Acquisition
Education signs incentive-based contract
The Education Department signed the federal government's first shareinsavings IT contract in a deal to modernize student loan systems
Acquisition
'Seat' risk oversold
Federal agencies that have resisted the concept of desktop outsourcing as too radical a solution are making a foolish mistake.
Acquisition
Letters to the Editor
As a frequent user of Advantage, I applaud the General Services Administration's efforts to get more detail on items
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GSA seeking upgrade to DSL
FTS division is soliciting contract bids to upgrade copper phone lines to handle highspeed Internet access
Acquisition
A computer to track computers
Procurement reform was supposed to improve the way agencies bought and used information technology. But Congress, the White House and agencies have had little reliable data to determine if the reforms are working or if agencies are complying with them.
Acquisition
IT contractors must follow NASA security rules
Though contractors weren't obligated to before, new guidelines make sure contractors do as NASA would to safeguard data
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Solving the procurement shell game
Goals for the Federal Acquisition Management Information System
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Let vendors profit
We should welcome higher vendor profits when the vendor has delivered excellent results.
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Smart card accepted at portal
Pulsar Data Systems unveils a portal that uses smart card technology to enable agencies to purchase IT products
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E-procurement biz gets first customer
The Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments has signed with a new company formed by Bank of America and NIC Commerce
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eFederal joins the B2G race
A businesstogovernment procurement portal for credit card purchases, eFederal emphasizes customer service and support
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Mission: A better procurement database
Federal acquisition executives outline a transition to a system that will enable agencies to better tie their procurements to their mission
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NASA system may fly at Justice
NASA's pioneering World Wide Web-based site for procurement officials has sparked interest at the Justice Department as a way to make the move from file cabinets to e-procurement.
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GSA/vendor spat snares Hill
The General Services Administration and the vendor community have pulled Congress into their dispute over the GSA Advantage online ordering system, ending up with an audit and possibly hearings in September.
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Intellisource wins ODIN deal
NASA on Thursday awarded the latest Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA contract to Intellisource.
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Company 'leapfrogs' onto GSA schedule
Crucial Technology reached an agreement with Leapfrog Smart Products that enables Crucial's memory products to be listed on the GSA schedule
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Commerce starting over with Commits
The Commerce Department has suspended an estimated $1.5 billion governmentwide information technology services contract and has asked interested vendors to revise and resubmit their proposals.
Acquisition
Not so 'reverse' auctions
I've been hearing a lot about the government's various experiments with 'reverse auction' purchasing techniques. In reverse auctions, sellers 'bid' against one another for specific orders by offering successively lower prices until a winner is declared.
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NASA pact attracts dot-coms
The upcoming followon to NASA's popular Science and Engineering Workstation Procurement is already attracting a new breed of potential competitors: dotcom startups that hope to take electronic procurement to the next level.
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