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Reed joining Acquisition Solutions
Former USDA CIO will become president of consulting firm aimed at helping government retool procurement practices
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IG: DOD contracting falls short
Defense Inspector General finds many contract awards to small businesses lack competition
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Coast Guard assessing enterprise ops
In Homeland transition, the Coast Guard is looking to get its IT infrastructure in order
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GAO finds more purchase card woes
Two new reports examine purchase and travel card programs at five Air Force bases
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GSA presents streamlining plans
Plans call for eliminating any overlap of contract and service offerings from FTS and FSS
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Air Force SSG awards 8(a) contracts
Four 8(a) companies win IT services contracts that are potentially worth $100 million
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Looking to fill TSA's HR gap
The agency may have to award an interim contract for a human resources management system
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Rule would break GPO monopoly
GSA may set up a multiple award schedule for printing companies as it has done for technology vendors
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Feds fail Contracting 101
Bureaucratus column: GAO suggests that feds don't know how to procure goods from the private sector
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NIH taps 66 for ECS III
Governmentwide contract tailored for homeland security requirements
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GSA to lower fees
GSA is cutting fees by a quarter-percent for vendors selling products through Federal Supply Service schedule contracts
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Fed rules may deter locals
Small biz procurement rules may make state and local agencies opt against using Federal Supply Schedules
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GSA drums up e-Buy excitement
Agencies have posted RFQs on portal, but industry interest has been lower than expected
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FSS fee reduction proposal due
GSA soon will issue proposed rule for lowering fee on Federal Supply Service schedules
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SBA drafting classification rule
Rule would change the small-business classification period to a shorter term
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