Acquisition
CSC wins integration contract
$50 million award from GSA will buy strategic planning, requirement analysis, system design and integration
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Comsat signs $60 million federal satellite deal
The sixyear contract covers the company's fixed and mobile satellite services but allows for new offerings when they become available
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Online auction plan gains momentum
Site would sell surplus collected from sources such as drug bust property seizures, assets from housing foreclosures and overstocked government inventories
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Attention shoppers: E-Mall expanding
Intelisys selected to lead the growth of Massachusetts's multistate procurement effort
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GSA readies online auction site
The agency hopes to launch an online auction site by next month that will make it easier for agencies to buy IT
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IRS deal eases load
Electronic software delivery is a hit at the Internal Revenue Service.
Acquisition
GSA call center BPA winners
GSA's Telephone and Internet Customer Contact Systems and Solutions blanket purchase aggreement
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OFPP set to launch online "Yellow Pages"
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is raising concerns in government and industry with its plans to launch a Web site listing products and services available on multiagency contracts.
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USAID taps AMS for financial software
The U.S. Agency for International Development on Thursday awarded American Management Systems Inc. a potential 10-year contract to install and support a global financial management system.
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IRS extends Beyond.com's deal
The $15 million contract provides electronic delivery of Microsoft software to 130,000 IRS desktops
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EFed Expands into State, Local Market
EFed, a subsidiary of National Information Consortium Inc., has signed a letter of intent with Bank of America Corp. to create a company to offer state and local governments a business-to-business procurement system.
Acquisition
Pa. Gov. Ridge Proposes "Tax-Free PC" Holiday
Pennsylvanians soon will have two week-long opportunities to purchase personal computers tax-free, thanks to an initiative announced Thursday by Gov. Tom Ridge.
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Bill would suspend new outsourcing
Measure would force agencies to prove outsourcing contracts are costeffective, but it's unlikely to pass this session
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FTS 2001 not FAA's route
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to outsource its air traffic telecommunications, but it is unable to use the governmentwide FTS 2001 telecom contract.
Acquisition
Fighting a telecom 'rip off'
The relationship between agencies and their contractors has always been turbulent.
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Internet procurement a 'go'
NASA is harnessing the Internet to simplify contract management and keep contract managers aware of the latest in acquisition rules and regulations.
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New Defense procurement director named
Former head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy will replace Eleanor Spector
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