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OMB Targets Management Support Contracts
The Obama administration has ordered agencies to cut spending on management support contracts by 15% during the current fiscal year.

DISA Leads Consolidation of Defense Data Centers
The Defense Information Systems Agency will take the lead in the Defense Department’s plan to consolidate hundreds of data centers.

CIO Pushes “Single Door” for Contractors
Federal Chief Information Officer Steve Van Roekel wants agencies to create vendor-management organizations.

OMB Orders Review of Suspension, Debarment
Facing pressure from Congress, the Obama administration has ordered a review of how agencies use suspension and debarment to weed out unscrupulous contractors.

Air Force Contract Consolidation: A Progress Report
By 2015 the Air Force Materiel Command’s Enterprise Sourcing Group intends to consolidate contracts for a broad range of services and products at 71 domestic bases.

Business Issues: Valuation of an 8(a) Company
Valuation of a closely-held business is a very imprecise science.

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