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Behind the technologies at the forefront of improving NOAA hurricane data

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Streamsondes made by weather forecast and tech company Skyfora, for example, are a smaller parachute-less version of a dropsonde that stay in the air longer and get deployed in larger quantities, allowing NOAA to exponentially increase data collection.

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Friday Flash 10/25/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Keynote Panel— Former Secretaries on What’s Next for the VA Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies (confirmed) Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D.,

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Friday Flash 10/11/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Keynote Panel— Former Secretaries on What’s Next for the VA Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies (confirmed) Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

Keynote Panel— Former Secretaries on What’s Next for the VA Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies (confirmed) Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

Moderator: Thomas Bowman , Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017-2018), CEO, TGB Strategies Anthony Principi , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001- 2005), Principal, The Principi Group (confirmed) Dr. James Peake , M.D.,

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

60] Similarly, what the contractor provides as consideration should, if possible, not be a substantial change to work type or quantity. This was done following the 2005 Federal Circuit decision for Tesoro Hawaii Corp. 2005) (“The regulation authorizes the use of three types of EPAs[.]”). [24] FAR 52.216-2(a) and 52.216-3(a).

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GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

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3306(c), took away the requirement for considering price in a competition for a multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (“IDIQ”) contract vehicle if orders under the contract vehicle will be for services on an hourly rate basis. 2005 CPD ¶ 71, at 2 (Nov. 2005 CPD ¶ 87, at 5 (May 9, 2005); Harris IT Servs.

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