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New Mexico Purchasing Group now hosts all bids, RFPs, state government contracts and solicitations on the BidNet Direct platform.
Government professionals in NM gain a centralized portal to track procurement opportunities and competitive solicitations across state agencies.
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has set an open meeting for June 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Government professionals tracking utility regulation, energy policy, and telecommunications oversight in NM should monitor PRC proceedings that shape statewide infrastructure decisions.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation maintains an online portal listing current Requests for Proposals with project details and submission notes for vendors and contractors.
Government professionals in NM can monitor this portal to identify procurement trends, upcoming infrastructure needs, and partnership opportunities with state transportation projects.
The State of New Mexico spends approximately $2 billion annually on products and services, creating opportunities for New Mexico companies through its business portal.
Government professionals in NM can leverage this procurement channel to support local economic development and ensure taxpayer dollars circulate within the state.
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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.
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.
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.
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