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WeWork model for SCIFs could increase small business participation

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The targets and set-asides are often an end in themselves rather than a catalyst for expanding small business participation or identifying critical capabilities,” Schwartz said. The post WeWork model for SCIFs could increase small business participation first appeared on Federal News Network. Outside of the Washington, D.C.,

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DoD’s multibillion dollar moving contract overcomes latest IT integration hurdle

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Supplier base will be adequate, company says Bradie also sought to reassure investors that HomeSafe will have enough participation from the moving industry to successfully implement the contract. I’ve got a lot of work to do to convince them,” he told Federal News Network. “I So I expect more noise in that sense. No, I’m not.

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Retired four-star admiral faces 30 years in prison on bribery charges

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Interview with HHS on recruitment and retention - Federal News Network) The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office plans to bring in more vendors to further the department’s Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) effort. About 11% of all HHS hires come from shared certificates.

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Expert Outlines Key Issues with New DOJ Whistleblower Program

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The five differences are: If you “meaningfully participated” in the misconduct, you are ineligible. You can report anonymously, but the DOJ can request your identity. Despite the DOJ’s urging, be wary of internal reporting.

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Meeting the Requirements of a Mixed IT Environment

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But the push toward standardization must also take into account that people do their best work when they have the best tools. CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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OMB Memo on Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts

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Does the Federal government need to renegotiate lower contract prices from small businesses to account for this new, expanded set-aside within an existing MAC? Streamlining regulations, reporting, and procurement processes will do more to attract new small entrants to participate in the Federal market.

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Why DoD treats non-traditional innovation suppliers as just plain commercial

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Dan Ramish Well, Tom, nontraditional defense contractors are defined to include all contractors that do not have a subcontract or contract subject to full cost accounting standards coverage and have not had one in the preceding year. Is that the rationale? So, that’s certainly one of the priorities with this rule.

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