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GAO: OFPP needs strategy for SARA panel recommendations
Auditors find that 37 of 89 suggestions are instituted or are in the process of being instituted, but more oversight is needed.
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GSA adds security services to schedules
Agencies can get more help with designing and maintaining systems under the additional services.
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SBA chief: Tougher times ahead for agency contracting scores
The agency is reviewing the standards and data by which it measures federal contracts with small businesses, which will make it more difficult for agencies to meet their contracting goals, SBA Administrator Steve Preston said.
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Treasury awards Avineon IT security work
The services under the $10 million contract will support the department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
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Nadler: An unfair bind?
Agencies could see contractors having to guess about whether a rule requires disclosure
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Wagner: The cost analysis muddle
Government needs to get a better handle on its overhead and contracting costs
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Lawmakers call for a do-over
SBA’s proposed rule is based on contract data that reveals little gender discrimination
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It's all about services, not systems, Evans says
OMB's Karen Evans and the CIO Council want to change the conversation when it comes to how programs develop.
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GSA: Schedule 70 business looking flat
Based on the most recent sales data, GSA anticipates little growth in schedule business.
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Pension agency takes new approach to buying IT services
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $70.3 million contract that will streamline how it buys and manages services.
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Lawmaker calls SBA's rule 'silly'
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) said Small Business Administration should take another stab at developing a program for supporting woman-owned businesses.
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SBA needs money, senators say
In a letter to OMB Director Jim Nussle, Sens. Kerry and Snowe said Congress' decision to give SBA more money than Bush requested in the 2008 appropriations bill is a clear indication that the agency needs more funding.
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GSA changes its mind, adds Stanley to Alliant
Stanley Associates protested after it was not among the 29 companies that won a spot on the contract last July.
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IRS taps SAIC for data management, security
The company will provide IT support under a $10 million task order awarded under GSA's Millennia Lite governmentwide acquisition contract.
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USA.gov to get support from small-biz firm
GSA awarded Cascades Technologies a a five-year, $3.5 million contract to provide content assistance and other information technology services.
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Letter: The danger of standard configuration
If agencies become overly focused on adhering to vendor-specific solutions, they run the risk of missing out on innovations that could better address their users' needs.
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2008 Watch List: OFPP to rein in interagency contracts
New policies likely will target duplicative contracts that offer little additional value
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SBA rule a 'slap in the face' to women, lawmaker says
The agency's attempt to help women small-business owners is too narrow, members of Congress say.
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