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DoD to create 20,000 new jobs to do insourced work Feb 01, 2010 The Defense Department will get nearly 20,000 new civilian and military billets in 2011 to perform work now done by contractors. Read Comments (1) Recommend (4) GAO: Bid protests jump in 2009 Bid protests contesting federal contract awards jumped 20 percent in 2009, according to a new report. 2009: Putting the brakes on federal contracting The Obama White House capped off a decade of unprecedented growth in government contracting by announcing plans to rein in that growth. Government has poor count of contractors on battlefield The government's inability to count contractors on the battlefield risks the security of U.S. troops, the Wartime Contracting Commission said Monday. Reports question efficiency of contractors' drawdown in Iraq Two reports released Monday question the efficiency of the drawdown of contractors in Iraq.		Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month News Briefs (4) VA to automate Agent Orange claims process (3) Thrift Savings Plan balances show signs of economic recovery (2) Lawmaker seeks info on increase in federal pay (2) House members demand NASA plan for rockets (2) News Briefs (788) USPS should engage public more when closing offices, PRC says (396) New studies reinforce dire outlook for USPS (345) Postal Service seeks 5-day delivery (343) 168,000 DoD employees may transfer to new pay systems by September (338) News Briefs (3098) Government is incapable of containing a large cyber attack, experts agree (1440) Postal Service foresees insolvency - unless Congress acts (1137) DHS tightening controls on its travel (1058) Postal Service ‘running out of cash' (1010) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
Text Alerts Sign up for breaking federal government news alerts. Enter your phone number. Powered by 4INFO. Standard Messaging Rates or other charges apply. To Opt-out text STOP to 4INFO (44636). For more information text HELP to 4INFO (44636). Contact your carrier for more details.	Insourcing / Outsourcing News DoD to create 20,000 new jobs to do insourced work The Defense Department will get nearly 20,000 new civilian and military billets in 2011 to perform work now done by contractors. (1) GAO: Bid protests jump in 2009 Bid protests contesting federal contract awards jumped 20 percent in 2009, according to a new report. 2009: Putting the brakes on federal contracting The Obama White House capped off a decade of unprecedented growth in government contracting by announcing plans to rein in that growth. Reports question efficiency of contractors' drawdown in Iraq Two reports released Monday question the efficiency of the drawdown of contractors in Iraq. Government has poor count of contractors on battlefield The government's inability to count contractors on the battlefield risks the security of U.S. troops, the Wartime Contracting Commission said Monday. More Headlines Good news for some contract employees New guidance expected on insourcing EEOC: Contractor investigators handling bias cases cheaper, faster Obama aims to boost stimulus contracting with small firms Contractors' faulty systems blamed for overbilling government New rule coming to tighten reins on contractor bonuses Thousands of intel jobs being insourced Rocky road to insourcing contract support House committee votes to slow down contracting of fed jobs Government contracting boom nears end, analyst predicts 140,000 more feds next year Senators to Napolitano: DHS must curb contractor reliance Huge federal staffing increase planned in 2010 KBR sued over burn pit exposure DFAS to return 600 contractor jobs to feds AFGE to protest West Point outsourcing DoD to add 20,000 acquisition personnel Lies in Iraq shooting unpunished Pentagon comptroller cites high cost of outsourcing IRS ends private debt collection contract Search the Insourcing / Outsourcing Archives for more News