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Seventh GSA employee sentenced in bribery and kickback scheme Oct 25, 2011 The last of seven General Services Administration employees charged in a contract bribery and kickback scheme that cost the government $750,000 was sentenced Monday, according to information from the Justice Department and GSA inspector general's office. Read Comments (6) Recommend (6) Defense may overhaul acquisition corps The Defense Department should radically overhaul the way it manages large contracts and development programs, a Pentagon advisory board has recommended. (4) Army says controversial project was not outsourcing Plans to change an Army medical command's billing system continue after allegations from a federal employee union that the effort was an illegal attempt at privatization. Army tops other services in insourcing reviews The Army is more effective than the Navy or Air Force in identifying job functions that could be insourced to Defense Department civilians, a new report by the Government Accountability Office concludes. DoD urges more training for requirements writers Top Pentagon arms buyers have heard the calls to improve specification development for weapon programs and support services, and are emphasizing better training for the acquisition work force.		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (298) Postal regulator's travel raises concerns (106) Senators call on OMB to resolve pension delays (87) BRAC cleanup costs linger long after installations close (69) CBO fails to resolve federal pay impasse (68) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (13649) Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows (11258) House to vote Wednesday on bill to extend pay freeze for a third year (10827) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (8466) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (7331) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (33956) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30843) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25029) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17309) OPM outlines planned fixes to pension delays (14731) 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.
	Federal Workforce News Seventh GSA employee sentenced in bribery and kickback scheme The last of seven General Services Administration employees charged in a contract bribery and kickback scheme that cost the government $750,000 was sentenced Monday, according to information from the Justice Department and GSA inspector general's office. (6) Defense may overhaul acquisition corps The Defense Department should radically overhaul the way it manages large contracts and development programs, a Pentagon advisory board has recommended. (4) Army says controversial project was not outsourcing Plans to change an Army medical command's billing system continue after allegations from a federal employee union that the effort was an illegal attempt at privatization. Army tops other services in insourcing reviews The Army is more effective than the Navy or Air Force in identifying job functions that could be insourced to Defense Department civilians, a new report by the Government Accountability Office concludes. DoD urges more training for requirements writers Top Pentagon arms buyers have heard the calls to improve specification development for weapon programs and support services, and are emphasizing better training for the acquisition work force. More Headlines Agencies to test new tools to assess job candidates OPM may end hiring registers for lack of interest Contracting reforms taking hold, OMB reports First attempts at insourcing show challenges ahead Wanted: Midcareer acquisition workers 2011 could bring more training, IT support for procurement staffs Experts downplay impact of Defense procurement reform bill Former Army Reserve captain admits taking bribe Bill proposes incentives for acquisition workers who find savings Retired Army colonel pleads guilty to accepting bribes Indictment, guilty plea in contracting schemes Contractors: USAID needs more experienced staff in Afghanistan DoD to create 20,000 new jobs to do insourced work 2011 budget proposes fund to develop acquisition workforce New authority to speed up acquisition hires Half of NASA shuttle workers worry about post-shutdown future Search the Federal Workforce Archives for more News