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Florida to upgrade crime systems
The state plans to integrate its criminal history and fingerprint systems
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A contractor by any name
the identity of the bidder cannot be changed after submitting a proposal.
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OFPP nominee sets priorities
Getting definition on performance-based contracts is one basic challenge, nominee says
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FedBizOpps declared procurement hub
FAR Council publishes rule requiring agencies to transition to the FedBizOpps Web site
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Eliminating redundancy
Under the agreement between the Education Department and Accenture, the company developed a plan to shut down the agency's Central Data System
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Alliance targets online security
Calnet will bring OpenNetwork's security management product to the government market
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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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