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Optimus wins air traffic deal
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a contract through the Broad Information Technology Services II procurement vehicle.
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McDonald Bradley joins EPA ITS-ESE team
The company will provide advanced XML development, semantic Web technology and data visualization support.
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SARA rules still taking shape
Procurement experts are waiting to see what regulations will be created to implement the Services Acquisition Reform Act.
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USPTO scrutinizes Linux, Java
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will hold a vendor briefing on the scope and type of a new contract for systems development and maintenance services.
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Learning from the past
The skills developed and the lessons learned in 2003 are as valuable now as they were then.
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Trip to Mars requires intelligence
Success of manned mission could hinge on smarter systems
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Rule reclassifies IT small biz
The rule sets the standard to qualify as small at 150 employees.
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FTS to handle SmartBuy
The General Services Administration has handed operational control of SmartBuy to the Federal Technology Service.
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Davis still aims for share-in savings
New rules and possible legislation could make share-in-savings more appealing, says the chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.
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Rules could ease COTS requirements
Agencies could buy commercial off-the-shelf items without regard to Buy American provisions if a proposed rule becomes final.
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Commerce COMMITS to small biz
Officials are looking at small businesses bidding on the Commerce Information Technology Solutions NexGen contract.
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Postal Service searches for savings via IT
Technology helped cut supply chain costs for the U.S. Postal Service last year, and officials expect more to come.
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Lockheed wins $700 million EPA deal
The Environmental Protection Agency is the latest federal agency to test the performance-based contracting waters.
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Alliant contract takes shape
GSA officials are thinking about a 15-year term and $150 billion ceiling for the Alliant deal that would succeed six governmentwide contracts.
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ContractWatch
DISA awards GIG-BE, the Defense Intelligence Agency chose 7 companies for IT contracts, NASA chose SAIC for IT services and Interior chose BearingPoint to install back office systems.
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Cooperative purchasing interests industry
Most technology vendors look forward to using a new provision that lets state and local governments buy from GSA schedule contracts.
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