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NEWS
      Army contractor gets 2 years in prison for taking bribes in Afghanistan
      GSA awards $16 million contract for upgrade of electronic dental record system
      Maker of defective bulletproof vests pays U.S. $960 million
      U.S. Army advances modular housing
FEATURES
      It’s time for a credibility check
      Performance-based contracting advances small-business goals


NEWS

Army contractor gets 2 years in prison for taking bribes in Afghanistan
By Josh Cable
A federal judge has sentenced former Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) employee Wallace Ward to 26 months in prison for conspiring to receive bribes, making false statements and filing false claims, according to the Department of Justice.
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GSA awards $16 million contract for upgrade of electronic dental record system
By Josh Cable
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded a $16 million contract to San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for the implementation of an electronic dental record system that will improve dental health care for more than 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to SAIC.
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Maker of defective bulletproof vests pays U.S. $960 million
By Catherine Radwan
Protective Products International Inc. (PPI) of Sunrise, Fla., has agreed to pay the United States $960,000 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by supplying defective Zylon bulletproof vests to law enforcement agencies.
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U.S. Army advances modular housing
By Kristin Atwater
To upgrade military housing at Fort Carson, a U.S. Army base located in Colorado, the installation of 832 modular complexes is currently under way.
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FEATURES

It’s time for a credibility check
By Frederick Marks
Credibility, or trustworthiness, plays an important role in how you do business.
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Performance-based contracting advances small-business goals
By Vince Duobinis
By implementing a job order contracting (JOC) program for construction and renovation projects, public entities can boost the involvement of minority- and women-owned businesses.
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