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'Blacklisting' comment period expanded
More time given on rule that would require contracting officers to consider vendors' ethics
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Denver schools choose Epylon
A Colorado school district announced that it has created an electronic buying system to save money on goods and services
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A maturing federal market
As IT schedule sales slow, GSA offers flexible package deals for savvier shoppers
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Report from the field: Peace Corps leads the way
It has become commonplace to talk of paradigm shifts in information technology, but for the Peace Corps, the phrase really does apply.
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Schedule veterans racking up sales
The growth in service revenue on the Federal Supply Service schedule has meant increased sales for schedule veterans such as BMC Software Inc. and Logicon FDC (formerly Federal Data Corp.).
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Staffing woes spur Peace Corps move
The Peace Corps' decision to go to seat management was the result of several obstacles it knew it would be facing.
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NSA may expand outsourcing
Agency's outsourcing efforts likely will not end with the $5 billion Groundbreaker project
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Rule reinforces performance buys
Interim rule makes it clear that performance-based acquisitions are the preferred way to buy commercial services
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SBA seeks private-sector solution
Agency looks to financial institutions for a ready-to-use loan monitoring system
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IBM gets Customs pact
The Customs Service selected a team led by IBM Global Services Inc. for its $1.3 billion Customs Modernization Prime Integration Contract
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Contracting bazaar draws Hill scrutiny
A growing number of federal agencies have discovered they can generate revenue by serving as middlemen
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GAO dubious of savings via easier buying ways
Agencies pushing Congress to give them permanent authority in acquistion practices fail to prove their methods save time or money
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GAO study shows sector is alive and well
For all the rhetoric, small businesses as a whole have held up well in the federal marketplace
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ICMA signs buying partner
The organization has a deal with Way2Bid to give governments yet another procurement option
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Customs picks IBM as prime
IBM Global Services will lead the Customs Service's $1.4 billion modernization project
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The Circuit
The budget doesn't make sense at the best of times, but it really gets interesting when a program -- sort of -- switches agencies.
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Panel has one mandate: Scrutinize outsourcing
A joint public/private panel formed to find the best ways to outsource federal functions to industry has a long road ahead, according to experts who believe the effort at least provides a good start.
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