Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A county housing director in North Carolina was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison after she pled guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from a scheme to funnel public housing contracts to her friends and family, prosecutors said.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 9, 2024

Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the indictment of an Oklahoma highway runoff contracting business and two of its employees for their involvement in a price-fixing, bid-rigging and market allocation conspiracy that impacted over $100 million in publicly funded construction contracts in the state.

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 23, 2024

This week in federal government contracting, the recent headlines highlight a wide array of developments within federal operations, emphasizing both accountability and innovation. Here, in Lawrence, Kansas, the kids have started school and the college students are busy moving in and preparing to start classes.

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Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

And then finally, I think I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the people who are really there the procurement officers, the contracting officers, the people in government whose day-to-day job is buying stuff. The majority of federal government procurement is not a set and attacked by bid rigging, price fixing and fraud schemes.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news had some important updates, including a new GSA schedule catalog platform, a report on savings in software purchases, and a revamped SBA training program from small businesses. 2, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 1, 2024

Efficiency Streamlines processes with smart contracts, reducing bureaucracy and paperwork. It does so by offering an immutable, transparent record of transactions, which helps to eliminate common issues such as bid rigging, kickbacks, and other forms of corruption.

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GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These arrangements allow two or more contractors to enter into agreements allocating workshare under specific contracts. Teaming agreements can pose risks as they generally require contractors to commit to not submit bids independently or with another party.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

However, a ‘twin’ provision can be found in Article 41 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 22, 2023

And now in federal government contracting news this week, a big update about labor in federal construction projects. Avionics Equipment to Russia and Russian End Users Executives Charged with Bid Rigging, Territorial Allocation and Defrauding the U.S. We truly appreciate you!

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