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SAP protests HHS Oracle plan

SAP Public Services is protesting an HHS plan to use Oracle Federal Financials departmentwide

Acquisition

A new procurement vocabulary

White House and congressional officials have asked agencies to view technology as an investment, not just a commodity

Acquisition

High-tech to the forefront

The intensified interest in knowledge management, cybersecurity and communications will be a factor in the months and years ahead

Acquisition

What economic downturn?

September brought surge of fed business in 2001, new priorities for 2002

Acquisition

Partnership for Peace update postponed

DOD's Partnership for Peace Information Management System will continue to use its existing vendor

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$3 billion awarded for DISN support

DISA has awarded contracts valued at $3 billion in support of its Defense Information Systems Network

Acquisition

Award made for JABS security

Northrop Grumman will support information security for the Joint Automated Booking System

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Compaq wins major USPS deal

The Postal Service awarded its ADEPT 2 contract, valued at up to $2 billion, to Compaq

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NIH awards logistics contract

Anteon chosen to support services including automated inventory management

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NIST awards security grants

Nine research grants total $5 million for projects to enhance the security of critical infrastructures

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NIH buys file-tracking system

Bamboo Solutions will provide software for a system to manage an NIH research grant portfolio

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GSA orders State network support

CSC awarded contract to support the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office's global network

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Navy awards NMCI order

The Navy awarded a $9 million task order under its NMCI contract so that sailors and Marines can access an array of information via the Internet

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House gives DOD IT boost

DOD would spend more money on IT as it steps up the war against terrorism, according to the fiscal 2002 Defense authorization bill

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BizWire

Bizwire: Mint buys seat management; GSA adds FreeBalance; Sandia picks firewall

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IT jobs not FAIR game

OMB releases set of jobs listed as available for outsourcing, and most IT jobs are exempt

Acquisition

HHS to unify accounting system

HHS awards $328.4 million contract to create a single system that will help ensure correct payments

Acquisition

Mint buys seat management

Contract goes to Getronics Government Solutions for seat management, network support

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NMCI contract modified

The minimum that EDS will be paid in fiscal 2002 will be about $128 million less than stipulated in the original contract