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            Federal Procurement Under the Bush Administration

       The Bay Area SIGAda is sponsoring a dinner presentation on
       Tuesday February 28.  The topic is "Federal Procurement
       Under the Bush Administration".  The Speaker is Walter
       Petit, a San Francisco lawyer who specializes in Government
       Contracts.

       The abstract is as follows:

       The talk will draw from the speaker's experiences in
       negotiating contracts with the Government and include some
       insights on the trends in the procurement process.  It will
       cover three major areas:

         1.  Political reality regarding defense budget
             accountability of government contractors and the
             export of USA technology to foreign countries.

         2.  Procurement reality regarding increased competition
             and trends toward further break out in "leader-
             follower" contracts, cost sharing, consortiums and
             etc.

         3.  New and expanded procurement techniques such as
             increased use of commercial products, alternate
             streamlined proposal and others.

       The dinner will be held in conjunction with the Joint
       AdaJUG/SIGAda meeting at the Doubletree Inn in Santa Clara
       on Great America Parkway.  It will start at 6:30 with a
       coctail hour.  The cost is $25 dollars with a menu choice of
       chicken, sirlion or vegetarian.  Anyone interested in
       registering should call Marie Minogue as soon as possible at
       (408) 473-7671 extension 37671.