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SBA reassessing small-business IT size standards
A proposed new rule could raise the revenue limits on information technology companies to qualify as small businesses.
Acquisition
Input: State, local outsourcing to grow
Economic pressure will compel state and local governments to pursue more outsourcing contracts in the coming years, a new study suggests.
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Senate supports penalties for illegal hiring
Companies found hiring illegal workers would be blocked from getting government contracts, according to a provision in the Senate version of the minimum wage bill.
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European group chooses UBL for cross-border procurement standard
The Northern European Subset said UBL is the only specification that fits the need for an XML-based standard that covers the entire range of online procurement needs.
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Doan 'elated' by SEWP decision
She said she changed her mind about OFPP's decision after she read Denett's letter to NASA explaining why its acquisition contract could continue.
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The Hill calls top procurement officials to testify
A Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee has asked top federal procurement officials and experts to testify.
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IG finds compliance issues at GSA small-business center
Report concludes that GSA allowed too much subcontracting and did not detect out-of-scope orders.
Acquisition
Editorial: The devil's details
The SARA panel's report is a good starting point for the debate about the road map to a next-generation procurement system.
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Kelman: A missed opportunity
In a difficult time for government procurement, the group could have done much more.
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Congress begins to investigate Doan
The chairman of the House reform committee issued letters asking for documents on communications between Lurita Doan and the friend she tried to grant a no-bid contract to.
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Davis asks GAO to review SARA panel report
Rep. Tom Davis had required the review last November, when he was still chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.
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Performance-based acquisitions down in fiscal 2006
Departments slid to 49 percent in fiscal 2006 from 50.9 percent in fiscal 2005, the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation found.
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GSA awards VETS contract to Information Innovators
The service-disabled, veteran-owned small business joins some 40 other firms under the contract set-aside, which has a potential overall value of $5 billion.
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Editorial: FCW’s bias
If there has been a bias in these pages, it is a strong belief in the vital role that IT can play in helping the government do its important jobs more effectively.
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NASA completes financial systems upgrade
Accenture managed the installation of the new SAP system, which will manage the agency's $16.5 billion budget and 18,000-person workforce.
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Doan declines Snowe's request for GWAC restriction
The senator wanted the GSA Information Technology Global Operations contract limited to HUBZone businesses.
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SARA panel: Parameters needed to guide contract growth
OMB should provide agencies with guidelines for creating and reauthorizing contracts, the panel recommends.
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SARA panel draft report critical of small-business acquisition strategies
The panel considered five general areas of small-business concern but chose to focus on only two and avoided an analysis of small-business subcontracting issues.
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SARA panel pushes for better procurement data system
Efforts to get usable data from the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation were mixed, the panel said.
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