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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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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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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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