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USDA Distributes over 100,000 BYOD Devices for Federal Employees

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The United States Department of Agriculture has recently installed over 100,000 federal mobile devices to its employees for their new BYOD (bring-your-own-device) program. Procurement officers can now access their email and view contractors on their federally approved mobile device. In...

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GovKinex: US Navy Deliberates Over Email Services

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The United States Navy has started exploring new options with their email service. The new NGEN (Next Generation Enterprise Network) is planned to provide over 800,000 federal employees with brand new email services. For the past year, HP has been slowly...

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GovKinex Builds Over 200 Government-Formatted Websites in Four Months

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In just four short months, GovKinex, a division of US Federal Contractor Registration, has completed over 200 government-formatted websites. Properly registered government contractors use these government-formatted websites to connect with procurement officers around the nation. A government-formatted website can be...

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GSA Investigates Temporary Outage of .gov Websites

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is investigating what caused a number of .gov websites to mysteriously go down this past week.  GSA spokeswoman Mafara Hobson along with other GSA officials are speculating that it occurred due to the new DNSSEC...

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GovKinex Builds Over 100 Government-Formatted Websites in Only Ten Weeks

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In just ten short weeks, GovKinex, a division of US Federal Contractor Registration, has completed 110 government-formatted websites. Properly registered government contractors use these government-formatted websites to connect with procurement officers around the nation. A government-formatted website can be used as a business...

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Govkinex: President Obama Plans to Create a “More Innovative” Government for American Businesses

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President Obama this past week spoke to his staff about correcting issues that have slowed down government procedures. These procedures that President Obama referred to include using newly designed technology to deliver better services and ultimately save the government money....

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Government Contracting Cheat Sheet for Abbreviations

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SAM = System for Award Management (replaced CCR & ORCA) sam.gov DUNS = Dun & Bradstreet (Business code/credit rating) CAGE = Commercial and Government Entity Code (SAM registration & CAGE are what the government uses to pay your business) NCAGE =NATO Commercial...

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Registered Federal Contractors Are Called Into Action After Tornado Sweeps Through Southeast

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Southern states took shelter when a a mega-force tornado ravaged through their communities causing millions of dollars in damage and leaving over 21,000 people without power.  Close to ten states were affected by the storm and officials are still seeking...

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Is Your Business Registered for FEMA Contracts?

Although Hurricane Irene is long gone and Hurricane Katia is fizzling out in the Atlantic, FEMA still needs experienced and registered contractors in order to conduct nationwide disaster relief efforts.  Recovery efforts along the east coast are still in full...

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