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FCW's The Week

Aug 31, 2008

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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
Individual and agency performance alike will remain top concerns in the next administration.

ACQUISITION

5 pieces to the pricing puzzle
A panel of procurement experts has five key questions about the role of competition in GSA pricing.

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
An election year and a stagnant economy aren't slowing government's appetite for new tech.

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