Tracking

Open Congress - www.opencongress.org

This website is one of the best for tracking the status of in-process Congressional procurement legislation and Federal policy.
 

Federal Policy
The "High Road" Contracting Policy - Issue Brief
GAO Report - Sourcing Policy - Initial Agency Efforts to Balance the Government to Contractor Mix in the Multisector Workforce (May 2010)
GAO Report - Better Data and Management Needed to Leverage Value  of Interagency and Enterprisewide Contracts (June 2010)
 

Set Asides

SBA Changes Rules for Set Aside Program (Feb. 2011)

Bills

3% Withholding Provision for Contract Payments

Issue Brief

• H.R. 674
• S. 89
• S. 164

Description: These bills address the repeal of the government withholding provision under the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, which is set to go into effect on January 1, 2012.

Key Documents and Websites

• NASPO Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Chairman Dave Camp (October 2011)
• IRS FAQ document on the 3% withholding issue
• NASACT Statement for the Record (NASPO sign-on, May 2011)
• Government Withholding Relief Coalition Statement for the Record (May 2011)
• FINAL regulations concerning the 3% withholding mandate (May 2011) and analysis
• NASPO comments on Interim Guidance Regarding Payment Card Transactions (March 2011)
• Interim Guidance Regarding Payment Card Transactions (December 2010)
• PowerPoint presentation on withholding issue from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service outlining questions surrounding implementation
• Letter from Government Withholding Relief Coalition to the House of Representatives and Senate, asking for a delay in implementation
• Overview of recent tax changes that ameloriate the need for a withholding provision (May 2010)
• Letter from Government Withholding Relief Coalition to President Obama urging repeal of the 3% withholding mandate (May 2010)
• Link to Government Withholding Relief Coalition, in which NASPO is a participant
• Comments in response to the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding IRC Sec. 3402(t) – Withholding on Payments by Governments (sent February 26, 2009)
• Letter from NASPO to IRS Regarding TIPRA Withholding Mandate (Apr. 2008)
• National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) Issue Brief 10-3-2006

 

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