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Law requires agencies to ask contractors about health benefits
Each proposal an agency receives must include information on the cost for health and retirement benefits for the prime contractor’s and the subcontractor’s employees.
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Editorial: Good government
Rep. Tom Davis has been good for the IT community and will be missed when he retires from government.
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Bush urges agencies to buy from AbilityOne program
The federal initiative works with public and private organizations to create jobs for people who are blind or have other disabilities.
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Senators blast rule for woman-owned businesses
SBA would limit industries eligible for set-aside contracts.
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GSA awards risk analysis services contracts
OMB directs agencies to use the blanket purchase agreements for dealing with data breaches.
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Next phase of Security LOB may include SmartBuy deal
Officials want to offer tools through an enterprisewide contract for certain functions under situational awareness and incident reporting.
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GAO: OFPP needs strategy for SARA panel recommendations
Auditors find that 37 of 89 suggestions are instituted or are in the process of being instituted, but more oversight is needed.
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GSA adds security services to schedules
Agencies can get more help with designing and maintaining systems under the additional services.
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SBA chief: Tougher times ahead for agency contracting scores
The agency is reviewing the standards and data by which it measures federal contracts with small businesses, which will make it more difficult for agencies to meet their contracting goals, SBA Administrator Steve Preston said.
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Treasury awards Avineon IT security work
The services under the $10 million contract will support the department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
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Nadler: An unfair bind?
Agencies could see contractors having to guess about whether a rule requires disclosure
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Wagner: The cost analysis muddle
Government needs to get a better handle on its overhead and contracting costs
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Lawmakers call for a do-over
SBA’s proposed rule is based on contract data that reveals little gender discrimination
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It's all about services, not systems, Evans says
OMB's Karen Evans and the CIO Council want to change the conversation when it comes to how programs develop.
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GSA: Schedule 70 business looking flat
Based on the most recent sales data, GSA anticipates little growth in schedule business.
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Pension agency takes new approach to buying IT services
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $70.3 million contract that will streamline how it buys and manages services.
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Lawmaker calls SBA's rule 'silly'
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) said Small Business Administration should take another stab at developing a program for supporting woman-owned businesses.
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SBA needs money, senators say
In a letter to OMB Director Jim Nussle, Sens. Kerry and Snowe said Congress' decision to give SBA more money than Bush requested in the 2008 appropriations bill is a clear indication that the agency needs more funding.
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