Tag Archive: Procurement

Sunlight`s role in the global open government movement

by Julia Keserű

policy

Mar 13, 2013 3:17 pm

In the last few years, Sunlight has found inspiration from all over the world in the actions of different stakeholders.... View Article

Testifying Before Full House Oversight Committee on Federal Spending Transparency

by Ellen Miller Jun 13, 2011 1:28 pm

Tomorrow morning I will be testifying before the full House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about the Sunlight Foundation’s work... View Article

FAPIIS May Be the Worst Government Website We’ve Ever Seen

by Tom Lee Apr 19, 2011 5:49 pm

Yesterday the government’s Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) came online. This is something we’ve been looking forward... View Article

Testifying Before House Committee on Clearspending

by Ellen Miller Mar 11, 2011 11:28 am

This morning I testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Technology and Information Policy about... View Article

Why Government Spends So Much on Software and Employees

by Clay Johnson

technology

Jul 13, 2009 2:43 pm

As the person in the world that is least likely to become a government contractor, I will publicly state the obvious. Government spends a lot of money on software. $8.5 million is the price tag for Recovery.gov which is reasonable given what the Government is asking for. The White House Content Management System has a 16 Million contract on it. Or how about the 15 million dollars various agencies have spent this year on Sharepoint.

Small Business Hires Big Lobbyists

by Bill Allison Jan 8, 2007 3:26 pm

At GoodbyeJim.com, a site that closely monitors the member of Congress from my district--Rep. James Moran of Virginia's 8th district--Jonathan Marks has an interesting post about a small government contractor called MobilVox. In the 2004 election cycle, the firm's employees made modest campaign contributions to a trio of lawmakers--Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Rep. John Murtha, and Moran. In fiscal year 2005, according to FedSpending.org, the Navy awarded MobilVox a contract worth $507,092. Marks wonders whether it's worth looking at MobilVox more closely.

(Glass) House Government Reform Committee?

by Bill Allison Apr 18, 2006 11:10 am

I haven't read it all yet, but this looks like a promising reform...for executive branch officials. I won't complain--there needs to be a lot more transparency in procurement--but I can't help noting that, if all these provisions are needed to prevent unethical behavior in the executive branch, wouldn't they also do the same for members of Congress and their staffs?

H.R. 5112, “The Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006,” would:
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