Tag: Protests

New year, new opportunities for contracting protests

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Whether Congress passes a 2024 budget or not, federal agencies will continue to engage in contracting. That will mean continued protests by disappointed bidders. You can learn a lot from protests that have already been settled. For a roundup of some of the most significant protests of 2023, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin  spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin And you’ve got a list you put together that you think are illustrative of the big trends that people should worry about this year,…

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Better data protests could benefit, agencies, vendors alike

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When it comes to data on bid protests, the data is lacking to say the least. Beyond the annual bid protest report to Congress from the Government Accountability Office, agencies track few other outcomes from protests. David Drabkin, a fellow at the Stevens Institute of Technology Acquisition Innovation Research Center and a former senior procurement executive for the General Services Administration, said by not collecting and understanding this data, agencies are missing a host of opportunities to improve the acquisition process, the contracting workforce and industry response to solicitations. Dave…

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Portland protests: Trump threatens to send officers to more US cities – BBC News

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Portland protests: Trump threatens to send officers to more US cities  BBC News US President Trump, Portland mayor clash over causes of escalating unrest  The Straits Times President Trump sending federal police agents into major American cities  WSWS Trump administration preparing to send federal agents to Chicago  CNN View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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