Office of Management & BudgetOffice of Federal Procurement

PolicyBreaking News

May 2011

OFPP PrioritiesStrengthening the Acquisition Workforce

Fiscal Responsibility

Balancing the Relationship between Contractors and Federal employees

Cross-Cutting Initiatives

Small Businesses

Transparency & Data Quality

Improving IT Acquisition

OFPP PrioritiesStrengthening the Acquisition Workforce

–Agency Acquisition Human Capital Plans–Resource requests in the President’s

FY2011 and FY2012 Budget–OFPP Front Line Forum–COR/COTR added to the FAR–Updating certification policies

OFPP PrioritiesFiscal Responsibility: Acquisition Savings

and Reducing High Risk Contracts– Enhancing Competition– Enhancing Strategic Consideration of Contract

Type– Use of Strategic Sourcing– Contractor Performance - Meeting Cost, Schedule,

and Performance Goals (Management of Major Contracts - Earned Value Management Systems and Project Management)

– Contractor Integrity

OFPP PrioritiesBalancing the Relationship between

Contractors and Federal Employees- Managing the Multi-Sector Workforce

Cross cutting initiatives– Contracting with Small Businesses– Transparency and Data Quality– Improving IT Acquisition