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VA eyes vendors for IT follow-on
The Department of Veterans Affairs' new chief information officer, John Gauss, has approved a request for proposals for a follow-on contract for hardware and software
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Security patch RFP delayed
FedCIRC to widen scope of system to disseminate patches to protect against cyberattacks
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VA seeking PCHS-2 vendors
New CIO approves request for proposals for a $1.37 billion hardware and software contract
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HUD holds up major RFP
Multitude of industry comments on the HUD Information Technology Service contract prompts postponement
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Contract a boon for USPS
The U.S. Postal Service is $5 million richer this month thanks to an innovative contract that has a vendor cutting the agency's telephone bills and sharing the savings.
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Army signs up for NIH contracts
The Army's Small Computer Program at Fort Monmouth, N.J., is partnering with the National Institutes of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) to purchase hardware and software at a discount.
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American Indian firm wins pact
An Oklahoma-based telecommunications and information technology services provider won a federal contract potentially worth $100 million earlier this month
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PeopleSoft to support IRS services
PeopleSoft to supply CRM software in contract worth more than $10 million
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DOE office awards LAN contract
Soza Inc. wins $10.1 million deal for services related to the migration to a localarea network
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Army signs up for NIH contracts
Small Computer Program partners with NITAAC to purchase hardware and software
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FSS makes acquisition pick official
GSA's Federal Supply Service named Patricia Mead as deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition
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Census' hunt for accuracy
The Census Bureau wants to modernize its database of addresses in order to conduct a more accurate and less expensive census in 2010
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VA begins building integrated system
With a workforce of nearly 230,000 employees, the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest civilian agency
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Down payment on e-procurement
Agencies begin the tough job of linking the purchase and pay sides of B2G commerce
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VA awards two deals for data center
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded more than $680 million in contracts for products and services for its Austin Automation Center in Texas
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Lessons learned
When the Internet land-grab was in full swing 18 months ago, entrepreneurs with pockets stuffed with cash gazed upon a multibillion-dollar federal procurement budget and were convinced they saw a gold mine
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Work is under way on standards
The fact that there are no governmentwide standards for acquisition systems is a major impediment to the development of government e-procurement
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Fedwire
The Defense Department has officially eased restrictions on collaborative software tools
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Companies team to market business performance tool
Two companies have joined forces to offer federal agencies help as they monitor and manage the performance of their business processes
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