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Industry faults Dem contracting bill
Lawmakers say the legislation is needed to curb contracting abuses
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Shining a light on government spending
Lawmakers and watchdog groups foresee greater accountability for federal spending
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Government IT goes green
A growing number of environmentally conscious federal IT programs try to achieve la vida verde.
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N.C. picks BearingPoint for payroll system
Under the $28 million contract, the company will replace the state's human resources systems with a new one based on mySAP.
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White paper explores public ROI
The University at Albany's Center for Technology in Government public value framework aims to connect what happens in the government with the effect on the public.
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Northrop to provide wireless public safety net for NYC
Under the $500 million contract, the company will build a network to help fill in the communications gaps that occurred during the 2001 terrorist attacks, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
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Lawmakers: Waste not on your IT projects, and we can help
Senators want more oversight of high-risk IT projects
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GSA shops for wireless services under strategic sourcing initiative
GSA has launched a strategic sourcing procurement, under which agencies can consolidate their requirements to provide higher volume orders, which in turn allows GSA to negotiate lower prices.
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OMB looks to grade agencies on bundling
Newest score card will assess how well agencies break up their contracts.
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Grkavac: No need to turn back time
The SARA panel is proposing a new roll of red tape that would tie up recent procurement reforms.
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OMB seeks data on agreements with suspended contractors
Agencies routinely do not share such information, but GAO recommended the move as a way to improve accountability in government contracting.
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Senate passes GSA reorganization bill
The legislation blends the agency's separate funding pools into one to support the newly unified acquisition service.
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IRS chooses Apogen for info system
The Enforcement Revenue Information System processes more than 3 billion transactions and generates more than 105 million summary records annually.
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Alliant RFP due in October
The General Services Administration is fine-tuning the solicitation now in response to comments from industry and other stakeholders.
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Editorial: Focusing on results
Small and midsize businesses are essential to the IT industry, often driving innovation.
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Small-business makeover
Advocates would like to see loopholes plugged and definitions expanded.
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SARA panel looks at ethics
Advisory group prepares to make final recommendations for procurement changes.
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Small businesses: This project is too big
GSA plans to offer an 8(a) set-aside for a major infrastructure consolidation project.
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