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An equal slice of success

A lot of people in government have high expectations for share-in-savings contracting -- including President Bush

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Partnership offers gov e-procurement

Healy Hudson AG and Omen Inc. align to bring e-government sourcing and procurement software to U.S. agencies

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Army inks nine to PC pacts

Vendors selected for three-year Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-1 BPAs

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How firms get a schedule

In January, AppliedTheory Corp. finished a several-month process to become one of more than 1,800 companies offering professional services on the General Services Administration schedule.

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Scheduling a service fix

Schedule-based IT service sales are soaring, though the practice is drawing fire

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Fedwire

Federal regulators have made it clear that performance-based acquisitions are the preferred way to buy services.

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GSA IT schedule sales from fiscal 1998-2001 (in millions)

GSA IT schedule sales from fiscal 1998-2001

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The way things (should) work

As the General Services Administration crafts rules covering service acquisitions off the schedule program for the Federal Acquisition Regulation, potential customers can find the existing procedures in several places on GSA's Web site.

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Coast Guard confident despite Deepwater wake

The Coast Guard's commandant said he considers the Integrated Deepwater System Project a model for future government procurements

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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