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Back to Basics: 8(a) Program Economic Disadvantage

SmallGovCon

For the former, the information below can serve as a refresher on the basics of economic disadvantage–but also, a source for SBA’s most recent economic disadvantage thresholds (as of 2024, as these are updated periodically for inflation ). What are SBA’s current economic disadvantage thresholds ?

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Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service lands FedRAMP High authorization

FedScoop

The FedRAMP High designation denotes that the OpenAI services have met a higher security threshold to work with sensitive civilian datasets, including those in the fields of health care, law enforcement, finance and emergency response, among others.

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How to Prevent Debt from Hurting Economic Growth

Inter-American Development Bank

Adding to this challenge is the current international scenario, including the war in Ukraine, global supply chain disruptions and rising interest rates to combat inflation, which can affect investor appetite for investing in the region and financing its debt. For LAC countries, this threshold is at approximately 53 percent of GDP.

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CBRE Group to Acquire J&J Worldwide Services for $800M; Steve Kelley & Sean Thompson Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

In addition to the initial purchase price, the deal has a potential earn-out of up to $250 million, payable in 2027 and subject to J&J meeting certain performance thresholds, the Austin, Texas-based mission support services provider said Monday.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Holistic Integration of Procurement and Public Finance Management Goals To effectively address both active and passive waste, it is crucial for LAC countries to shift towards smarter spending practices.

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Dodd-Frank Act Programs Have Awarded over $2 Billion to Whistleblowers

Whistleblower Network News

“Passing the $2 billion threshold in whistleblower awards is a major milestone for the Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs and a testament to how they have revolutionized the enforcement of white-collar crime,” said whistleblower attorney Stephen M. .”

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Examining the Jurisprudence of Extension of Time to Challenge Arbitral Awards under the 1996 English Arbitration Act

Kluwer Arbitration

For example, in Minister of Finance (Incorporated) and another v. Party B , among others, to extending the time as in the cases of Re Minister of Finance (Incorporated) and another and P&ID v. As mentioned above, in Re Minister of Finance (Incorporated) and another , a 511-day extension was granted, while in STA v.

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