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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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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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Anti-A-76 provisions draw veto threat
President Bush will veto spending bills that would hamper the administration's competitive sourcing imitative
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Close should not count
Editorial: Close does not count except in horseshoes, hand grenades and service-level agreements
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GSA poised to lower industry fee
Vendors will pay less to sell products and services through the GSA schedule contracts system
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FAA programs encounter cost growth
Transportation IG finds that the FAA's major acquisitions are plagued by cost growth and delays
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GWACs: Too much of a good thing?
Governmentwide acquisition contracts have made their mark
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Shopping for GWACs
Program offices juggle specialization, extra services and fees to entice buyers
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DOD policing purchase card use
IG reports that data mining techniques have enabled DOD to crack down on misuse of purchase cards
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