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GTSI, IBM win MMAD deal

The $857 million contract involves providing products and services to the Army, the Navy and the Treasury Department

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DLA boosts business registration system

Data elements added will enable vendors wishing to do business with the government to provide more information about themselves

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Commerce taps more firms for IT contract

Today, Commerce is expected to announce more awards under the $1.5 billion Commits program designed for small businesses

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Groups push FedBiz site for buying

The government issued a proposed rule last week that would designate the FedBizOpps Web site as the single online point of access to governmentwide business opportunities.

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Defining government

Get ready for Government Inc. It's coming a lot sooner than you think. That's the gist of a memo sent out last month by Dan Porter, the Navy's chief information officer.

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Governments 'piggyback' for IT savings

Cities and counties could save up to $50 million on collective technology purchases through a program announced Thursday

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Jury: AMS breached Mississippi contract

The state said that more than five years after signing a deal with AMS, not one aspect of its automated tax system was working

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Compaq to deliver explosive power

The Energy Department has awarded Compaq Computer Corp. a $200 million contract to build the largest supercomputer in the world

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Single face to vendors advances

As expected, the government issued a proposed rule on Monday that would designate the FedBizOpps Web site as the single online point of access to governmentwide business opportunities.

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Navy opens some IT ops to vendors

The ongoing debate about how the Defense Department should organize to support the emerging hightech field of information operations took an unexpected turn last month when the Navy published new guidance that opens up certain portions of the IO field to civilian contractors.

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More or less?

The next few years may introduce yet another variable into the PC market a shrinking government

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Bargaining at a union shop

Companies that bid to provide services to government agencies generally know they will be required to pay their employees the 'prevailing wages' for the area in which the work is performed

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$450M deal boosts air traffic control

The FAA awards a 10year, $450 million contract to support modernization of air traffic control and management systems

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SSA can't afford the wait

Four years ago, the Social Security Administration began a sixyear process of setting up 56,000 employees in field offices with personal computers.

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Retooling the federal desktop

The federal government's love affair with the personal computer is cooling. PC manufacturers and resellers in the federal market are seeing an end to the era of largescale computer purchases

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GSA: Just wait 'til next (fiscal) year

The General Services Administration has decided to delay rolling out its revamped online shopping portal until after the new fiscal year begins.

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Air Force reaps savings

The Air Force announced last week that it saved $88,000 by using online reverse auctions to buy computer equipment.

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Firm nabs FirstGov portal pact

A Northern Virginia company has been hired to build FirstGov, the federal government's official Internet portal.

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DLA taps Andersen for systems revamp

A hot competition to modernize information systems at the Defense Logistics Agency ended Aug. 10 when the agency tapped Andersen Consulting to provide up to $389 million in systems integration services for the Business Systems Modernization program.

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Why Modernize?

DLA's website cites several reasons for modernizing logistics systems.