Download or read book Transforming Government Acquisition Systems written by L. Elaine Halchin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, the federal government uses technology to facilitate and support the federal acquisition process. The suite of web-based systems supports contracting officers' efforts to ensure the government contracts only with responsible parties, is essential to the dissemination of information regarding contracting opportunities, and facilitates interagency contracting. From the contractor perspective, the government's online systems streamline the processes involved in fulfilling various administrative requirements, provide access to possible contracting opportunities, and are potential resources for market research. Congressional interest in the government's online procurement systems, and, relatedly, the federal acquisition process, flows from the institution's responsibilities involving government spending and oversight of executive branch operations. Interest in the federal government's online acquisition systems is reflected in a variety of issues and topics. Over the years, questions have been raised regarding the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the contract award data. A variety of issues and problems, including separate logins, overlapping data, the absence of a single, uniform level of service, and multiple vendors hosting the systems, prompted interest in developing an integrated system. Although this report does not focus on transparency, several issues discussed here are related to transparency. First, while the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website and FPDSNG provide information about executive branch agencies' procurements, a database of federal agencies' contracts does not exist. In 2003, GSA established a working group to examine the feasibility, challenges, and anticipated benefits of posting federal contracts online. Ultimately, the working group concluded there were insufficient data to support recommending the establishment of a central system for posting contracts online. Second, transparency does not necessarily equate to comprehension. Generally, variation exists among the users of government procurement systems regarding their knowledge of government procurement and procurement data.

Download or read book Transforming the IT and acquisition workforces written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Acquisition Management written by R. M. Engelbeck and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Today's Best Procurement Practices "Acquisition Management is a great book for those in the government acquisition business. It is complete and well documented. I was especially impressed with the format which makes it valuable for training people new to the acquisition field and as a reference to those with more experience." Brig. Gen. James C. Dever, Jr. USAF (Ret.) Formerly, DCS Contracting and Manufacturing, Air Force Systems Command Whether you're a contractor or government personnel, one thing is for sure: The federal procurement process is undergoing a major overhaul. And, to be successful, you must master a host of new methods, rules, and requirements. New from Management Concepts, Acquisition Management is the first step-by-step guide to the government's new strategies and methods for procurement. This new, streamlined acquisition process adopts the best practices of the business world to boost cost-efficiency and reduce the time from contract development to delivery. Acquisition Management prepares you fully to understand and apply these new acquisition techniques, teaching you how to manage contract risk and work more effectively as a member of a multi-functional team. Key Features • Reviews acquisition principles to help you develop a basis for decision-making • Gives you step-by-step guidance for every phase of the process, from solicitation to closeout • Places the procurement process in a risk management context to help you troubleshoot problems and ensure success • Outlines the roles and tasks of major players in the process to help you work more effectively as part of the contracting team • Presents pertinent information from the FAR at each applicable point in the acquisition process

Download or read book Acquisition Transformation written by Shawn R. Burrus and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A number of acquisition miscues over the last 20 years has resulted in a reduction of trust between the DOD acquisition community and the industrial base that provides products and services to the world's largest defense department. This erosion of trust has been propagated by increased regulatory and policy requirements, a series of failed programs and the inherent difficult task of procuring leading edge technology and services - often with little or no competition. As Federal budgets shrink and the private sector wrestles with reduced funding, the fiscal environment requires a new look at the acquisition process that focuses on trust as a core value within the acquisition system The most effective leaders, at any level, trust their subordinates and instill the value of trust within organizations. This paper will examine how trust is at the core of effective leadership within the Department of Defense. Furthermore, the paper will examine the potential cost saving and efficiency gains that can be realized when trust, between the government and those that provide goods and services, is recognized as a basic tenet of the acquisition system and make recommendations as to how to increase speed and agility while reducing risk and spending within the current acquisition system. The author will draw on his experience at General Dynamics C4S division where he was assigned as a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow."--Abstract.

Download or read book Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management written by and published by Defense Acquisition University. This book was released on 2009 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This ninth edition of Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management includes revisions to the regulatory framework for Defense systems acquisition management from the December 2008 Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 and includes policy for determining requirements for defense systems from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 3170 series, Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System. This publication is designed to be both an introduction to the world of defense systems acquisition management for the newcomer and a summary-level refresher for the practitioner who has been away from the business for a few years. It focuses on Department of Defense-wide management policies and procedures, not on the details of any specific defense system."--Publisher's website.

Download or read book Transforming Government written by Kimberly A. Harokopus and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Expert Perspectives on Managing the Defense Acquisition System and the Defense Acquisition Workforce written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Major Systems Acquisition Reform written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Federal Spending Practices, Efficiency, and Open Government and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal Contracting written by Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal acquisition process involves a number of steps that are common to all government agencies such as solicitation, evaluation, and contract award. Agencies are increasingly leveraging electronic data systems to streamline acquisitions and reduce costs. According to GSA officials, as these systems gained greater use within the government, some agencies developed their own unique data systems to support acquisition activities.

Download or read book Defense acquisitions DOD management approach and processes not wellsuited to support development of Global Information Grid report to congressional committees written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal Acquisition written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal Acquisition written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transforming the Procurement System of Iraq written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense has been in transformation since 2001. Four major areas of emphasis for transformation are: major systems acquisition; joint planning for military operations; planning, programming, and budget execution; and the rewrite of the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. After the cessation of hostilities with Operation Iraqi Freedom, a transformation process began to occur in that country, which is critical for the economic development and progress of Iraq. One transformation event is the creation and sustainment of a new procurement and contracting process. This transformation must create an environment for a public process that is built on fairness, best value, and competition.

Download or read book Comparison of the Acquisition Systems of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States Governments written by Michael K. Wegler and published by . This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the "Cold War" and the dismantling of the Soviet Union, significant transformations in the military, political, and industrial state of affairs have occurred force reductions, declining budgets, taking advantage of the "peace-dividend", consolidations, commercialization, and globalization. These changes have forced the Department of Defense of the United States and the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany to develop more innovative and efficient methods for developing and procuring fewer, more technically sophisticated systems with less money and personnel. By assessing and comparing the procurement systems of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany, one makes conclusions regarding challenges faced by the Government officials and the advantages and disadvantages associated with each system. This leads to inferences about future trends and solutions for each country.

Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Title 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System written by United States. General Services Administration and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal Contracting written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The U.S. Government spends more than $500 billion each year on contracts. To ensure contracts are managed effectively, the government has established policies and procedures for advertising, awarding, administering, and reporting on them. Historically, data systems used to implement these steps have been fragmented and duplicative, with multiple systems across different agencies providing similar services. The Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) was initiated in 2001 to bring together different data systems into a unified system. It is intended to reduce duplication and information technology costs, and create a more streamlined and integrated federal acquisition process. GAO was asked to assess (1) the acquisition strategy being used to develop IAE; (2) progress that has been made in consolidating IAE systems; and (3) any challenges that may affect the completion of IAE. GAO analyzed program costs, schedules, contracts, acquisition documents, and briefings, and interviewed IAE program officials and contractors. "