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Small-biz provisions threaten businesses

Small Business authorization bill seeks to boost agency small-biz numbers

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IT continues to surge

The General Services Administration opened its information technology schedule to services in 1996.

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The GSA juggernaut

The schedule is a force to be reckoned with but has room for improvement

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CDC hires Orkand for tech support

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a contract to Orkand Corporation for continued support for the agency's health statistics division.

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GSA Buyer's Guide Intro

In our third special supplement this year on contract options for federal information technology buyers

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Five trends to watch

Look for the following improvements to the GSA multiple-award schedules

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E-procurement integration

The GSA Advantage Web site provides an electronic storefront to the agency's multiple-award schedules, including the information technology schedule.

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Researcher sees more GIS sales

Increased government spending will help the market for geographic information system (GIS) products grow by 8 percent this year, says research firm Daratech.

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Peregrine no longer bankrupt

The software vendor has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans a renewed push into the federal market

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On the case

Concorde program will upgrade or deploy systems used by DEA agents

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IRS delays tax database ? again

Agency brings in consultant to evaluate the progress of the project

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DEA to re-engineer core apps

First phase of 'Concorde' program focuses on business process re-engineering

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Labor to overhaul financial system

Proposed system would enable employees to spend more time on analysis

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Bar raised for accounting software

Board adds criteria for selling financial management software to feds

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NASA outsourcing needs consistency

In response to an inspector's report, the space agency plans to create guidelines for desktop outsourcing.

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Accountability bill stirs debate anew

Proposed law would enforce accountability for contractors with black marks on their records

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Database tracks GWAC details

Federal agencies must submit information on multiple-agency contracting vehicles to a centralized database

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FAA small-biz pact gets off to fast start

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Educating the sellers

HHS could help other federal agencies think about new ways to foster productive exchanges with information technology vendors

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Small businesses face greater scrutiny

GSA starts work to figure out if small businesses are indeed small