Competitive Sourcing: Challenges in Expanding A-76 Governmentwide
Abstract
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today to participate in the committees hearing on competition and accountability in the federal and service contract workforce with a particular focus on the use of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. That circular established federal policy for the performance of recurring commercial activities. Issued in 1966, OMB supplemented it in 1979 with a handbook of procedures for conducting cost comparison studies to determine whether commercial activities should be performed by the government or by the private sector. OMB updated the handbook in 1983, 1996, and 1999. Cost comparisons completed under Circular A-76 are variously referred to as public-private competitions, outsourcing, or competitive sourcing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 06, 2002
- Accession Number
- AD1167717
Entities
People
- Barry W. Holman
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office