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GSA Seeks Centralized IT Commodity Purchasing
GSA will try to consolidate the government’s IT hardware procurement in several blanket purchase agreements.

Labor Dept. Wants Data on Contractor Pay, Benefits
The Labor Department plans to require federal contractors and subcontractors to submit detailed information on employees’ pay and benefits.

IG: Tiny Alaska Native Firm Served as Pass-Through
The Interior Department has stopped awarding task orders to an affiliate of Alaska Native Corporation Cape Fox after the department’s inspector general found that the 8(a) company was operating as a pass-through.

Cherokee Nation Celebrates Biggest Contract
The Defense Department has awarded Cherokee Nation Businesses its largest federal contract ever, a two-year, $40 million deal to sustain and service military hardware.

Small Company Settles False Claims Case
Red River Computer Corp. of Claremont, NH, has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations.

JFCOM Is Shut Down; So Are Contractor Jobs
About 2,000 contractor employees lost their jobs when the Joint Forces Command shut down Aug. 4.

Ownership Rules May Trip Up SDV Companies
Rules may collide with business realities.





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