IRS Decides to Abandon Contract
Sep 12, 2008 by Craig Jennings
Great news reported today by Joe Davidson at the Washington Post (Joe has taken over the Federal Diary column from Stephen Barr, who retired earlier this year).
read in fullDefense Department Punts on Air Force Tanker Deal
Sep 10, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
I came across another delay in a federal contracting effort to report today. Seems the Department of Defense, and more specifically Secretary Robert Gates, feels it will not have sufficient time to complete the re-competition for the contract to build the next generation of mid-air refueling tankers.
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Who Is Standing in the Way Of Reform?
Sep 9, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
Elizabeth Newell wrote an good summary last week in Government Executive magazine of the state of a handful of reforms to the federal contracting process that have been stalled in the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
read in fullBush Admin Helps Out Big Beef
Sep 3, 2008 by Matthew Madia
Following up on yesterday's post about the Bush Adminsitration's meddling in the labor market, here's another revealing example of how committed the administration is to the Free Marke
read in fullBush Admin Takes Aim at Unionization
Sep 2, 2008 by Craig Jennings
Sure, the "privatize everything" crowd talks a good mediocre game, but when it comes action, their devotion to free market ideology is less than devout.
read in fullA Bridge for Sale: Contracting Problems Continue
Aug 28, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
I came in this morning to find my inbox (well, it was actually my Google RSS Reader, but saying inbox sounds better) deluged with more stories about contractor malfesence. A quick rundown for our BudgetBlog readers:
read in fullThe Search Engine That Couldn't
Aug 25, 2008 by Amanda Adams*
If it weren't for its direct impact on national security, we could all enjoy a hardy guffaw at the $500 million mess that is supposed to tie the nation's intelligence data together.
read in fullA Billion Here, A Billion There
Aug 25, 2008 by Adam Hughes*
Last week I wrote on the BudgetBlog about a new Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) analysis detailing the status of earmark in the FY 2009 House and Senate appropriations bills to date. I wrote at the end of the post that cutting earmarks does not save "any" money, which as it turns out, isn't exactly true.
read in fullMaybe It's the Money
Aug 21, 2008 by Craig Jennings
In an otherwise thoughtful column on the role of government in society, the WaPo's Steven Pearlstein throws out a pair of claims that chap my hide.
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