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New job competition process to be tested on IT workers
Federal information technology workers will likely be guinea pigs for a new public-private job competition process developed by the Bush administration.
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Ban on outsourcing targets may not apply to Defense
Legislation that would prevent agencies from setting numerical targets for outsourcing federal jobs may not apply to the Defense Department, a Defense official said Monday.
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Technology firms await homeland security spending boom
The federal technology market has expanded in the past year, but firms are still waiting for the homeland security spending surge to translate into contract dollars.
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Civilian agencies told to identify, train acquisition workers
The Defense Department is way ahead of civilian agencies when it comes to identifying and training key procurement employees, according to a new report.
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Acquisition awards honor innovative business solutions
The winners of this year's Business Solutions in the Public Interest awards have used the procurement process effectively and creatively to help achieve their missions.
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Despite opposition, printing policy change on the way
Federal agencies will be able to buy printing services on their own rather than through the Government Printing Office beginning this fall, under a Bush administration plan that is moving ahead despite opposition on Capitol Hill.
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Federal procurement spending on the rise
An analysis of federal purchases shows that agency spending on goods and services was on the increase even before the launch of the war on terrorism.
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Leading public administration scholar and civil servant dies
Harold Seidman, an influential scholar of public administration whose academic work was shaped by 25 years in the civil service, died of cancer Tuesday at the Methodist Home of Washington. He was 91.
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