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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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GWAC Buyers' Guide | Intro
If you are a federal program manager, you are likely to be running the equivalent of a small company, at the very least
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GSA to ease SmartBuy fears
Meeting set up to find out agencies' enterprise software license needs
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Agencies seek business case help
Agencies that need help developing business cases are turning to consultants to incorporate private sector practices into government planning.
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Small biz recertification irks industry
Two industry groups are opposing an SBA proposal that agencies recertify small businesses every year
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Agencies miss mark on small biz
Federal agencies are failing small-business goals, House Democrats claim
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Advice and appeals
Commentary: Advice from contracting officers should mark the beginning of a contractor's inquiry, not the end
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Report: NIMA not complying with FAR
NIMA procurement officials did not comply policies in recently awarded professional and technical service contracts
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Army taps Softmart for Microsoft software
The Army recently selected Softmart Inc. as the service's primary source for Microsoft Corp. software
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OMB kicks off enterprise licensing
OMB formally launched its enterprise licensing program, called SmartBuy, in which agencies will pool their buying power to purchase governmentwide software licenses
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Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
Oracle Corp. has put in a bid to buy out PeopleSoft Inc.
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GSA pilot to put contracts online
Agency is developing project as part of the e-government effort
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Fed printing cleared for competition
GPO to build portal through which agencies can buy services from a network of approved printers
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