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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
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Evening the Odds
The combination of increasingly complex technologies and increases in IT spending poses a dilemma for state and local buyers as they try to maintain the right mix of technical expertise and business management skills throughout the IT procurement process.
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USDA competes with private data centers
Chances are that if you contract with a third-party data center, it's going to be one that is owned and operated by a private company. Not always though.
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Making business sense
Deidre Lee, who will be leaving her post as administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in June to become director of Defense procurement, has long believed that contracting professionals need to rethink the role they play in the interaction between government and vendors.
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FreeMarkets, AMS Focus on Public Sector
FreeMarkets Inc., an online auction marketplace, has joined forces with American Management Systems Inc. to create a public-sector procurement venture.
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Vendors open data centers for hire
Up and down the Dulles corridor in Northern Virginia, numerous unmarked, warehousetype buildings are nestled among hotels, office parks and fastfood restaurants. In the past, such a sight in the Washington area would have signaled a classified government office. But today, it's just as likely to be one of the many commercially owned buildings where government networks are maintained.
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Commerce commits to desktop outsourcing
Agency to kick off pilot project by selecting a vendor from a small business services contract
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Purchase card fees pinch vendor profits
The government purchase card, which has become big business over the past several years, is proving to be too much of a good thing for some computer companies.
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Card fees a tough sell
The amount of goods bought by federal employees wielding government purchase cards is soaring: $10.2 billion worth in fiscal 1999, with an expected increase of 20 percent in fiscal 2000.
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