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CBD WATCH
General Services Administration~~~ Noncomplex systems integration services. Sol. GS6KS97BND0003. (CBD Sept. 6) GSA's Federal Telecommunications Service Heartland Region (6KE) is participating in a new national business line called the Federal Acquisition Services for Technology program. As part of
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IBM's new S/390 line targets network computing
IBM Corp. last week announced two new System/390 server lines an enhanced operating system and a host of other products designed to link firms' mainframes more closely with networked computing environments. The company unveiled the S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server Generation 3 (G3) a CMOSbased p
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Dow Jones affiliate unwraps on-line products for feds
In an effort to bring Wall Street to Washington D.C. a New Yorkbased financial publishing database and software consulting firm is targeting the federal market with online products and services designed to make the average federal employee a smarter investor. IDD Enterprises under the majority ow
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Reform at Defense
Nearly six months after finishing a major overhaul of its acquisition guidelines the Defense Department is undertaking a multifaceted effort to translate its new policies into real changes in how it does business. This effort not only involves concrete activities such as following up on specific re
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Compaq unveils router based on Cisco system
Strengthening its position in the internetworking market Compaq Computer Corp. last week announced a lowcost router the company developed using Cisco Systems Inc.'s internetworking operating system and standard PC components. Compaq's Netelligent 8500 Communications Platform is the first router ba
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ROSTER
Rear Adm. (Sel.) Kathleen Paige took over as commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) from Rear Adm. David Sargent. Paige has served previously as the technical director of the service's Aegis program office chief engineer at the center's Port Hueneme Calif. facility and acquisition man
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Panel hopes to integrate federal, state welfare data
Information technology experts are to meet this week under the purview of a recently formed federal/state committee to discuss ways in which various databases can be linked in order to cut the cost of welfare programs. The Management Technical Advisory Group (MTAG) formed last month by the Social S
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AWARDS
ITT Federal Services Corp. A $164.5 million award for Western range operation/ maintenance technical and support services at Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif. Air Force Space Command 30th Contracting Squadron LGCXA Building 7015 Section 2D/806 13th Street Suite 2 Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif. 934
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Deskbook should be living document
The Defense Department has the start of a good idea with its Defense Acquisition Deskbook.~ ~The deskbook is an online compendium of DOD and federal acquisition regulations coupled with a repository of "discretionary" guidance: lessons learned document templates and other wisdom from the front l
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Bureaucratus should reconsider comments about downsizing
I would like to comment about some points that Bureaucratus made in his July 22 column about federal downsizing. ~~A net of about 225 000 positions have been eliminated by the Clinton administration's downsizing efforts. It is true that about twothirds of them have been at the Defense Department i
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Guerra launches consultancy
Federal marketing veteran Bob Guerra is leaving Sysorex Information Systems Inc. and forming his own consulting firm. Guerra plans to incorporate Guerra & Associates next week. The company will work with information technology product and services companies on how to do business in the postBrooks
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TASC lands $52M SETA procurement
The Defense Mapping Agency last week awarded a $52 million contract to TASC Inc. to provide systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) for the agency's modernization initiative. DMA which supports Defense Department missions with a variety of digital and hardcopy maps is in the midst of a
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The case of the missing Air Force notebook PCs
Eugene Rossel vice president of Unitek Technology Inc. a small Ontario Calif. PC reseller and manufacturer believes the Zenith Data Systems/PackardBell marriage has fouled up service and repair causing three notebook computers belonging to a missioncritical Air Force unit to end up lost. Unitek s
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Government's decision-making role deserves scrutiny
The most important premise for the success of the ongoing experiment in federal procurement reform is the expectation that government officials when given the opportunity will make wise business decisions. In this case 'wise' refers to the promotion of optimum solutions geared toward achieving clea
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Army orders ISC revamp
Following a year of study the Army plans to reorganize its Information Systems Command (ISC) leaving the Arizonabased unit with only its worldwide longhaul communications mission while dispersing its acquisition systems engineering and software development units to commands in Georgia New Jersey
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Tracor to buy Cordant
Tracor Inc. a $1 billion defense electronics company last week said it will buy Cordant Inc. for $65 million and make the Reston Va. systems integrator a cornerstone of its push to become a major player in the federal information technology market. Cordant rumored for several months to be seeking a
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TCS to rely on `manager of managers'
With its new Treasury Communications System (TCS) the Treasury Department is for the first time completely automating the management of its 100 000user network becoming part of a government and industry trend. By adopting a socalled 'manager of managers' for the $425 million network Treasury can
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DISA gains safety net for $1B worth of contracts
Facing further possible cuts and consolidations of its computing facilities and workforce the Defense Information Systems Agency is using enterprise software licenses to help it maintain its software management environment. Enterprise licenses allow organizations to handle the distribution and main
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SSA may link with state databases
Despite expected resistance from states House members are considering introducing legislation that could lead to the linking of state welfare databases with the Social Security Administration so that the federal government could reduce the overpayment of certain welfare benefits. The legislation wh
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