50,000 companies on hold because of GSA’s UEI validation problems

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Editor’s Note: Updated on Nov. 2 with comments from GSA about the UEI validation service backlog. It’s now November, and the General Services Administration still hasn’t fixed the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) transition to the new validation service that began in April. And as many as 50,000 companies and grantees still are waiting to fix validation issues that is causing delays in awards and in getting paid. The almost six-month old problem…

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Stakes mounting as Putin, Biden to hold summit

Ukraine’s president said Monday that his country’s military is ready to “derail” any invasion by Russian forces — a stark warning ahead of President Biden’s high-stakes virtual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning amid soaring tensions and military buildups on both sides of the old Cold War … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden, Putin to hold video call Tuesday amid Ukraine tensions

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak via video call this week to discuss fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and other topics, the White House said Saturday. The White House’s announcement of the call, which is scheduled for Tuesday, comes hours after it was made public … The Washington Times stories: White House

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The House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress – NPR

The House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress  NPR U.S. House committee backs contempt charge against Trump aide Bannon  Reuters US Congress seeks to compel Bannon testimony in January 6 probe  Al Jazeera English Trump ally Steve Bannon held in contempt by US Congress for defying summons  The National US Congress declares Steve Bannon in contempt for refusing to testify – 10/22/2021  Sprout Wired View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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