (45)
Readers Write
I'm happy to say that some of you have been contributing to Government Inc. A posting concerning allegations about General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller drew heated response from several different perspectives. (The office's former legal staff filed complaints that Miller was mismanaging the office, abusing hiring rules and...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 23, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (31)
Life in Wartime
The Defense Department is suggesting changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that would mandate that contractors learn the lines between acceptable and illegal behavior under the international laws of war. This according to a story on the InsideDefense.com Web site. Under the Pentagon proposal, contractors "'shall institute and implement...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 21, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
