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Raytheon wins $65M NASA contract

Raytheon Co. will provide information technology services to NASA's Ames Research Center under a potential $65 million contract awarded Thursday

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Coast Guard floats Deepwater ideas

Rather than replacing its Deepwater assets oneforone, the Coast Guard is giving three potential contractor teams the freedom to design a cuttingedge system that will enable the agency to carry out its diverse mission

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Navy hunting auction bargains

The Navy may be the first federal agency to use a reverse Internet auction in an effort to drive suppliers' prices down

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NOAA unveils Linux supercomputer

The first Linuxbased supercomputer to win competitive federal government procurement also is a big step forward for weather prediction

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Ensuring contract competition

Under a revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, federal contracting officers must take steps to ensure quickaward contracts are competitive

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NIMA plans massive outsourcing project

The Defense Department's National Imagery and Mapping Agency plans to pump at least $850 million into an outsourcing initiative that is part of a fundamental change in the way NIMA does business

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NIC updates e-procurement software

NIC Commerce has released the latest version of its procurement software that makes it easier for federal users to customize and compare products they want to buy online

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California surplus items up for bid on eBay

The state gets good prices for its specialty items on the popular Internet auction site

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GSA awards Millennia Lite contracts

The General Services Administration last week announced the award of the first information technology support services contracts under the Millennia Lite program

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'Seat' sows confusion

Agencies perplexed about desktop outsourcing costs

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Treasury speeds IT buys

Treasury Department workers can order computer products online via a firstofitskind electronic procurement World Wide Web site, according to the terms of a blanket purchase agreement announced last week.

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FAA seeks new e-mail route

The Federal Aviation Administration is in the early stages of soliciting proposals for a new enterprisewide email capability

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Treasury setting up e-procurement site

Authorized employees at the Treasury Department soon will be able to order computer products online via an electronic procurement World Wide Web site, according to terms of a blanket purchase agreement

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Companies band together to sell used technology

State and local customers will be able to buy the products through various online sites

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Government-market dot-coms team up

TechSmart.com Wednesday announced a partnership with FedCenter.com to offer preowned and offlease hardware and software to federal agencies

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Peace Corps awards Seat contract

The Peace Corps has awarded a $16.9 million task order for desktop and network outsourcing services to Federal Data Corp.

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GTSI unveiling customer Web site

The government reseller's new site will give government customers and vendors a central site for technology information and purchases

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E-catalog pilot raises doubts

The Government Catalog Interoperability Pilot, a key element in the federal government's push toward a World Wide Webbased open buying environment, has been judged a success by its participants, at least in showing the feasibility of the concept. Installing a fullscale version of the pilot, however, is another matter.

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FAA contract to boost landing guidance

The FAA has awarded a potential $22 million contract for instrument landing systems to help guide pilots landing in poor weather

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GSA gives digital certificate go-ahead

GSA's Office of Information Security this week approved Digital Signature Trust Co., one of the three vendors on the Access Certificates for Electronic Services contract, to begin issuing digital certificates to agencies