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Letter: Best price not on GSA Schedule
A reader says a more simple way than using the GSA Schedule to make purchases would be best for all parties involved.
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Letter: Beware of workforce layoffs and hires
A readers says the employee who has been working at DOD for 20 years or more may not have "seniority retention privileges."
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Letter: Commercial terms among vendors and government should match
A reader writes, "In my purchases, [General Services Administration] Schedule prices are always just a starting point for negotiations."
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Letter: GSA's Jim Williams major career contributions not highlighted
A reader says Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Jim Williams implemented the merger of the Federal Technology Service and the Federal Supply Service among other great accomplishments.
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Navy takes EA concept to heart
With 2 initiatives, the Navy expects to score gains in program efficiency and effectiveness.
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Outlook good for lines of biz
Successful lines of business will weather the coming change in the White House, forecasters predict.
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Intell leaders heed pay concerns
Leaders of the intelligence community make a point of getting employee input on pay-for-performance plans.
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Committees approve more money for cybersecurity
Bills approved by the House and Senate Appropriations committees would provide more funding for cybersecurity programs than the Bush administration requested.
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SSA lists thousands of live persons as dead
By mistakenly adding more than 20,000 living people to its public Death Master File, the Social Security Administration released their names, Social Security numbers and other personal information, SSA's IG finds.
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New law opens some GSA contracts to state, local agencies
The legislation signed today allows state and local governments to use the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule contracts to buy security-related items.
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Commerce official nominated to head SBA
Commerce Department official Santanu Baruah has been nominated by the White House to head the Small Business Administration.
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Buzz of the Week: GSA’s Williams: Kudos and questions
The timing of the Jim Williams' nomination raises question that muddle an otherwise positive turn of events.
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Treasury said to need better controls for report
Major weaknesses hurt the Treasury Department's processes used to prepare the annual governmentwide consolidated financial statement, the Government Accountability Office finds.
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Williams nominated as GSA administrator
White House officials announced today that Jim Williams, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, has been nominated as administrator of the General Services Administration.
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State plans integrated global payroll system
State Department officials want to replace two systems with a single one that will pay about 65,000 government employees, retirees and qualified beneficiaries in more than 180 countries.
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Unions say NSPS rules could hurt DOD employees
The Defense Department failed to get employee buy-in when it developed proposed rules for the National Security Personnel System, labor unions charge.
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Letter: Poor integration and lack of communication hamper US-VISIT
A reader writes that US-VISIT suffers because contractors have not communicated well since the program's inception.
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What do schedules contract users think?
General Services Administration has some questions for federal customers.
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