I was overwhelmed by the feedback on last week’s comment. In particular, my closing statement that “we should review current data collection requirements and eliminate those where the costs outweigh the burdens” has engendered several positive comments. It is time for such a review. Our current budgetary and economic challenges demand that we make the [...]

Data is not a free good. It costs contractors money to collect, store, review, format and report data. It costs the government money to publish (as appropriate), store, review, and analyze data received from contractors. We all understand that data is a valuable asset and data collection is part of doing business with the Government. [...]

The Coalition’s 2011 Fall Conference will be held on October 27th and 28th at the Crystal Gateway Marriot. The theme for the conference is “Myth-Busters, Partnerships and Challenges.” The goal of the conference is to bring Government and industry together to discuss key issues and challenges facing the Federal procurement system. In particular, the conference [...]

On August 18, 2011, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued its “Final Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules.” The review plan responds to Executive Order 13563 which, as discussed in last week’s Comment, requires agencies to conduct reviews to identify and address obsolete, unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome, or counterproductive regulations. Interestingly, the GSA plan [...]