Focus: Hill Hearings  3 keys to good suspension and debarment programs [Federal Computer Week] – Bill Woods, director of acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office, told the House

Senate leaders announce bipartisan agreement to avert government shutdown [Washington Post] – The Senate passed a bipartisan bill that will fund the federal government until November 18 in a deal expected to be ratified by

Obama Jobs Bill Ignores America’s Most Effective Job Creation Plan, According to the American Small Business League [Business Wire] – President Obama said in his job speech last night “if you’re a small business owner who

Northrop May Feel Squeeze of Postal Service Cost Cuts [Bloomberg] – The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service is seeking annual cost cuts of at least $1 billion from its over 20,000 suppliers. Companies feeling

Congress Asks McAfee for Briefing on Operation Shady RAT [New New Internet] – Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) sent a letter [PDF] on August 10 asking McAfee for a briefing on its recent report on Operation Shady RAT, which hacked

DOD Budget Impacts on Contractors Moody’s may cut defense contractor ratings [Washington Business Journal] – Moody’s Investors Service indicates that it may cut the credit ratings of some defense contractors, especially those still dealing

OMB gives agency CIOs more IT budget authority [Federal News Radio] – An August 8 memo [PDF] from Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew gives agency CIOs authority over commodity technology purchases and responsibility

Agencies play it safe with contract types [Federal Computer Week] – An Office of Federal Procurement Policy report[PDF] released July 8 finds that agencies cut around $3 billion in time-and-materials contracts and spent more on cost-reimbursement