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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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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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HHS to buy $60 million in peripherals
Department officials hope to save money on monitors, digital cameras and other items.
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NASA awards $823.6 million contract to SAIC
UNITeS contract will provide the space agency with IT management services.
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Bush approves set-asides for vets
Bush signs a bill that creates a new small-business set-aside category for companies owned by veterans disabled while in the service.
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EDS to keep running Indiana Medicaid
Indiana has awarded a three-year, $83 million contract to EDS to continue processing health care claims and provide other Medicaid financial services.
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GAO upholds Lockheed HITS protest
But an EDS spokesman says his company still expects to keep the $860 million contract for HUD Information Technology Services.
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HUD seeks contractor for project management
Housing and Urban Development wants a company to support the department's new Information Technology Project Management Office.
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HP, PlanetGov get IRS contract
The companies will supply server and network storage technology.
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Velazquez chastises GOP on small business
The ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee blames the other political party for holding 31 bills.
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Broad spending bill exempts IT from Buy American
But it won't make much difference, lawyers say.
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