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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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Davis seeks studies on contracting
Requested reports would put seat management, FSS, FTS under microscope
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DLT expands schedule offerings
Alliances offer QLogic storage-area network products and Hiawatha search solutions
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GAO denies protest of Air Force award
Cherokee Information Services protested contract award for a command and control center
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DOD software stock going slow
Defense agencies, services not taking advantage of Microsoft server software deal
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