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DHS to expand buying hub
It's one of the top five priorities for the Homeland Security Department's chief procurement officer.
People
GAO finds contract risks
GAO's report on high-risk programs cites contract management programs.
Acquisition
Kerry seeks SBA audit
Sen. John Kerry wants Small Business Administration officials to examine the systems by which they ensure federal contracts go to small businesses.
Acquisition
HUD splits HITS
The protests are over. Both contractors win, with each getting half of the $800 million contract.
People
DOD mines data to detect abuse
Officials hope to use data to improve government purchase card policies
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Bates' retirement sparks GSA rumors
As Federal Technology Service Commissioner Sandra Bates prepares to retire, talk is growing about the possibility that FTS and the Federal Supply Service (FSS) could be merged to eliminate redundancies.
People
FTS gets acting commish
Barbara Shelton will take over the Federal Technology Service when Sandra Bates retires.
Acquisition
Flyzik: Try it! It might work
Share-in-savings contracts can help further the cause of performance-based contracting.
Acquisition
Drabkin: Share-in-savings is here to stay
Share-in-savings contracts have evolved, and this year, they may be used more widely.
Acquisition
SBA extends comment time for size rule
Comments on proposed rules governing small businesses' size can be submitted until April 3.
People
GPO calls for FDsys integrator
The Government Printing Office is looking for integrators to implement a system for electronically managing official government content.
People
Recreation reservation deal reopened
Three finalists for a deal to operate Recreation.gov's can resubmit proposals.
Modernization
GSA pursues Oracle SmartBuy
General Services Administration officials plan to execute a SmartBuy licensing deal for Oracle's database software.
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FTS' Bates to retire
Sandra Bates' last planned day as commissioner of the Federal Technology Service is Feb. 11.
Acquisition
The year ahead in business
Companies eye contracting policies, Congress and conversation in 2005
Cybersecurity
New SmartBuy deals on the way
GSA plans to take an existing Defense agreement with IBM, extend it governmentwide and call for bids on a new antivirus contract.
Modernization
Army buys more network gear
Joint Network Node to support IP-based voice, video and data communications.
Acquisition
SBA: Large firms credited with small-biz deals
Report shows that $2 billion worth of federal contracts went to companies miscoded as small businesses.
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