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Tab for access: How New York City is increasing participation and access to government contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

Through our Getting Started webinars weve trained 15,000 participants. Each year, New York City spends over $30 billion a year on public contracts to deliver essential good and services to its eight million residents. This is an enormous amount of spending, more than most U.S. states or indeed many countries. The other part of it is people.

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How Tribes Can Benefit from More Native Participation in the IT Workforce

FedTech Magazine

Addressing underrepresentation in the IT workforce is the first step toward developing a robust pipeline of Native American IT professionals, according to Monday’s multipanel session at TribalNet 2024.

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UPDATE: 8(a) Reopens its Certify Site Welcoming New Applicants

GovCon & Trade

Shortly after, the SBA closed the portal for new 8(a) applicants and mandated that all current 8(a) participants submit a social disadvantage narrative proving their eligibility. The September 29 announcement is good news for potential participants previously waiting to apply for the program, however, Ultima Services Corp.,

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TribalNet 2024: How Tribes Can Benefit from More Native Participation in the IT Workforce

FedTech Magazine

Addressing underrepresentation in the IT workforce is the first step toward developing a robust pipeline of Native American IT professionals, according to Monday’s multipanel session at TribalNet 2024.

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WeWork model for SCIFs could increase small business participation

Federal News Network

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.

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

Federal News Network

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. A new round of IT integration testing, conducted in January, proved “successful,” said Stuart Bradie, the president and CEO of KBR. “So

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Meeting the Requirements of a Mixed IT Environment

FedInsider

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

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