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Navy opens contract to small firms

A newly signed agreement between the Navy and the Small Business Administration gives small and disadvantaged businesses more opportunities under a contract.

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Senate: DHS must sort workforce mix

In a blended workforce, Senate urges DHS to find proper balance of contractors and federal employees.

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Networx key to security initiative

Agencies are decreasing the number of Internet gateways to fewer than 100 governmentwide.

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Competitive sourcing gets a new name

The system that has public employees compete with contractors is tied to other ways of re-engineering agencies' operations and has been renamed "commercial services management."

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Reader comment roundup: Competitive sourcing as the gateway to scams, and more comments

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The state of the acquisition workforce

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy learned exactly what contracting specialist were spending their time doing through a survey.

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What acquisition employees want

Caring and feeding for midcareer acquisition staffers keep them from leaving for other agencies.

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Kelman: Knowledge management 2.0

The Customs and Border Protection agency's new Web site is a good approach to enabling employees to collaborate.

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FCW's The Week

Find links to articles in the July 14, 2008, issue and related items.

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FCW Insider: Williams to get his hearing

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Lockheed continues tech advances for Army Battle Command System

The company will continue working on technology that provides a virtual view of the battlefield.

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Interior faulted on small-business contracts

Interior Department officials entered incorrect data and failed to check data in federal registries before awarding small-business contracts to big firms, the department's inspector general finds.

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LeftHand Networks chooses new vice president of North American Sales

Robert Shea is company's new vice president of North American Sales.

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EPA wants controls on sole-source contracts

Auditors for the Environmental Protection Agency found acquisition officers there failed to get appropriate approval and conduct market research on several contracts that were awarded noncompetitively.

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FCW Insider: DISA's McCoy to join Acquisition Solutions

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Agencies choose vendors for financial systems

So far, large agencies have chosen private shared service providers chosen over federal SSPs for consolidation efforts.

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Commerce delayed new contracting policies

Commerce Department officials failed to tell staff members about new oversight duties and to have managers meet certifications requirements, report concludes.

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Reader comment roundup: Sole-source awards, Thrift Savings Plan, NSPS and more topics

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