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INS orders fingerprint scanners

Visionics systems will be used to transmit fingerprint information to the FBI

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Council puts 'blacklisting' on hold

FAR Council suspends the requirement to consider vendors' ethics when awarding contracts

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Desktop standardization adds up to savings

Government buyers are taking an optimistic look at onesizefitsall software buys

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Partners bring surplus sales to feds

PlanetGov and Liquidation.com team to bring surplus goods to publicsector customers

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Micron soars on Air Force PC contract

Micron has passed Dell this year on the Air Force Information Technology Tools BPA

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VA releases data center RFP

The $500 million project would provide hardware, software and service to the center in Austin, Texas

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Denver schools choose Epylon

Some schools will try buying online starting in June; the rest will join by the end of the year.

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Dusting off a contract idea

Shareinsavings push by Bush may spur agencies

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New procurement leader

Bush chooses Angela Styles to lead the buying policy division of the Office of Management and Budget

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Itronix meeting rugged requirements

From FOSE: Itronix notebook leads finalists for major Air Force contract

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PeopleSoft nabs military HR contract

The Pentagon picks PeopleSoft to provide a standard human resources system

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GTSI.com extends order tracking

From FOSE: Purchase order authorization and interactive quote tracking added to GTSI.com

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Government IT spending on rise

Forecasters say governments will spend more than ever on technology in coming years

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Reality check

Ecommerce was supposed to change the federal marketplace. It hasn't. Here's why.

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Where e-commerce is a reality

While most other companies are struggling to make 5 percent of their procurements with federal agencies through electronic means, ProcureNet Inc. earned 90 percent through Webbased systems

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Evangelist for past performance

Procurement reform advice that's worth listening to.

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Web not stirring this SEWP

Despite all its business, NASA's SEWP contract does not have a Webbased ordering system

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Slow start for e-commerce

The debate over why more federal business isn't done via Webbased procurement systems is sure to continue for years to come

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FAA still sees STARS in its air traffic future

Controllers in El Paso, Texas, next month will begin testing Raytheon Co.'s STARS, making it unlikely that the FAA will accept an alternative offered last week by Lockheed Martin Corp.

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Efficiency vs. fairness

FAA noncompetitive award highlights dilemma in procurement reform