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The Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) law, [6] originally introduced in 2012, set aside 10% of government contracts to be awarded to disadvantaged groups (i.e. enterprises owned by young people, women or persons with a disability) without competition from established firms. This percentage was increased to 30% in 2013.
A variety of factors may be pertinent, including: whether the requirement was appropriate initially for an advertised or negotiated procurement; whether a standard off the shelf or similar item is sought; or whether, for example, the contract is one for research and development, suggesting that broad changes might be expected because the ...
EU laws apply only to tenders that exceed certain thresholds in value. These thresholds vary depending on the area the contract is for and if the procurement is done by a central government or by other public authorities (e.g. municipal government). National laws are applied for tenders below these threshold values. [90]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for ...
GOP leaders in the House last month floated an idea to raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion in 2025 as part of a first reconciliation package, which may include border security and energy ...
PHOTO: House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters following a House Republican conference meeting with Rep. Blake Moore and Rep. Steve Scalise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024.
Tornadoes of 2024. Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024. A FedEx warehouse in Portage, Michigan, United States, is destroyed by a tornado. (Detroit Free Press) 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods. The death toll from ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 90, with more than 150,000 people left homeless. International relations
An Act to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2023, 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2024.