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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[M&amp;A special report | Rulers of the M&amp;A game]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dealmakers see a government market ripe for acquisitions.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32312-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Helping small businesses reach for the stars]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A common business strategy in the federal market is tostart as a small business, taking advantage of the socioeconomicpolicy that requires large businesses to subcontractto small, disadvantaged businesses andagencies to award 23 percent of their prime contracts to them.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32301-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[M&amp;A mania rolls, but for how long?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32291-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[A winning wager]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Las Vegas turns to SOA to keep pace with growth. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32315-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[GPS takes to the street]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Business grows as new applications emerge.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32316-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[How to get beyond the letter of intent]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After a couple of weeks of negotiations between a seller and buyer of a company, the parties enter into a final letter of intent.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32320-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Multiple factors influence the timing of M&amp;A deals]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The traditional adage that timing is everything is equally applicable to an owner's decision to sell or exit from his or her business.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32321-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Court ruling puts ethics on the front burner]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A recent court decision highlights the risks that a governmentcontractor faces when the government believes that thecompany has made false statements in proposals, or otherdocuments, that it has submitted to the government.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32300-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Picture this | A new green way]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32303-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Teaching corporate leaders to lead]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A conversation with Training Solutions Inc. owner Michael Ferraro.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32304-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Cross-border deals take center stage]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A flurry of international deals involving European buyers ofU.S. defense and civilian contractors has been under waysince early 2007. Of 292 transactions by strategic buyersof U.S.-based defense companies in 2007, 50 buyerswere foreign &#151; 17 percent. So far in 2008, two of 17 deals involveforeign buyers.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32302-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Correction]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32292-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Newsbriefs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) could succeed Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) as the procurement and acquisition lead in the House.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32295-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[TechToons]]></title>
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         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32296-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Bids and proposals]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The city of Tampa, Fla., wants a contractor to implement an enterprise resource planning solution.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32297-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Contract roundup]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $1 billion FBI contract to develop the agency&#146;s new biometric database, an upgrade to the agency&#146;s primary fingerprint collection system and database.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32298-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[The big bucks from DHS]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Top 10 contractors for fiscal 2007 as compiled by the USAspending.gov Web site.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32299-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[If you build it, they might come]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Accenture launches aggressive plan to boost defense contracts.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32307-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Sweet smell of success]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Small businesses win through skilled planning, leadership and luck.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32308-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Security blanket]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[New funding to protect cyberassets catches industry attention.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32313-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[US-VISIT expands its vision]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With success and money, DHS program could fuel more opportunities.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32314-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[10 Most viewed stories from washingtontechnology.com]]></title>
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         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32293-1.html?topic=&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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      	 <volume>23</volume>
      	 <issue>03</issue>
         <title><![CDATA[Online@washingtontechnology.com]]></title>
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