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DoD’s multi-billion dollar moving contract faces another legal challenge

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As we move forward, we expect HomeSafe to have the capacity required to support the program. Suit alleges CICA violations The suit asks the Court of Federal Claims to terminate the GHC contract and order U.S. Transportation Command to start a new full and open competition to handle the militarys moving needs.

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Former IRS staffer who managed IT contracts pleads guilty to bribery charges

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conducted two bribery schemes over four years in his capacity as a computer engineer supervising IT subcontracts for the IRS, according to the DOJ. The first began in October 2018, when Thukral sought cash payments from the owner of an unnamed company working on a subcontract that he oversaw. Satbir Thukral, 62, of Germantown, Md.,

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2023 Year in Review: Switzerland (Part I: Scope of Arbitration Clause, Capacity of Discernment, Res Iudicata)

Kluwer Arbitration

Part I focuses on the scope of arbitration clause and its validity in the context of a party’s (in)capacity of discernment, as well as on the new developments regarding res iudicata. initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of South Sudan on 26 July 2018, demanding payments of USD 3 billion. In 2018, A.’s

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New Rule Seeks to Streamline DoD Commercial Product and Service Procurements

GovCon & Trade

This final rule is the latest attempt to inject innovation, resiliency, and increased capacity into the defense industrial base. Instead, it pointed to FAR Case 2018-006, an open case where the FAR Council will define subcontract once and for all. However, the final rule declined to do so.

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Modernization efforts will bring  billions in new revenue to IRS, analysis finds

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Expanded data intake capacity and productivity will help increase compliance; improved audit selection and collection planning can increase the productivity of enforcement activities,” the report stated. “IT Accounting for IT modernization, the report noted, reveals “a wide array of potential revenue benefits.”

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New rule sets stage for banning risky technologies from government supply chains

Federal News Network

The council was created as part of the SECURE Technology Act of 2018. I can just say that we’re quite busy on the FASC and we’re also working to expand our capacity and truly have the resources we need to be able to take on what could become a pretty big workload one day.

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Key Topics to Watch as Congress Works to Fund Next Year’s DoD Budget

Inside Government Contracts

For instance, Section 181 of the House NDAA would provide multiyear procurement authority for DoD to acquire domestically produced rare earth elements, including those that are a key component of large-capacity batteries used in electric vehicles.