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Lockheed wins en route deal

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract worth up to $125 million June 11 to develop and field the En Route Communications Gateway (ECG), which will connect data from radar sites to the FAA's system of en route air traffic control centers.

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GSA Advantage carries warning

GSA is sticking to its July 1 deadline for vendors to be on the agency's online procurement system

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FBI awards Trilogy, part 2

The user-applications portion of the FBI's massive modernization project goes to SAIC

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Web-hosting options

Both DotGov Communications and Pixel Head promise to create sites that look professional, offer advanced features and save staff time.

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Hill calls on Web experts

Congressional reps find site outsourcing frees up staff time

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Feds make little headway buying online

Agencies have moved little of their buying power to the Internet

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Who's onboard for Deepwater

The Coast Guard's massive Deepwater Capability Replacement Program would replace 90 ships, 200 aircraft and all the sensors that connect them. The companies competing for the Deepwater contract include:

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Coast Guard's missions

The Coast Guard is a military, maritime service within the Transportation Department

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An 'orchestrated ballet' of information

For the woman who directs the Coast Guard's information technology programs, the priority is clear: It's all about information, not technology.

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QuadraMed added to GSA schedule

Contract gives VHA facilities more options for buying IT products and services

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Arizona advances e-buying system

Come fall, the state should be able to conduct evaluations and negotiate work contracts over the Internet

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GSA moves ahead with reverse auctions

GSA plans to award a governmentwide contract for its Buyers.Gov program

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Qwest to upgrade NASA network

Qwest wins contract to provide broadband technology for high-performance network

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The way reform should work

Last month's decision by top information technology managers at the General Services Administration to kill its desktop outsourcing contract illustrates two important elements of the government's post-procurement-reform era.

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ICMA taps buying partner

The International City/County Management Association has teamed upwith Way2Bid Inc. to design better channels for local and state governments to conduct online procurement

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Lincoln County rejects SAN sticker shock

Bids were released, responses received and then sticker shock ensued

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Office XP gets mixed reception from feds

Some agencies say they'll hold off buying

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NASA: Outsourcing's a go

GSA Seat demise won't affect agency plans

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Arkansas nears IT overhaul launch

Nearly two years after it began planning an overhaul of its purchasing, finance and human resources information system, Arkansas state government is poised to go live with the project July 2.

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Feds eschew online buying

A new study says federal agencies use the Internet for just 1 percent of all procurement spending.