Welcome to your daily briefing on government developments in Delaware. Today we're covering 7 key stories including updates on germany government headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The Delaware Purchasing Group now provides centralized access to all bids, RFPs, state government contracts, and solicitations through the BidNet Direct platform.
Government professionals in DE can streamline vendor discovery and competitive sourcing by monitoring a single portal for state procurement opportunities.
The Delaware County Council provides online access to its meeting schedule and related information.
Government professionals in DE can monitor county-level proceedings that may affect intergovernmental coordination and regional policy implementation.
DNREC maintains two calendars: the state Public Meeting Calendar for meetings and the DNREC Calendar of Events for special events, tours and programs.
DE government professionals tracking DNREC proceedings or community engagement opportunities need these centralized calendars to stay informed and plan participation.
The Delaware Department of Transportation maintains an online portal for competitive bids on construction projects.
Government professionals in DE can monitor procurement opportunities and vendor competition for state infrastructure spending.
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Before incurring any cost on a federal grant, the question is whether 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) treats the cost as allowable, allocable, and reasonable. "Reasonable" is the most-litigated of the three; auditors will second-guess it after the fact using a prudent-person standard.
Disallowed costs must be repaid, with interest, and in serious cases trigger pass-through audits of other grants. The standard does not distinguish between intent and oversight.
MSRB Rule 15c2-12 requires issuers to file notice of certain events within 10 business days. The list runs to 16 categories now, including some (insolvency of obligated person, modifications to rights of bondholders, financial obligations material to investors) that are easily missed without a tracking process.
A pattern of late or missed event filings can trigger SEC enforcement and impair the issuer's future market access. The reputational cost outlasts the immediate penalty.
Less-restricted federal employees may engage in partisan political activity off-duty — but never on-duty, never in the workplace, never using government property, and never while wearing identifying agency clothing. Social media posts from a personal device while on duty count as on-duty activity.
Hatch Act violations carry penalties from reprimand to removal. Career employees with strong records have been removed for posts that took 30 seconds to write at lunch.
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