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Number of contracting professionals on the rise

The analysis, Annual Report on the Federal Acquisition Workforce, FY 2007, indicates that the number of contracting officers in the government increased

FBI employee sentenced to probation for accepting cruise

Jones, 47, pleaded guilty in June to a one-count indictment charging him with acceptance of an illegal gratuity. According to the Justice Department,

Auction delivers two-year power pact to Texas community

Under the 24-month contract, Liberty will supply an estimated 58,000 megawatt-hours of power to the Texas community annually. Beginning in October, Liberty

GSA names Brasseux deputy administrator

Brasseux has served as deputy commissioner of GSAs Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) since May 30, 2007, and briefly assumed the role of acting FAS commissioner

TSA orders more X-ray scanning systems from OSI

With the order, TSA has awarded approximately $32 million to OSI Systems since placing an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity order with the company

North Carolina will use ballot-scanning technology to ensure voting accuracy

The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that it will be using a ballot-scanning program developed by CDW Government Inc. (CDW-G) and Motorola

Web portal identifies government selling opportunities

The portal provides a unified search index of targeted government RFIs, RFPs and contract awards. Also included in the index are 85,000 reports from 20

New GSA administrator eager to lead ‘GSA’s business resurgence’

Williams takes over for David Bibb, who retired Aug. 29 after a 37-year career in federal civil service. Bibb had been the acting administrator in the

Go Pro crossword-puzzle answers revealed!

Our new procurement-themed puzzle debuted in the August/September issue of Go Pro, which mails out this week. To keep our readers honest, the answers

Surveillance cameras boosting security at many public facilities

Cincinnati law enforcement, for instance, will be able to monitor city streets even where they arent patrolling thanks to 120 crime cameras that will

Number of contracting professionals on the rise

FBI employee sentenced to probation for accepting cruise

Auction delivers two-year power pact to Texas community

GSA names Brasseux deputy administrator

TSA orders more X-ray scanning systems from OSI

North Carolina will use ballot-scanning technology to ensure voting accuracy

Web portal identifies government selling opportunities

New GSA administrator eager to lead ‘GSA’s business resurgence’

Go Pro crossword-puzzle answers revealed!

Surveillance cameras boosting security at many public facilities

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