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DLA to outsource servers, databases
Defense Logistics Agency officials want a third party to operate its computer servers and databases.
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Unisys wins CIFA deal
The company will provide services for the Defense Department's Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) under a blanket task order that could be worth up to $345 million.
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Boeing to lead JTRS team
The Boeing effort is the second one to publicly identify itself in the competition over the Joint Tactical Radio Systems project for the Air Force and Navy.
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DOD bought $73B more in 2003
The Defense Department in 2003 spent $73 billion more on major programs than it did the previous year.
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Justice to use AMS system
AMS will get $24 million for its Momentum suite, to be used in DOJ's financial management.
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Optimus lands EPA contract
The company will provide information services and distribution for Climate Protection Partnerships Division programs.
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Army buys tech for tactical centers
General Dynamics Corp. won a $7 million contract for hardware and software for tactical operations centers where commanders make battlefield decisions.
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Aeon to update DFAS system
The company will get almost $15 million to install a relational database to replace a 1960s-era financial and contracts administration system for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
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VA starts tech buying service
The fee-for-service program will be similar to the one run by GSA's Federal Technology Service.
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Flyzik: Cheaper and better
Columnist Jim Flyzik has ideas on how agencies and companies can collaborate to save a billion or two.
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Kelman: Time to share savings
Columnist Steve Kelman says share-in-savings contracts can promote better performance.
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Education officials hope for migrant student info exchange
The law requires feds to work with states on a system for exchanging migrant student records and tracking the number of migrant children.
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Vendor protests Air Force contract award
A rival says SI International, which won an $800 million Air Force deal, doesn't meet the procurement's small-business requirement.
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Performance is king
Government IT vendors need to deliver cheaper and faster, say speakers at a Federal Sources conference.
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DHS picks biosensor developers
Fourteen teams of companies and universities were chosen to develop the first generation of biological detection sensors and systems.
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Acquisition Solutions wins Justice job
The company will help DOJ develop strategies for acquisition and contracts for the Integrated Wireless Network.
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SBA approves Qwest subcontractor program
The agency and the Defense Contract Management Agency have given their seal of approval to the company's Small Business Program, company officials announced today.
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Orbimage wins hi-res contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will pay the company up to $500 million over 22 months for satellite pictures.
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Computer Associates wins DISA deal
The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a $102 million contract to CA for operations and maintenance of military computer systems.
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