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  • April 2008

    • Feds Lift Ban on IBM Contracts

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 4, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Feds Lift Ban on IBM Contracts

      The government Thursday lifted a week-old ban that prevented IBM from competing for new federal contracts. In exchange, IBM agreed to withdraw its protest of an $84 million contract with the EPA it lost last year, and to refund any attorney fees and costs the Government Accountability Office paid to fight it. IBM has placed five employees on administrative leave in the dust-up. More »

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      computer  • Environmental Protection Agency  • IBM  • federal investigation  • contracts  • government contracts  • insider information

    • IBM Banned from Gov't Contracts

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 1, 08 8:36 AM CDT

      IBM Banned from Gov't Contracts

      A US Attorney in Virginia has temporarily barred IBM from pursuing new government contracts while it investigates three 2006 IBM contracts with the EPA, MarketWatch reports. "The basic issue is whether certain information concerning a contract should have been provided to IBM employees by an EPA employee," said an IBM spokesman. More »

  • March 2008

    • As Recession Looms, Google Looks to Uncle Sam

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Mar 13, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      As Recession Looms, Google Looks to Uncle Sam

      With an economic meltdown threatening its advertising business, Google is turning to Washington for a second revenue stream, MarketWatch reports. Google’s government contract business is still extremely small, but could become more important soon as the company tries to diversify, according to the division’s chief technologist. “The government is excited about innovation, and excited about Google for sure,” he said. More »

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      Google  • ad revenue  • satellite images  • government contracts  • intelligence spending

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