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House Armed Services Committee

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee's report on Deploying Federal Civilians to the Battlefield:  Incentives, Benefits, and Medical Care.  (5.35MB, .pdf)  (May 1, 2008)

Chief Information Officers Council

Information Technology (IT) Workforce Capability Assessment.  (MS Word) (1.6MB) (March 14, 2008)

WFED's Ask The Chief Acquisition Officer

Listen to an interview with Bob Brown, Associate Director for Administration and Budget, March 11th, 2008 (March 11, 2008)

Careers

A career opportunity in the Oak Ridge, Tennessee area.  See inside (February 20, 2008)

Office of Management and Budget

Report of the Security Clearance Oversight Group, February 2008.  (pdf)  (February 18, 2008)

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Testimony documents from a Subcommittee hearing on Building and Strengthening the Federal Acquisition Workforce (February 15, 2008)

Department of Justice

FBI employee indicted on charges of accepting an illegal gratuity(February 13, 2008)

WFED's Ask The Chief Acquisition Officer

On February 12, 2008, the Chief Acquisition Officer interviewed will be:  Tom Essig, Department of Homeland Security.   (February 12, 2008)

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

The Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing on February 14, 2008, entitled:  Building and Strengthening the Federal Acquisition Workforce.  (February 6, 2008)

Department of Justice

Contractors arrested and charged with conspiring to steal information on fuel supply contracts(January 8, 2008)

Contractor pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a scheme to influence contracting at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  (January 7, 2008)

Contractor employee pleads guilty to wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent invoice under a contract with the National Institutes of Health. (January 7, 2008)

Award Programs

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Alternate Dispute Resolution Awards in Acquisition (February 15, 2008)

Events

Department of the Navy

9th Procurement & Quality Training Seminar. Reno, Nevada, April 28, 2008 - May 1, 2008.  (April 8, 2008)

Department of the Navy

2008 Procuring Contracting Officer and Intern Training Symposium.  (March 31, 2008)

Department of Energy

On April 21 to 22, 2008, there will be the:  2008 DOE/NNSA Enforcement Coordinators Training.  (February 11, 2008)

Federal Office Systems Exposition

FOSE 2008 to be held from March 31, 2008 to April 3, 2008.  (February 11, 2008)

Policy

Office of Personnel Management

2006 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report; Alaska and Washington, DC; correction.  (January 14, 2008)

Use of Premium Class Travel.  (pdf)  (January 10, 2008)

Locality pay areas.  (PDF Version)  (January 9, 2008)

The White House

Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay.  (January 7, 2008)

Office of Personnel Management

Allowances and Differentials:  Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates; Alaska.  (PDF Version  (January 3, 2008)

2006 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report; Alaska and Washington, DC.  (PDF Version  (January 3, 2008)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

The Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer Technical Representatives.  (November 28, 2007)  (pdf)

Professional Certifications

A number of professional organizations provide certifications.  These certifications are designed to show that their holders have achieved a certain level of knowledge.  Additionally, they can be very useful for networking in a profession.  See inside.

Training

The basic structure for the "acquisition workforce" and career management paths are provided in:

Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) and

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Letter 05-01

With this policy, there is a need for organizations providing training.  See Inside.

Careers

Sometimes a career change is what you need.  Career opportunities that are sent to Wifcon.com are added here.  How many positions in the federal government are in acquisition positions?  You can also check on the federal career database. 

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) provides a database on what work categories exist in the various federal agencies at its FedScope.  It takes some time to master use of the "Data Cubes," but once you do, you will be surprised with the information it holds.  See inside.

Memoranda

Federal Acquisition Institute Board of Directors Charter.  (OFPP, 2003) (pdf)

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