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Mississippi Purchasing Group.
Find all Bids, RFPs, state government contracts & solicitations for Mississippi Purchasing Group at BidNet Direct.
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Relevant to government professionals operating in MS.
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Welcome to your daily briefing on government developments in Mississippi. Today we're covering 6 key stories including updates on mississippi government headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Mississippi Government Headlines
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Meeting Agendas & Minutes | Town of Summit, Mississippi.
Welcome to the Official Website of Town of Summit in Summit, MS!
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Access Mississippi Contract and Bid Opportunities via GovernmentContracts.
GovernmentContracts serves as a centralized resource for searching Mississippi contracts, bids, and RFPs from state, local, and federal governments within the state.
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This platform allows Mississippi government professionals to efficiently identify and track relevant procurement opportunities across all levels of state and local jurisdiction.
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Background & Context
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The federal grant cost-allowability question to ask first.
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.
Why It Matters
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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Municipal bond continuing-disclosure events most issuers miss.
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.
Why It Matters
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.
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Hatch Act restrictions that catch federal employees off-guard.
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.
Why It Matters
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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DateMay 31, 2026
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