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Articles and tips on how your business can win more government contracts.
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We?ve Moved!
By now many of Government Contracting Best Practices readers have already made the switch - but there are some of you who are wondering "where has Irv gone?" We've moved the Government Contracting Best Practices blog to a new location at http://gov.onvia.com.
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Subcontractor Fraud and the False Claims Act
On June 9th, 2008 the Supreme Court unanimously ruled to increase the burden of proof on the government?s side when prosecuting subcontractor fraud under the False Claims Act.
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Federal Contractors Face New Employment Regulation
On June 9th, 2008 President Bush amended Executive Order 12989, which has to do with federal contractors? compliance with immigration laws. Under the new amendment, all federal contractors must electronically verify their employees? immigration status in order to do business with the federal government. This can be done using E-Verify, a free internet-based system run by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration; federal contractors can validate new employees? Social Security numbers against the SSA?s databases to ensure their workers are eligible for employment in the U.S.
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Government Contracting Best Practices - New Feature!
We’ve added a new feature to Government Contracting Best Practices! Moving forward, readers will be able to submit comments on Government Contracting Best Practices posts. We’ve also enabled comments on the over 200 pre-existing posts. If you have a question about a topic discussed in a particular post, or would like to [...]
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Subcontracting Opportunities with Colleges and Universities
Higher educational institutions such as colleges and universities are often a good source of contract opportunities, especially in industries such as construction and maintenance. However, many government subcontractors overlook the fact that university departments are often themselves pursuing government contracts. Increased competition in the public sector can make subcontracting opportunities scarce. Having a solid working relationship with relevant departments in your local higher learning institutions can be a hidden wellspring of subcontracting opportunities.
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