Author: Ethan Johnson
More than 90 small business representatives attended the 2024 Southeast Oklahoma Procurement Support Event held May 16 at Kiamichi Technical College McAlester.The event provided Kiamichi Tech APEX Accelerator clients with an opportunity to meet and connect with government contracting officers and buyers.”Companies could register to speak to government buyers in a short session, introduce themselves, explain their capabilities, ask questions about the agency's buying potential, and look for sales leads to do business with the agency in the future,” said Ron DeGiacomo, Kiamichi Tech APEX accelerator coordinator. Representatives from over 20 government agencies attended the event and had the opportunity…
Alanna Durkin Richer, Wyatt Grantham Phillips (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly on live events in the U.S., and asking a court to dismantle a system that stifles competition and inflates prices for fans.The wide-ranging antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan, brought with 30 state and local attorneys general, seeks to break up a monopoly that they say crowds out smaller promoters, hurts artists and drowns ticket buyers in fees. Ticketmaster and its owner, Live Nation Entertainment, have a long history of clashes…
government contract Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) PilieroMazza Client Alert In recent years, the U.S. government has made sustainability a priority in its procurement practices. To achieve this goal, the FAR Council issued a new Final Rule (Rules) that primarily addresses sustainability practices and strengthens the obligations of government agencies to procure sustainable products and services. In this client alert, PilieroMazza highlights key aspects of the Rules and outlines potential challenges and opportunities for federal contractors. Read more here. Small Business Administration (SBA) Proposed Rule: Updates and Clarifications for the Women-Owned Small Business…
Government forecasters on Thursday, including the National Hurricane Center's senior forecasters, released their best predictions for this hurricane season since the federal government's hurricane outlook began in 1999.A team of scientists from NOAA, the parent agency of the National Weather Service, predicts that 2024 will be a stronger-than-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 17 to 25 named storms and 8 to 13 hurricanes, with an 85% chance of 4 to 7 of those becoming Category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes. Over the past 30 years (1991-2020), the seasonal average has been 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 hurricanes of Category…
More than a week after he was shot in an assassination attempt, Slovakia's prime minister remained in hospital in serious condition on Thursday, with calls for political unity after the attack giving way to renewed hostility in the polarized central European country.On May 15, Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times at close range in the central Slovak town of Handlova. The assassination attempt was the most serious attack on a European leader in decades and shocked Europe.Fizo has undergone several surgeries since the shooting, and the government said Thursday that his condition “remains serious but stable” at a…
Brookhaven government moves to find new headquarters Released Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM Photo by Brett Campbell at the former Hartman-Harrigill Funeral Home on West Cherokee Street. Brookhaven city government has resolved to enter into contract negotiations to lease the former Hartman-Harrigill Funeral Home as its new home. On Tuesday, the board voted 4-2 to move forward with negotiating a contract and entering into a letter of intent with 101 Chickasaw LLC to lease and renovate the existing building located at 101 W. Chickasaw St. in the City of Brookhaven. It is the City's intent to renovate the…
The triennial World Water Forum is being held in Bali this week. The event is organised by the World Water Council, a private, for-profit organisation, traditionally supported by the World Bank, and aims to promote a market-driven approach to all water issues. The potential benefits to be gained from water are enormous. PSI and EPSU are members of regional and global water justice networks that resist the privatization of water resources and services. We are holding a conference alongside the World Water Forum event to voice our concerns about the promotion of for-profit policies. We are organized as the People's…
The House, paralyzed by its most extreme members, passed just 27 bills to become law in 2023, a roughly 90% drop from the previous year. Republicans who see big government as a threat to liberty see this failure as a “success.” But the idea of small government is a myth that is at odds with the history of the United States. In our new book, How Government Built America, we explore the extent to which the American government has intervened in markets since colonial times. It turns out that this country has always had big government. 18th century big government…
Freetown, Sierra Leone: May 9, 2024 – The European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone and EU Member States in Freetown (Team Europe), in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone, is proud to announce the launch of the EU-Sierra Leone Bus Tour 2024. The launch event, held at the National Charter Office in Freetown, was attended by Kenyan Varley, Minister for Development and Economy, EU Ambassador Manuel Müller, Irish Ambassador Aidan Fitzpatrick, and German Chargé d'Affaires Patrick Gerzon. Did. The EU-Sierra Leone Bus Tour was launched on Europe Day, 9 May 2024. The two-week bus tour will visit several parts…
The clip was recorded by other passengers on the boat.A man who jumped off a boat near two killer whales in New Zealand has been criticized on social media. A video of the man's actions was shared on Instagram by the Department of Conservation (DOC), which called the incident “shocking and stupid.” DOC said it appeared to be a deliberate attempt to touch or “ram” the marine mammal. The ministry also announced that it had fined the 50-year-old diver NZ$600 (Rs 30,600).The incident occurred off the coast of Devonport in February, and the department has now shared the video.”This man…