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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

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BioShield gets House OK

The House approved $5.6 billion July 16 for Project BioShield to research, produce and stockpile vaccines and antidotes to bioterrorism.

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GSA pledges lower fees

GSA finalizes plan to lower fee added to schedule prices

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Bill would elevate disabled-veteran firms

Critics question if set-aides actually give companies an edge

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COMMITS successor to benefit from lessons learned

Commerce prepares follow-on solicitation for popular small business contract

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U.S. lags in supercomputing, experts say

House Science Committee calls for interagency coordination required to close gap with Japan

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OMB urges IT consolidation

Savings across government could add up to billions, Mark Forman tells Congress

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Commerce readies COMMITS NexGen

Commerce's follow-on for the popular COMMITS GWAC hopes to incorporate lessons learned

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GSA probing small business

GSA has launched an effort to determine whether small businesses are actually small.

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Industry to feds: plan ahead

Satellite firms concerned about bandwidth