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'Chrysalis is on the market, but some of the prices being talked about are incredibly racy. It's a situation we will monitor.' - Ian Griffiths, the finance director at Emap, [...]

Federal small business contracting is never as simple as it seems. That was the lesson the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy learned with the publication of a new report [...]

Competitive bidding has arrived, and providers in the first 10 MSAs are scrambling to prepare their bids, with CMS expected to open its 60-day bid window at any time. The [...]

Baltimore CMS held a Program Advisory and Oversight Committee meeting last month to give an overview of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on DME competitive bidding. According to AAHomecare, the [...]

The battle to buy AOL's UK business has entered a crucial phase, with less serious bidders ruled out and more in-depth talks under way between the internet company and remaining […]

Maintenance provider VarigLog has raised its offer for ailing former parent and Brazilian flag carrier Varig to $400 million. The bid has been approved by the airline's board and awaits [...]

Federal employees retained 90 percent of jobs placed up for competition with contractors under the Bush administration's competitive sourcing initiative in 2004, but only 60 percent in 2005, according to [...]

It's amazing what people will try to sell on eBay. For those who are interested in pharmacy memorabilia, there is the opportunity to bid for this snazzy Boots pharmacy counter [...]

Suburban Collection is bidder for Jerome-Duncan The Troy-based Suburban Collection wants to purchase bankrupt Jerome-Duncan Inc. in Sterling Heights because of the dealership's record of high-volume sales, David Butler, a [...]

When Neiman Marcus decided to solicit buyers in early 2005, a half-dozen of the most powerful private equity shops jumped at the opportunity to land one of the coveted names [...]

Byline: Joseph Mantone Hospital supply-chain experts were lukewarm about picking sides in the increasingly hot bidding war to purchase cardiac-device maker Guidant Corp. The prevailing viewpoints were that no matter [...]

CHICAGO -- Changes in state law are needed because school districts and local governments in Missouri continue to favor negotiated bond issues over competitive ones despite a five-year-old report from [...]

BALTIMORE--CMS has named four specialty contractors that will replace the current Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers beginning July 1. The new DMEPOS Medicare Administrative Contractors, known as MACs, will be [...]

Banks vs. CUs As Blood Sport LANSING, Mich.-Local banks and credit unions are engaged here in a blood battle-literally. The American Red Cross has engaged the two financial competitors in [...]

The Bush administration's latest quarterly management report card published Thursday showed continued improvement across most categories, but the grades of three agencies slipped. The score card (http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0705/ScoreCard1.htm), which grades 26 [...]

THE SUCCESS of London's 2012 Olympic bid has been welcomed by the mortgage industry and could boost house prices in the capital by up to 66%. The International Olympic Committee [...]

Federal agencies received a harsh report card for their management efforts from the Office of Management and Budget this week. On the President's Management Agenda score card, the Defense Department's [...]

Job competitions need help from HR, report says Human resources executives could do a lot more to help agencies hold successful public-private job competitions, according to a new report from [...]

One of these days Cendant Corp. will finally unload its mortgage subsidiary, but in the meantime it is testing the waters by selling a chunk of the unit's residential servicing [...]

French gas group Gaz de France (GDF)has joined the ranks of possible bidders for a 10 per cent stake in the Norwegian Ormen Lange gas field offered for sale by [...]

Agency managers mostly pleased with job competitions, survey finds Federal managers who oversee job competitions between federal employees and private contractors are largely satisfied with their competitive sourcing achievements, according [...]

April 2004 vendor bids on 32K SIM cards for BSNL Vendor Price* Axalto $1.00 Syscom $1.19 ITI (Incard) $1.24 Giesecke & Devrient $1.25 Oberthur $1.26 Gemplus $1.30 Final prices for […]

The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity has launched a bid to find a printer for the brochure at its annual fundraising ball. The charity is looking for a printer for a [...]

Forest Service admits flaws in job competition effort The Forest Service has acknowledged several significant shortcomings in its competitive sourcing program that were uncovered in a congressional report, and is [...]

Report: Agencies lack staff, resources to run job competitions Several major federal agencies lack the staff and financial support necessary to run effective public-private job competitions and oversee contractors winning [...]

Bush job competition target could be tall order for Defense, report says The Defense Department could have difficulty meeting the Bush administration's long-term target for opening federal jobs to private [...]

Shuttle disaster came amid privatization debate NASA was considering several alternatives for privatizing the space shuttle fleet - including shifting full ownership of the $3.2 billion program to private contractors [...]

The study causing the big stir about home medical equipment competitive bidding in recent days is one that every supplier should know about, industry leaders say. The study, 'Will Competitive [...]

It was a cruel irony of the Grand National earlier this month, that there were so many runners and riders for the sponsor itself. Scottish & Newcastle has been the [...]

TORONTO -- Ontario's review of home care, headed by Elinor Caplan, received mixed responses. Because it recommends changes to assure continuity and quality controls and funding, it is supported by [...]

The prevalence of bid rigging practices in the insurance industry of North Carolina is discussed. In order to curtail this malpractice, Insurance Commissioner Jim Long called for reports from the insurance companies but most of the insurance companies have either not responded to LongEs letter or asked for extension of time to furnish the information.