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Regulators Wrestle With Rules for Time and Materials Contracts
Regulators will “move very cautiously” in writing rules for the use of time and materials and labor hour contracts, said Robert Burton, acting administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

Congress Gives Go-Ahead For Base Closings
Both houses of Congress voted to allow the Pentagon to go ahead with the 2005 round of military base closings and realignments and opened the Defense Department’s mentor-protégé program to HUBZone companies and those owned by service-disabled veterans.

Federal Workers Win Protest Rights in Job Competitions
Federal employees will be allowed to appeal decisions in public-private job competitions under the 2005 Defense Authorization Act that is awaiting President Bush’s signature.

Lawsuit Seeks SBA Report on Contracting Fraud
A new small business advocacy group has filed suit seeking to compel SBA to release a report that it says documents fraud and abuse in federal contracting.

Largest HUBZone Task Order Awarded
Telesis Corp. of Rockville, MD, has won a task order worth up to $150 million to provide IT services for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It is the largest order ever awarded under GSA’s HUBZone set-aside governmentwide acquisition contract.







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