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The Delaware Purchasing Group on BidNet Direct provides access to all bids, RFPs, state government contracts, and solicitations.
Government professionals in DE can streamline procurement research and stay competitive on state contracting opportunities through a single platform.
DNREC posts public meetings on the state Public Meeting Calendar and lists special events, tours, and programs on the DNREC Calendar of Events.
DE government professionals can stay informed about DNREC engagement opportunities and track regulatory meetings that may affect their agencies or constituents.
The Delaware Department of Transportation has published competitive bid opportunities for construction projects.
Government procurement officers and contractors in DE need timely access to state infrastructure bidding opportunities to ensure competitive participation and compliance with public purchasing requirements.
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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.
Federal FOIA fee waivers must be granted when disclosure is "in the public interest" and not primarily commercial. The four-factor analysis (subject matter, informative value, contribution to public understanding, requester's commercial interest) is well-established but routinely misapplied by agencies as discretionary when it is mandatory if the factors are met.
A properly framed waiver request that addresses each factor explicitly is hard for an agency to deny without creating an appellate record. Most denials lose on appeal when the requester points to the framework.
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.
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