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Military publishes antibundling rule
The Defense Department has published an interim rule to restrict the practice of combining several small contract requirements into a single procurement.
Modernization
Networx stays on track
Despite lingering concerns among some industry executives, a sweeping new telecommunications contract is rapidly solidifying, GSA officials said.
Acquisition
Commerce COMMITS to 51
The Commerce Department has picked 51 companies to take part in a small-business-only IT contract.
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Army plans purchases
The service is preparing at least four major procurements for the coming months.
People
NetCents contracts awarded
Eight companies will be represented in the Air Force's $9 billion Network Centric Solutions program.
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HP wins $20M logistics pact
Hewlett-Packard will manage the IT infrastructure for the Defense Logistics Agency.
People
Drabkin to leave GSA
He will join the State Department's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.
People
GAO: Energy must tighten purchase controls
Auditors found several instances of noncompliance with regulations governing the cards.
Acquisition
Contract coming for small-biz system
GSA expects to roll out the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System during the next year.
Acquisition
GSA policy gets it wrong, trade group says
A new program intended to ensure that federal IT contracts are used properly would unfairly penalize contractors, says the president of ITAA.
Acquisition
Md. firm wins $111 million FDA job
ITSolutions will provide desktop support, network administration, network engineering and architecture, and telecom services.
People
Air Force weighs competition and quality
A handful of businesses will reap rewards as preferred providers, while everyone else looks on.
Acquisition
NOAA to bid out $500M in IT work
The 10-year performance-based contract will provide life cycle support for the Marine Observation Network and Data Assembly Center.
Acquisition
FTS charts procurement variants
Officials at the Federal Technology Service are working on a chart that would show how policies differ from one region to another.
Modernization
Networx gets a tentative thumbs-up
Telecom industry officials still have some questions about the program
People
ODIN on the home stretch
NASA officials are ready to declare desktop outsourcing contract a winner
Acquisition
Editorial: Get it right
Deciding what is right and wrong is more difficult in procurement cases in which the line between IT and non-IT is less clear.
Acquisition