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HP gets $784 million Veterans deal
Hewlett-Packard will provide engineering support services and maintenance of the VistA Health Information Systems.
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Forest Service to track performance
Bids from management consultants to help the Forest Service set up a performance accountability information system were due this week.
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Copyright Office to install Siebel
The agency plans to use customer relationship management software to automate new copyright registration procedures.
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Coast Guard awards $48M deal
Anteon will provide IT services for the Coast Guard's Telecommunications and Information Systems Command.
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S.F. transportation group buys content system
San Francisco's Metropolitan Transportation Commission will use Percussion's Rhythmyx 5 Enterprise Content Management system.
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No end in sight in quest for reform
Most agree 1990s reforms result in faster and cheaper procurements, but some question if everything is better
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GSA inks second SmartBuy deal
Manugistics will sell its supply-chain management software based on three tiers of sales volume.
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EDS, Lockheed file new HITS protests
Lockheed officials say the HUD Information Technology Services solicitation still favors EDS. Meanwhile, EDS wants the new bid to be limited in scope.
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Styles joins D.C. law firm
Angela Styles, former federal procurement policy boss, has gone back to being a lawyer specializing in government contracts practice.
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SmartBuy opens its doors for business
OMB outlines the next steps for its enterprise license initiative
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Performance contracts need culture change
For performance-based contracts to work, the relationship between the government and industry must be defined, a panel of experts said.
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Vendors will share program gains and losses, ex-IRS official says
Charles Rossotti believes that shared responsibility will likely become more explicit in federal contracts' language.
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New Hampshire solicits ERP proposals
A request for proposals was issued for a system to track back office functions for state agencies.
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CSC continues FAA deal
The Federal Aviation Administration will pay CSC up to $140 million to keep supporting the Traffic Management Advisory.
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OMB issues SmartBuy guidance
Agencies must submit a list of their 2003 software purchases to OMB and the General Services Administration by April 15.
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Lockheed wins Air Force contract
The company will maintain software for the service's Theater Battle Management Core Systems.
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