Acquisition

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

Acquisition

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

Acquisition

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

Acquisition

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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FAA awards HR overhaul

KPMG Consulting will provide human resources integration for FAA and possibly other agencies

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VA awards data center deals

Logicon gets lion's share with $650 million contract to support Austin Automation Center

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Service contract confusion

Until 1994, the Service Contract Act stood as one of the clearer laws intended for contractors

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Systems to fake nuclear explosions

Los Alamos gets help in visualizing nuclear weapons effects without underground testing

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Pair picked to deliver DOE software

Beyond.com and Network Management will supply Microsoft enterprise software products

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ATF extends seat management

Agency awards BPA to Unisys to cover computer services for 6,000 seats

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CSC, NSA get down to business

Cost of Groundbreaker at odds in award

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Retooling IT

The National Security Agency has billed Groundbreaker as a step toward bringing the agency's Cold Warera information technology into the 21st century

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FAA picks ITT for digital radio deal

The FAA has asked ITT Industries Inc. to provide multimode digital radios to air traffic controllers

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FAA picks ITT for digital radios

The award is the first step toward replacing analog radios under the agency's NexCom program

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GSA splits PC seat work

General Services Administration has decided to divide responsibilities for managing desktop computers by hiring one vendor for hardware and software and another for desktop services

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NASA launches workstation bonanza

NASA has selected eight companies for its $4 billion SEWP III