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  August 7, 2008
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Improve your bid specifications, and love life, with these principles By Josh Cable
According to Eileen Youens, assistant professor of public law and government at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Government, the active voice is important in love and in bid-solicitation documents.
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    Postal Service testing hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle By Josh Cable
    Someday, the men and women in blue could be decked out in green vehicles.
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    Army awards $19 million IT services contract to SI International By Josh Cable
    The U.S. Army has awarded a $19 million contract to SI International Inc. to support the Army's Defense Ammunition Center in McAlester, Okla.
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    GSA inspector general praised in watchdog group's report By Josh Cable
    A report issued by the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington lauds General Services Administration (GSA) Inspector General Brian Miller for "his aggressive efforts to reduce fraud and waste in the government contracting process."
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