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Happy New Year! In this episode we talk about how the District of Columbia's Department of Transportation wants DC residents to foot the bill for 20 Luxury Trucks for the department.

OCP Waiver Justification
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In this episode we dive into the North Carolina School System and how an unexperienced company was awarded a $1.5m contract that no one knew anything about.

How did this happen? Who approved it? Can it be corrected?

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Join me as I talk about the current situation with HUD and the District of Columbia Housing Authority. We'll talk about the effects and what happens now. This episode is all about:

•  the fed takeover drama at the District of Columbia Housing Authority
• how contracts were affected
• what was violated and where we go from here

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This episode we are talking about what went wrong with Mississippi TANF and Brett Favre. Strap in for a wild ride into conflicts of interests and surprisingly what the state of Mississippi is doing right. If you don't know me, I’m Leona Charles, owner of SPC Business Consulting LLC, where we do all things government contracts.
 
So let’s dive right in. This month we’re talking about:

• The facts of the case
• What the state's responsibilities were
• How they are setting up this case

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This episode we are talking about when government contracts gone wrong over at WSSC. Strap in for a wild ride into conflicts of interests and the ethics of a contract manager. If you don't know me, I’m Leona Charles, owner of SPC Business Consulting LLC, where we do all things government contracts.
 
So let’s dive right in. This month we’re talking about:
The facts of the case
Whether the actions were inappropriate
Whether there was in fact conflict of interest
Where it ended

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Welcome to a new season! We have a new format! This episode we talk about the new past performance expansion for small business by the SBA and a case of bad money and fraud by a government contractor in Columbia, MD.

SBA Expansion Rule:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/22/2022-15622/past-performance-ratings-for-small-business-joint-venture-members-and-small-business-first-tier

False Claims
https://www.acquisition.gov/far/3.1003?searchTerms=false%20claims

DOJ
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-files-false-claims-act-lawsuit-against-maryland-contractor-and-owner

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Season 2, Episode 13 – Oct 28, 2021: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) final rule went into effect in December of 2020.It requires that contractors have an active security plan and actually implement it. The biggest change from NIST is that a 3 rd party will verify and certify your security level. Leona covers this and more in this very interesting and informative episode.  Runtime Approx. 21 minutes. 

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Oct 8, 2021 : Season 2, Episode 12 — The Executive Order issued on 9/9/21 brings big changes for federal contractors. Section requires contractors to provide adequate COVID-19 safeguards to workers performing on  or in connection with a federal government contract or contract-like instrument. Adequate means it meets the definitions of the Safer Federal Workforce Taskforce guidelines. The initial implementation steps started 10/8/21 and will be fully implemented into any new contract or contract like instrument by 10/15/2021.  Approximate Run-Time: 17 minutes

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Sept 16, 2021 : Season 2, Episode 11 — Leona Charles discusses the DUNS number and how it differs from the EIN (Federal Tax ID).  Also discussed are the changes that are coming in early April of 2022 regarding the "Unique Entity ID". This is a "do not miss" conversation and is very important to government contracting eligibility starting in early 2022.
Approximate Runtime: 22 minutes.

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August 5, 2021 – Season 2, Episode 10: JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) Contract. The JEDI Contract revisited and what it means regarding the potential involvement of small businesses. Run Time Approximately 20 minutes. 

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