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GSA Sets '05 Ordering Deadlines
With the end of the fiscal year in sight, GSA has set cutoff dates for agencies to send new task and delivery orders through its Federal Supply Schedules and Federal Technology Service.

FAA Tightens Reins on Services Acquisitions
Federal Aviation Administration chief Marion Blakey has ordered tighter controls on services contracts and other “changes in the way we do business” as the Transportation Department’s inspector general investigates potential waste, fraud and abuse in the agency’s procurement practices.

Civil Rights Panel Calls For "Race-Neutral" Programs
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission charged that federal agencies have failed to consider “race-neutral alternatives” to the 8(a) and small disadvantaged business programs, as required by the Supreme Court.

Industry Groups Fight Defense Procurement Amendments
The Acquisition Reform Working Group, a coalition of contractor organizations, has raised objections to several provisions of the pending 2006 Defense Authorization bill.

Feds Win First Protest in Job Competition
Energy Department employees won a protest over the decision to outsource logistics operations at the Washington headquarters.

GAO Rejects Army's Bundled Contract
The Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest over a bundled contract awarded by the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM).

GSA Details Reorganization of Acquisition Units
The General Services Administration has begun implementing the reorganization of two major procurement units, the Federal Supply Service and the Federal Technology Service.

IG Raps Defense Dept.'s Use of GSA Contract Vehicles
In the latest scathing report on Defense Department contracting, the DOD inspector general found widespread problems with procurements through GSA’s Federal Technology Service.