Gymnasium procurements 💪
September 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Gymnasium procurements 💪
It's not just grants being paused -- it's also government contracts + procurements.
www.washingtontechnology.com/contracts/20...
www.washingtontechnology.com/contracts/20...
January 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It's not just grants being paused -- it's also government contracts + procurements.
www.washingtontechnology.com/contracts/20...
www.washingtontechnology.com/contracts/20...
When boring old procurements turns bad…
NEW — An obscure Navy contractor program is making Trump’s plans to quickly build out and supply immigrant concentration camps around the country a reality.
Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:
Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 4:05 AM
When boring old procurements turns bad…
Together, these proposals:
1) Increase accountability
2) Reduce redundant spending
3) Grow compliance rates for school-level purchases
4) Decrease retroactive and emergency procurements
5) Accelerate the procurement cycle
1) Increase accountability
2) Reduce redundant spending
3) Grow compliance rates for school-level purchases
4) Decrease retroactive and emergency procurements
5) Accelerate the procurement cycle
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Together, these proposals:
1) Increase accountability
2) Reduce redundant spending
3) Grow compliance rates for school-level purchases
4) Decrease retroactive and emergency procurements
5) Accelerate the procurement cycle
1) Increase accountability
2) Reduce redundant spending
3) Grow compliance rates for school-level purchases
4) Decrease retroactive and emergency procurements
5) Accelerate the procurement cycle
Trump has announced he's going to "overhaul" the $1 trillion a year federal procurements process. What could possibly go wrong, especially since he recently suggested he doesn't have to follow the Administrative Procedure Act & just announces his desired changes? www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump has announced he's going to "overhaul" the $1 trillion a year federal procurements process. What could possibly go wrong, especially since he recently suggested he doesn't have to follow the Administrative Procedure Act & just announces his desired changes? www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
On Monday evening, Rachel Maddow spotlighted this group working out of Baltimore. Just another in a long list of unsung, American heroes. Donate to their project!
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
Project Salt Box: How citizen sleuths are monitoring ICE in Maryland
Inside their homes scattered around the Baltimore area, the group of watchdogs is unearthing records, like property filings, contracts, and government procurements, that are otherwise overlooked.
www.thebanner.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
On Monday evening, Rachel Maddow spotlighted this group working out of Baltimore. Just another in a long list of unsung, American heroes. Donate to their project!
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
In other words, Trump will now award contracts/procurements to those who pay him $100million.
April 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In other words, Trump will now award contracts/procurements to those who pay him $100million.
Successful procurements are moved to "CRANKED" status
October 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Successful procurements are moved to "CRANKED" status
Canada does not support fascism.
Boycott American military procurements.
Boycott American military procurements.
July 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Canada does not support fascism.
Boycott American military procurements.
Boycott American military procurements.
Canada needs to immediately cancel most procurements, military & non-military, from all levels of Canadian govts, which are from the U.S. if they don’t stop insulting us with 51st state/governor/annexation bullshit and if they don’t stop the tariffs.
This includes F-35s.
This includes F-35s.
March 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Canada needs to immediately cancel most procurements, military & non-military, from all levels of Canadian govts, which are from the U.S. if they don’t stop insulting us with 51st state/governor/annexation bullshit and if they don’t stop the tariffs.
This includes F-35s.
This includes F-35s.
and its even better than that ... tens of billions of dollars on US procurements CANCELLED.
#TeamCanada Don't mess with the Goose!
#TeamCanada Don't mess with the Goose!
February 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
and its even better than that ... tens of billions of dollars on US procurements CANCELLED.
#TeamCanada Don't mess with the Goose!
#TeamCanada Don't mess with the Goose!
Causing "global catastophe" will be judged one day as crimes against humanity. A reckoning will come. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A judge ordered foreign aid to resume. Aid groups say it’s not happening.
With immediate aid still held up and future food procurements in limbo, a former USAID official warns of “a global catastrophe.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Causing "global catastophe" will be judged one day as crimes against humanity. A reckoning will come. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
This is an incredibly alarming article that demonstrates how Oakland City Council continues its pattern of meddling with ongoing procurements, but also that firms participating in procurements and their lobbyists feel comfortable brazenly violating clear bidding rules.
August 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is an incredibly alarming article that demonstrates how Oakland City Council continues its pattern of meddling with ongoing procurements, but also that firms participating in procurements and their lobbyists feel comfortable brazenly violating clear bidding rules.
With Trump's election, while the UK is unlikely to reverse Brexit anytime soon, the UK should at least focus on collaborating with the EU on defense procurements
November 20, 2024 at 12:50 PM
With Trump's election, while the UK is unlikely to reverse Brexit anytime soon, the UK should at least focus on collaborating with the EU on defense procurements
Hence why cranks who claimed "defense contractors want this war" were always stupid*. As far as they are concerned, this war is a disaster as who will spend billions on defence procurements that can be destroyed by drones that cost 1% the price?
