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Shifting priorities create a sticky competitive landscape
The government's buying habits and a greater emphasis on small-business contracts take market share from midsize companies.
- Review Washington Technology's list of the top 100 federal government contractors, based on data from FedSources.
THE WEEK
Buzz of the Week: Have many feds gone AWOL?
Acquisition News
Permit resolution won’t restart SBInet work
Management News
ODNI defends contractor use
Policy News
Top 5 e-gov sites revealed
- Read the Brookings Institution's recent reports about the best and worst e-government Web sites here and here.
Technology News
Army seeks information assurance ideas
FCW FORUM
Editorial: A cure for set-aside ills
Gourley: The key to IT compliance
Kelman: Some good workforce news
MANAGEMENT
5 ways to juice performance
ACQUISITION
5 pieces to the pricing puzzle
- Visit the Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel's Web site. The panel was created to help improve the General Services Administration's multiple-award schedules program.
POLICY
5 priorities still worth pursuing
The original elements of the PMA will remain priorities in the future, observers say.
TECHNOLOGY
5 tech tools with lasting appeal
POINTERS: RECOMMENDED READING
Government 2.0: An insider's perspective
The mind-set list: Class of 2012
Tough questions about telework
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