Defense Acquisitions: - 03/11/2010
Opportunities for the Army to Position Its Ground Force Modernization Efforts for Success, by Michael J. Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-10-493T, March 10.

Federal court gives HUBZone program priority - 03/11/2010
The Small Business Act makes it mandatory, not optional, to give HUBZone companies a preference over other small businesses, a judge rules

Procurement panel slams price reduction clause for services - 03/11/2010
The Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel offers 20 recommendations on how to improve GSA Schedules program

Space Acquisitions: - 03/11/2010
DOD Poised to Enhance Space Capabilities, but Persistent Challenges Remain in Developing Space Systems, by Cristina Chaplain, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-10-447T, March 10.

Court puts HUBZone firms at top of small business pecking order - 03/09/2010
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has rearranged the small business contracting hierarchy with a ruling that firms in low-income neighborhoods take priority in federal awards.

Kronopolus named GSA’s assistant administrator; Lantier takes acting deputy procurement role - 03/09/2010
The shuffling of the senior seats at the General Services Administration continues.

Northrop pulls out of tanker bid - 03/09/2010
Northrop Grumman Corp. Monday pulled out of the heated competition for aerial refueling tankers, ensuring the lucrative contract for 179 planes will go to its rival, Boeing Co.

Commerce Updates its Acquisition Regulation - 03/08/2010
The Department of Commerce issued a final rule to bring the Commerce Acquisition Regulation in alignment with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and to streamline DOC's internal policy and guidance.

‘High Road' is wrong move - 03/08/2010
Washington has never been an easy place to keep a secret. Off-the-record discussions find their way onto the record, rumors fly and proposals get leaked — sometimes on purpose.

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