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Lockheed locks up $1.5B deal
A team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a $1.5 billion Air Force contract to modernize and integrate 40 air, missile and space command and control systems
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Firms protest $1.4B Army contract award
Litton/PRC Inc. and Federal Data Corp. have formally protested the recent $1.4 billion award for the Army's MMAD1 program
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N/MCI award nears the homestretch
The Navy is likely to announce a contract winner for N/MCI around Sept. 20
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NIST sets guides on infosec buys
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its final guidelines on how civilian agencies should procure information security products.
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Commerce looks outside for security
The Commerce Department released a solicitation this month for commercial authentication technologies to support its new Webbased time and attendance system.
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Commercial isn't unique
As part of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, Congress established a preference for agencies to buy commercial goods and services instead of governmentunique items whenever feasible.
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ProcureNet wins Hammer Award
ProcureNet was honored for developing an integrated supply program designed to streamline procurement and enhance service at a Defense supply center
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Boston to integrate health data
The city chooses TekInsight.com to create a Web-enabled system that will enable employees to tap information from about 30 health programs
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N/MCI contract award on hold
The death of Rep. Herbert Bateman (R-Va.), chairman of the House Military Readiness Subcommittee, is almost certain to delay the award of the Navy's planned $16 billion intranet contract.
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NIST guides civilian infosec buys
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its final guidelines on civilian agency procurement of information security products
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The fiction of a 23% decline
The plural of anecdote, social scientists are fond of saying, is data.
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Commerce mulls share-in-savings
The Commerce Department is considering a shareinsavings approach to consolidate its multiple data centers without having to provide any upfront funding.
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Software licensing saves DOD a bundle
The Army Small Computer Program's use of software licensing agreements has saved the Army and the Defense Department $677 million in the past two years
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Government invests in security
DARPA has awarded an $11 million grant to Network Associates Inc. to develop technologies for information system security
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DLA boosts business registration
The Defense Logistics Agency has tweaked its online contractor database to allow military procurement officials to find information about their potential business partners.
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Navy secures supply lines
The Naval Supply Systems Command has tapped nCipher Corp. to help secure its online transactions.
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Pennsylvania seeking a bigger bang for its IT buck
With publicsector information technology purchasing, having a multitude of good ideas is often more of a problem than having a lack of them.
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Service agreements smooth San Diego outsourcing effort
If there's one lesson that stands out in San Diego County's $644 million, seven-year outsourcing agreement with the Pennant Alliance, the consortium of IT vendors led by Computer Sciences Corp., it may well be a twist on the old adage,
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E-procurement hub connects gov buyers
PartnershipAmerica.com was recently launched to connect government technology buyers on the federal, state and local levels with solutions providers in the private sector.
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