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Administration's inaction forces action
Lawmakers want to give small businesses more contracts and prevent bundling.
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Can metrics persuade holdouts?
OMB hopes performance measures will make the case for using shared-service providers.
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House panel puts anti-bundling bill on fast track
The Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act would require the federal government to award 30 percent of its contract dollars to small firms.
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House bill would expand advanced tech program
The authorization measure would rename the ATP, and provide more support for small and mid-sized businesses and new opportunities for universities.
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NASA invites open-source partners
CosmosCode project will let open-source coders develop space exploration software.
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Editorial: A missed opportunity
GSA Administrator Lurita Doan's recent testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was a spectacle that amounted to very little.
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A tip of the iceberg?
Sen. Grassley’s inquiry into GSA’s contract with Sun could open up a wider investigation.
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Software on tap
Software-as-a-service providers are back with new and more popular offerings.
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Tired of business as usual, SBA looks to upgrade
The Small Business Administration wants private-sector help with modernizing its Loan Management and Loan Accounting systems.
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Prepare for more scrutiny, ex-GSA official tells small biz
Emily Murphy, GSA's former chief acquisition officer, said small businesses need to understand proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site.
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Perot Systems to support NIH research
Under a $145 million follow-on deal, the company will continue to work with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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State creates small biz pool for IT services
The nine vendors, a mix of small-business types, will provide general IT services to agency facilities in the United States and abroad.
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Input forecasts only modest growth in IT budgets
Political climate could make agencies wary of undertaking new IT projects, Input says.
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Wagner: Why GSA matters
Business process economies have surpassed economies of scale in importance today.
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With Networx in place, agencies are ready to roll
Sprint loses its place at the table where AT&T, Verizon and Qwest have been invited.
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Kelman: The return of the protest
We should remember our history lest we repeat it and return to the bad days of frequent protests.
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Small businesses get big portion of SEWP
NASA awarded 45 IT governmentwide acquisition contracts to 37 vendors, half of which are small businesses.
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Doan says money, proper oversight brought her to Capitol Hill
GSA's administrator responds to several allegations in prepared testimony for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Critics say contracting bill could do harm
By making it harder to attract new employees, Waxman’s proposal is flawed, opponents say.
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