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DOD Awards $193M in Contracts to 7 Vendors to Advance Domestic Critical Chemical Production; Laura Taylor-Kale Quoted

GovCon Wire

The awards made through the Defense Production Act Investments program are expected to build national capacity for such chemicals by the end of 2027 as part of efforts to reduce foreign dependence and strengthen The Department of Defense has awarded seven companies contracts worth $192.5

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Eutelsat increases service availability by migrating to AWS

AWS Public Sector

Original system Launched in January 2020, Eutelsat Konnect is a high-capacity satellite which delivers broadband services across Europe and Africa to help bridge the digital divide in areas where terrestrial networks are not deployed or offer poor performance. percent, and decreased incidents.

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How NPOs and NGOs embrace digital transformation for sustainability with AWS

AWS Public Sector

Working closely with local communities, they foster sustainable practices and build capacity for environmental stewardship. WWF plans to scale Forest Foresight to 15 landscapes across 12 countries by 2027, aiming to reduce illegal deforestation by 30 percent in high-risk areas.

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DoD is Making its List, and Checking it Twice: DoD Updates 1260H Chinese Military Companies List

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Section 805’s Entity Prohibition becomes effective on June 30, 2026, and its Goods and Services Prohibition becomes effective on June 30, 2027. The prohibitions do not extend to purchases of goods, services, or technology that connect goods or services to third party services (e.g.,

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Racial Equity Budgeting: A Powerful Tool to Reduce Inequalities

Inter-American Development Bank

This tool helps agencies assess how their budget might benefit and/or burden local communities, particularly Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities, and identify programs and services with the greatest capacity to move the needle on closing racial equity gaps. 2] Invest in capacity building. Federal Mandates The U.S.

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Friday Flash 08/02/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Discussions took place regarding the need to increase Congressional capacity. Increase capacity of current Congressional committees, as they already have subject-matter expertise. The five witnesses agreed that Congress’ current structure is not set up to review the rules coming out of the Executive branch.

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Friday Flash 08/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

As we bid farewell to Tom in his professional capacity, the Coalition extends our heartfelt gratitude for his years of service and wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement. According to CMS, 15 more Part D drugs will be selected for negotiation for 2027 by February 1, 2025.