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DISA awards GIG-BE, the Defense Intelligence Agency chose 7 companies for IT contracts, NASA chose SAIC for IT services and Interior chose BearingPoint to install back office systems.
Acquisition
Alliant contract takes shape
GSA officials are thinking about a 15-year term and $150 billion ceiling for the Alliant deal that would succeed six governmentwide contracts.
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Thoughts on the box and life outside it
Steve Kelman reflects on the challenges of convincing others that unconventional wisdom is common sense.
Modernization
MCI gets FTS 2001 extension
Having dodged debarment, MCI will keep its place on the federal telecom contract that has yielded more than $400 million for the company since 1999.
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HSARPA looks for radiation detector improvements
The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks input on what features such detection systems should contain.
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Harris hired to build Iraqi media
The Defense Contracting Command will pay Harris up to $165 million for transmitters, broadcast equipment and IT services to update Iraq's mass media.
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Lee back as defense procurement chief
The announcement comes less than three months after she joined the Coalition Provisional Authority.
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DOD awards intelligence vendors
The Defense Intelligence Agency chose seven companies to provide IT products and services for itself and other organizations.
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Cooperative purchasing interests industry
Most technology vendors look forward to using a new provision that lets state and local governments buy from GSA schedule contracts.
Modernization
EDS wins $300 million outsourcing pact
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives bid out a contract to manage 8,500 seats in almost 260 locations.
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Anteon gets $56 million Navy deal
The company will provide systems engineering and technical services for combat support and auxiliary systems.
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Small-business databases to combine
The Small Business Administration and Defense Department plan a single portal for small business information.
Acquisition
EDS to keep running Indiana Medicaid
Indiana has awarded a three-year, $83 million contract to EDS to continue processing health care claims and provide other Medicaid financial services.
Acquisition
Bush approves set-asides for vets
Bush signs a bill that creates a new small-business set-aside category for companies owned by veterans disabled while in the service.
Acquisition
NASA awards $823.6 million contract to SAIC
UNITeS contract will provide the space agency with IT management services.
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HHS to buy $60 million in peripherals
Department officials hope to save money on monitors, digital cameras and other items.
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GAO finds sloppy accounting for military IT
Defense officials need better policies for transparent accounting of IT budget requests and expenditures, says General Accounting Office officials.
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GAO upholds Lockheed HITS protest
But an EDS spokesman says his company still expects to keep the $860 million contract for HUD Information Technology Services.
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NIH's Lee to join consulting firm
Leamon Lee is leaving NIH to join the consulting firm of Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates
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