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Experience versus training
A new bill introduced by Rep. Tom Davis would require federal contracting officers to look more closely at the experience level of government IT services contractors
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SAIC wins $271 million Army IT job
The 10year contract will provide a wide range of IT support services to more than 450 information systems at the Army's personnel command
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CSC wins contract for automated communication system
FAA hopes system will reduce errors from misunderstood voice communications
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Contracts keep training on the air
The General Services Administration last week finalized contracts that will give agencies access to as much as $1.18 billion in satellite communication services over the next six years a relief for agencies that want to use telecommunications to train employees scattered across the nation.
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Kentucky Derby
The rapidly evolving world of information technology has wrought changes in virtually every area of state and local government, but its most immediate impact may be on the procurement process.
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NIH gearing up for second wave of IT services contract
The National Institutes of Health is seeking comments on a contract award before asking for a formal request for proposals
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N.Y. Takes New Tack on PC Procurement
As part of a new statewide PC procurement, New York has decided to get out of the business of trying to maintain listings for constantly changing PC prices and technologies.
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Tooth and nail fight for Navy contract goes another round
Winner will claim right to provide satellite services to deployed ships
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Bell Atlantic grabs $1.4 billion federal telecom deal
The eightyear contract will provide a host of telecommunications services to federal agencies in and around the nation's capitol
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Navy taps into Microsoft's popular Flight Simulator product
Armchair jet jockeys play Microsoft Corp.'s Flight Simulator on their PCs to capture a bit of the thrill of the real thing, which replicates an actual flight experience closely enough that this week the Navy made its customized version of Flight Simulator standard issue for all student naval aviators.
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Critical Bosnia communication contract up for grabs
The Army is seeking bids on the integral communications network that links U.S. forces in Bosnia with a satellitefed widearea network.
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AT&T to continue providing South Pole link
AT&T has won a $10 million contract to connect federal workers at the South Pole with the rest of the world.
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The scope of a contract
The following question was raised by a contractor: In deciding whether an existing contract may be modified to include a new item, government contracting officers like to talk about the contract's 'scope.' What makes up the scope of a contract?
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Dell's domination grows
Dell Computer Corp.'s dominance of the General Services Administration information technology schedule in fiscal 1999 reflects how procurement reform has brought about good and bad changes to the way government buys IT products and services. While the government is paying lower prices than ever for some technology, some experts question whether new buying practices carry hidden costs for agencies.
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Privacy advocates challenge FBI cell phone tracking
Decrying the ease with which law enforcement agencies may soon be able to track cellular phones and retrieve the contents of cellular and landline phone calls, three Internet privacy organizations are asking a federal appeals court to suspend rules that would make it unnecessary to obtain search warrants to intercept phone calls.
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Sprint lands Federal Reserve network upgrade deal
The Federal Reserve has selected telecommunications provider Sprint to modernize the network that connects major banks to the agency, linking trillions of dollars in monetary transactions each year.
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Serving up higher IT sales
First listed on the schedule just two years ago, information technology services have become a powerful engine driving the growth of the General Services Administration IT schedule.
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NIH awards ACES task order for digital grant system
The National Institutes of Health this week awarded the first task order under the General Services Administration's Access Certificates for Electronic Services digital signature contract for an online grant application system.
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Survivor benefits: Do you have enough coverage?
Broaching the subject of personal finances can be a delicate task, but there is no time like the present to make sure your family is appropriately covered after your death.
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