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Va. zooms in on traffic congestion
The state's Department of Transportation will deploy surveillance cameras to manage traffic in the McLean area of Fairfax County.
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Editorial: Competition matters
GSA’s attempt to bring more contracts under its purview is misguided.
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SARA Panel wants better reporting
It wants to conduct studies on interagency data on awards of contracts, grants and agreements through a Web-accessible database that the public can search.
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Allen: New rules of contract ethics (full version)
Promoting your ethical behavior may actually help your firm win government business
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Allen: New rules of contract ethics
Promoting your ethical behavior may actually help your firm win government business
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OMB pools info about improper payments
The Office of Management and Budget added a new appendix to OMB Circular A-123 to bring together three memos from 2003 about improper payments.
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Census Bureau awards IT contract to CNSI
The company will help support the Regional Office Survey Control system.
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SAIC to support Agriculture's crop insurance program
GSA awarded the $120 million task order under its Millennia contract on behalf of Agriculture.
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Leave contracting alone, industry coalition says
Several trade organizations have issued a joint statement condemning the SARA Panel's proposed contracting reforms, saying they would erase a decade of procurement reforms.
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Georgia DOT taps Business Objects
It will use a business intelligence software suite to track the performance of road construction and other transportation projects.
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Lawmakers focus on fairness to small businesses
SBA reauthorization bill proposes measures designed to level the competitive playing field.
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GSA wants to add SEWP to its plate
Some GSA supporters question whether the timing is right, given the agency’s challenges
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Senate wants annual small-business certifications
Authorization bill also allows SBA to create tiers that subdivide small-business categories.
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Perot Systems, Blue Cross consider contract revision
The companies are looking to restructure the software portion of a 10-year IT and outsourcing services contract.
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Doan interested in NASA SEWP
GSA administrator wants GWAC to come under her agency's wing.
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VA drops PCHS for SEWP
The agency will use a NASA contract rather than continuing its own program.
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Maryland saves millions on reverse auction
The state's Department of General Services recently saved more than $7 million on an electricity supply contract it awarded through an online auction.
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Input predicts GSA schedule decline
A slump in the services business will contribute to a 1 percent decline overall for fiscal 2006, according to the market research firm.
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First eco-friendly computers certified
Meanwhile, a new report encourages e-cycling initiatives.
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