Welcome Thursday, March 11, 2010
Governance News
US court urged to end federal government contract 'cover up'
The American Small Business League (ASBL) announced yesterday that it is preparing to file a preliminary injunction against the US General Services Administration (GSA) to halt the "destruction of the historical contracting data".
US to implement procurement programme for women
The US Women's Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) has applauded Federal government's efforts to end "the decade of delay" in the implementation of the Women's Federal Procurement Program.
09:04, 05 Mar, 2010
'New urgency' for US government to tackle acquisition reform
The US government faces a "new urgency" to undertake acquisition reform because of pressures from the national deficit and threat environment, new research concludes.
09:52, 03 Mar, 2010
Contract fraud exposed at US government agency
A former subcontractor representative has been sentenced to serve 33 months in jail and to pay a $30,000 criminal fine for his role in a kickback and fraud conspiracy at a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site in New Jersey.
08:50, 26 Feb, 2010
Analysis: Preparing for the impact of the bribery bill
Any company operating in the UK faces the prospect of scrutiny under the new anti-corruption laws that look set to come into play next month. And procurement in particular will be in the spotlight.
11:10, 25 Feb, 2010
'Black hole' widening in global defence budgets
Industry experts have warned that many governments the world over are suffering from "black holes" in their defence budgets.
09:25, 08 Feb, 2010
Experts welcome US defence budget request
The US Department of Defense's (DOD) budget request for fiscal year 2011 (FY11) released yesterday was welcomed by market experts.
09:12, 04 Feb, 2010
UK employment law changes to cost firms £27bn
Gordon Brown's proposed changes to employment regulations and taxes will cost UK businesses a "staggering" £25.6bn over the next four years, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned.
08:44, 20 Jan, 2010
US urged to review award of federal construction contracts
New research claims that US federal and state agencies achieve lower construction costs, more efficient use of taxpayers' money and higher construction satisfaction when procuring design and engineering services for such projects on a "qualifications" rather than a "lowest-bid" basis.
09:17, 14 Jan, 2010
Unclear government policies block procurement for EU emergency services
Unclear government policies and budgetary constraints in Europe remain "key challenges" for the procurement of command and control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) for national emergency services, new research warns.
10:22, 11 Jan, 2010
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