Hence by Rhinemittal CEO dumps on drones.
Hence by Rhinemittal CEO dumps on drones.
April 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Hence why cranks who claimed "defense contractors want this war" were always stupid*. As far as they are concerned, this war is a disaster as who will spend billions on defence procurements that can be destroyed by drones that cost 1% the price?
Hence by Rhinemittal CEO dumps on drones.
Hence by Rhinemittal CEO dumps on drones.
Canada's move marks "the first time a third country will formally participate in the [EU's] flagship joint procurement initiative."
@politico.com #Canada
www.politico.eu/article/cana...
@politico.com #Canada
www.politico.eu/article/cana...
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme
The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Canada's move marks "the first time a third country will formally participate in the [EU's] flagship joint procurement initiative."
@politico.com #Canada
www.politico.eu/article/cana...
@politico.com #Canada
www.politico.eu/article/cana...
MTA presentation on $1 billion tax on transit that tariffs are taking on our bus and train procurements. We have to pay this tax despite exceeding Buy America requirements and that rolling stock program funds hundreds and hundreds of manufacturing jobs — www.youtube.com/live/0e3tHtO...
MTA Board Meeting - 9/30/2026
YouTube video by MTA Live
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
MTA presentation on $1 billion tax on transit that tariffs are taking on our bus and train procurements. We have to pay this tax despite exceeding Buy America requirements and that rolling stock program funds hundreds and hundreds of manufacturing jobs — www.youtube.com/live/0e3tHtO...
The article fail to touch on the crazier demands by the US. Golden dome, defence procurements, first refusal right for the US for strategic minerals, weakening even more our digital sovereignty. Etc. They want a vassal, not a trade partner.
August 22, 2026 at 9:19 AM
The article fail to touch on the crazier demands by the US. Golden dome, defence procurements, first refusal right for the US for strategic minerals, weakening even more our digital sovereignty. Etc. They want a vassal, not a trade partner.
University administrators play on our division. They've claimed that there is no coherent message from faculty or students about "AI". That refusal is fringe. That OpenAI contracts are ordinary procurements not subject to shared governance.
May the record show that faculty and students speak as one
May the record show that faculty and students speak as one
🎉 CU Student government passed their resolution unanimously on first reading, as necessary to meet the chancellor's deadline.
I am so proud of their curiosity, purpose, commitment to shared governance, and parliamentary skills. ❤️
I am so proud of their curiosity, purpose, commitment to shared governance, and parliamentary skills. ❤️
October 2, 2026 at 3:38 AM
University administrators play on our division. They've claimed that there is no coherent message from faculty or students about "AI". That refusal is fringe. That OpenAI contracts are ordinary procurements not subject to shared governance.
May the record show that faculty and students speak as one
May the record show that faculty and students speak as one
Evening tunes... Van Halen *Live In Dallas 1991*! One of my Record Store Day procurements.
December 2, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Evening tunes... Van Halen *Live In Dallas 1991*! One of my Record Store Day procurements.
I’m NASA contractor looking for new engineering roles regarding projects, procurements, manufacturing, aerospace and nuclear. I have 8 years of engineering experience working on government contracts. Looking for remote roles but willing to consider hybrid / in-office around the DC/VA/MD areas.
September 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’m NASA contractor looking for new engineering roles regarding projects, procurements, manufacturing, aerospace and nuclear. I have 8 years of engineering experience working on government contracts. Looking for remote roles but willing to consider hybrid / in-office around the DC/VA/MD areas.
There are indeed parallels.
But also with so many other IT/IP procurements where the supplier makes the purchaser dependent on proprietary systems.
But also with so many other IT/IP procurements where the supplier makes the purchaser dependent on proprietary systems.
February 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
There are indeed parallels.
But also with so many other IT/IP procurements where the supplier makes the purchaser dependent on proprietary systems.
But also with so many other IT/IP procurements where the supplier makes the purchaser dependent on proprietary systems.
I’m not an IT expert but I do procurements well, and the confused looks I got when I asked Senior Directors at my job what processes they expected AI solutions to complete was telling
If you can’t even *describe* the current process that you want to automate, you are never going to get AI to do it
If you can’t even *describe* the current process that you want to automate, you are never going to get AI to do it
Most people’s work lives are not that structured. And almost no normal person’s personal life can be that structured. The “gee whiz” of it all cant manufacture the market it needs.
September 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I’m not an IT expert but I do procurements well, and the confused looks I got when I asked Senior Directors at my job what processes they expected AI solutions to complete was telling
If you can’t even *describe* the current process that you want to automate, you are never going to get AI to do it
If you can’t even *describe* the current process that you want to automate, you are never going to get AI to do it
Per statement by the German Minister of Defence, it sounds like the details of the Patriot deliveries/procurements etc. are to be worked out in the coming days.
3/9
3/9
July 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Per statement by the German Minister of Defence, it sounds like the details of the Patriot deliveries/procurements etc. are to be worked out in the coming days.
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