Welcome to your daily briefing on government developments in New Jersey. Today we're covering 8 key stories including updates on new jersey government headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Union Township has made its Agenda Center accessible at a dedicated online portal for public records.
NJ government professionals can utilize this centralized resource to monitor local legislative schedules and public records efficiently.
BidNet Direct offers a centralized platform to access all bids, RFPs, state government contracts, and solicitations for the New Jersey Purchasing Group.
This resource allows New Jersey government professionals to efficiently track and manage procurement opportunities within the state.
Procurement Opportunities Welcome to the CRDA Procurement Opportunities Page. The CRDA invites all vendors to register for exclusive access to RFPs, bids.
Relevant to government professionals operating in NJ.
FindRFP offers a platform for New Jersey bids, RFPs, and government contracts from state and local governments in NJ, including a free trial.
Government professionals in NJ can use this resource to access and monitor relevant procurement opportunities and contract awards within the state.
The NJSTART platform, accessible via its official BSO portal, is introduced as a resource for state government operations.
New Jersey government professionals should familiarize themselves with NJSTART to access essential tools and information for state operations.
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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.
Most agencies have records-retention schedules that prescribe minimum and maximum hold periods for each record series. Discarding too early (below minimum) violates state records law; holding too long (above maximum) creates discovery exposure and storage cost. Both errors are routine.
Records litigation typically lands between the minimum and maximum boundaries — the gray zone where the schedule could go either way. A consistently followed schedule is the best defense against claims of selective retention.
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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