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Commercial isn't unique
As part of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, Congress established a preference for agencies to buy commercial goods and services instead of governmentunique items whenever feasible.
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Commerce looks outside for security
The Commerce Department released a solicitation this month for commercial authentication technologies to support its new Webbased time and attendance system.
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NIST sets guides on infosec buys
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its final guidelines on how civilian agencies should procure information security products.
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Boston to integrate health data
The city chooses TekInsight.com to create a Web-enabled system that will enable employees to tap information from about 30 health programs
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NIST guides civilian infosec buys
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its final guidelines on civilian agency procurement of information security products
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Commerce mulls share-in-savings
The Commerce Department is considering a shareinsavings approach to consolidate its multiple data centers without having to provide any upfront funding.
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The fiction of a 23% decline
The plural of anecdote, social scientists are fond of saying, is data.
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Government invests in security
DARPA has awarded an $11 million grant to Network Associates Inc. to develop technologies for information system security
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E-procurement hub connects gov buyers
PartnershipAmerica.com was recently launched to connect government technology buyers on the federal, state and local levels with solutions providers in the private sector.
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Service agreements smooth San Diego outsourcing effort
If there's one lesson that stands out in San Diego County's $644 million, seven-year outsourcing agreement with the Pennant Alliance, the consortium of IT vendors led by Computer Sciences Corp., it may well be a twist on the old adage,
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Pennsylvania seeking a bigger bang for its IT buck
With publicsector information technology purchasing, having a multitude of good ideas is often more of a problem than having a lack of them.
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Coast Guard updating search and rescue
Lockheed Martin, Motorola and Science Applications International were chosen for a $25 million contract to modernize a national distress system
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Commerce taps more firms for IT contract
Today, Commerce is expected to announce more awards under the $1.5 billion Commits program designed for small businesses
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Defining government
Get ready for Government Inc. It's coming a lot sooner than you think. That's the gist of a memo sent out last month by Dan Porter, the Navy's chief information officer.
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Groups push FedBiz site for buying
The government issued a proposed rule last week that would designate the FedBizOpps Web site as the single online point of access to governmentwide business opportunities.
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Jury: AMS breached Mississippi contract
The state said that more than five years after signing a deal with AMS, not one aspect of its automated tax system was working
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Governments 'piggyback' for IT savings
Cities and counties could save up to $50 million on collective technology purchases through a program announced Thursday
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Compaq to deliver explosive power
The Energy Department has awarded Compaq Computer Corp. a $200 million contract to build the largest supercomputer in the world
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Single face to vendors advances
As expected, the government issued a proposed rule on Monday that would designate the FedBizOpps Web site as the single online point of access to governmentwide business opportunities.
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