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Army uses its bulk buy policy

Inspired by saving $13.6 million, it plans to consolidate more buys

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GSA struggles to right the ship

Foundering agency tries to steer back on course as leaders report sharp revenue drop

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SSA puts federal career interns to work

About 75 IT specialists hired since 2004 started as interns

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OMB requires officials assigned to geospatial issues

The officials will be responsible for pushing the issues ahead within their agencies and overseeing the establishment of geospatial requirements and policies.

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Replacement grade

Seven points to ponder when buying suitable laptops for replacing desktop PCs

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Motorola combines several business units

The new structure unites the company’s Networks division and the Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions division.

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Flying ICUs save lives

Handheld scanners, airborne ICU equipment help prevent battlefield fatalities

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Circuit

Not your frequent-flier miles; trust but verify; merging onto the info highway; back to New Orleans; no beards here.

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Editorial: GSA’s novel experiment

The General Services Administration ought to get some credit for creativity and perhaps a few pointers on what to try next

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Schlosser takes command at HUD

Since becoming CIO, she has made herself a persuasive member of the executive team

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Telework mandates open doors to new business

Seizing on government requirements can bring success to federal contractors

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OMB gives e-gov status report to Congress

The agency explains how it put initiatives into action in fiscal 2005.

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OMB directs agencies to name senior geospatial official

The Office of Management and Budget is directing major agencies to designate within 45 days a senior agency official for geospatial information, according to Clay Johnson, OMB's deputy director for management.

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GSA official to retire in April

Tom Horan has worked at GSA for 23 years.

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INTERNAUT: LOB impact? You ain’t seen nothing yet

Just when federal agencies thought they were catching up with the Office of Management and Budget’s six existing Line of Business initiatives, they now have three more LOBs to consider.

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Deals & Deadlines

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is asking agencies about their use of interagency contracts, including the types and number of contracts departments are using.

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State extends Viisage subsidiary's passport contract

The department awarded Trans Digital Technologies $56 million to continue developing secure passports.

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DHS' Broderick resigns

The director of the Operations Directorate wants to spend more time with his family, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff said.

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Americom deal extends DOD satellite options

The company has partnered with Xtar, giving it access to the XTAR-EUR satellite.

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Former Army deputy CIO joins Input's consulting group

Dave Borland will join a team that guides companies in improving their government business.