United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-06-26 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-943T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T P0b002ee18038131e f:d03943t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T GAO-03-943T Best practices Cost control Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Procurement planning Strategic planning Competitive procurement Testimony A07385 In May 2003, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a new Circular A-76--which sets forth the government's competitive sourcing process. Determining whether to obtain services in-house or through commercial contracts is an important economic and strategic decision for agencies, and the use of A-76 is expected to grow throughout the federal government. In the past, however, the A-76 process has been difficult to implement, and the impact on the morale of the federal workforce has been profound. Moreover, there have been concerns in both the public and private sectors about the timeliness and fairness of the process and the extent to which there is a "level playing field" for conducting public-private competitions. It was against this backdrop that the Congress enacted legislation mandating a study of the government's competitive sourcing process, which was carried out by the Commercial Activities Panel, which was chaired by the Comptroller General of the United States. This testimony focuses on how the new Circular addresses the Panel's recommendations with regard to providing a better foundation for competitive sourcing decisions, and the challenges agencies may face in implementing the new A-76. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T.pdf GAO-03-943T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-943T Testimony GAO-03-943T; Competitive Sourcing: Implementation Will Be Key to Success of New Circular A-76; Best practices Cost control Federal procurement Federal procurement policy Procurement planning Strategic planning Competitive procurement Public Law 106-398