President George W. Bush: Resources for the President's Team The White House
HOME
THE PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENT AGENDA THE PRESIDENT & HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM TOOLS FOR SUCCESS
President George W. Bush meets with Dan Bartlett, center, and Josh Bolten in the Oval Office Jan. 9, 2003.  White House photo by Eric Draper.
The Deputy Director for Mgmt
PMA updates, best practices, and general information.
Scorecard
Grading Implementation of the PMA.
Human Capital
Initiative updates, best practices, and general information.
Competitive Sourcing
Initiative updates, best practices, and general information.
Improving Financial Performance
Initiative updates, best practices, and general information.
E-Gov
Initiative updates, best practices, and general information.
Budget & Performance Integration
Initiative updates, best practices, and general information.
Sharing Best Practices
Stories of achieving breaktrough results in government.
Competitive Sourcing

A Message About Competitive Sourcing

Steady Progress and Good Results
July 12, 2004 - " This quarter, two more agencies - the Defense Department (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) - achieved green status for competitive sourcing. These agencies, along with Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have established infrastructures and long-range plans for the reasoned and timely application of competition to reduce costs and improve the performance of their commercial activities. Each successfully used its infrastructure in a responsible manner to garner impressive savings or cost avoidances in FY 2003 and continues to do so in FY 04." More

Report on Competitive Sourcing Results-FY 2003
May 24, 2004 -- This report highlights the results achieved from agencies' use of public-private competit ion in FY 2003 and future plans. The report includes agency-by-agency information on the number and type of comp etitions conducted, costs of competition, and savings produced for the the taxpayer. More

DOE, HHS, and OPM are First to Achieve Green Status
May 10, 2004 - "During the quarter that ended on March 31, 2004, three agencies - the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) met all the standards necessary to achieve green status for the Competitive Sourcing Initiative. These agencies successfully established competitive sourcing as a routine management practice to ensure that the taxpayer receives the best value for commercial services provided by the government." More


Competitive Sourcing Best Practices (Update to FAC Manager's Guide)
March 1, 2004 -- This update to the Federal Acquisition Council Manager's Guide provides a compilation of basic facts, sources, and aids to help agency managers gain a high level understanding of the competitive sourcing process and its requirements. More

News
Steady Progress

Reasoned and Responsible Public-Private Competition

The President Intends to Nominate Safavian as New OFPP Administrator - November 3, 2003

What You Always Wanted to Know About the New OMB Circular A-76, but Were Too Confused to Ask - October 2, 2003

Angela Styles Addresses Concerns About Competitive Sourcing

Click Here For Recent News



Competitive Sourcing General Information

Manager's Guide to Competitive Sourcing
This guide is a compilation of facts, sources, and aids to help you understand the Competitive Sourcing process and its requirements. It is not the definitive source on the subject numerous resources are readily available. The Federal Acquisition Council's objective is not to duplicate those resources, but to enhance and support agency efforts. More

Competitive Sourcing: Conducting Public-Private Competition in a Reasoned and Responsible Manner
This OMB Report updates the plans for carrying out the President's Competitive Sourcing Initiative. More

Supplement to July OMB Report on the President's Competitive Sourcing Initiative
This supplement to the July OMB report provides additional information on agency competitive sourcing actions, including a government workforce summary and competition plan profile for agencies tracked under the PMA. This supplement also reviews how recent changes to OMB's Circular A-76 (which provides guidance on the use of public-private competition) promotes more accountable and results-oriented actions. More

Download A PDF Copy Of PMA
View the President's Management Agenda, an aggressive strategy to achieve the Administration's policy and program goals through reform of federal management and improved program performance. More

  | Privacy Statement