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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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GSA plans Advantage upgrades
Vendors will be able to immediately modify their General Services Administration schedule contract listings.
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IT pros break down cultural challenges
Managing cultural change remains one of the greatest challenges to integrating information technology systems in government agencies.
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VA aces Exhibit 300s
The Department of Veterans Affairs is the first to do so, its CIO says.
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BMC wins Postal deal
The U.S. Postal Service will pay $4.5 million for software to manage tech infrastructure.
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More FTS spending problems found
A preliminary report suggests two more GSA regions misused funds or allowed other improprieties.
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ACS wins $1 billion education deal
The company will create a single system for the Federal Student Aid program.
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OMB tightens business case requirements
The business cases for fiscal 2005 are better than the ones from the previous year, but there will still be plenty of instructions for improvements, an official said.
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Politics threatens procurement reforms, Kelman says
The man who once led federal purchasing policy fears improvements could be undone.
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D.C. expands Internet purchases
Washington, D.C. officials expect to soon double the number of agencies using its Web procurement system.
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Tuning up procurement reform
Davis-sponsored SARA bill is the most sweeping reform since the mid-1990s
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GSA cancels PC Connection contract
The company says a GSA review found systems and procedures that may have resulted in underpayment of fees or sale of unqualified items.
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