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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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Feds eschew online buying
A new study says federal agencies use the Internet for just 1 percent of all procurement spending.
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FAA taps Lockheed for oceanic radar
The Federal Aviation Administration is negotiating a contract with Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management to replace the air traffic control system for tracking aircraft flying across oceans
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DOT contract opens door to cool tech
The Transportation Department last week launched a seven-year, $980 million program to which federal, state and local agencies can turn for help when developing projects involving state-of-the-art technology.
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Davis pondering services bill
Legislation would promote training, private-sector best practices and share-in-savings contracting
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