close
close
6 mins read

What does FAS mean by “leveraging the federal government’s collective purchasing power?”

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth policies and procedures for evaluating and negotiating “fair and reasonable” pricing at the contract level under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. GSAR addresses the negotiation of FSS pricing based on the submission of a supplier’s Commercial Sales Practices (CSP) and alternatively […]

5 mins read

Bay Area Judge Rules Meta, Google, TikTok Must Face Schools’ Abuse Claims – East Bay Times

By Isaiah Poritz | Bloomberg Meta Platforms Inc., Google, TikTok and Snap will have to face off lawsuits brought by school districts in federal court blames their “addictive” apps for contributing to a mental health crisis among students. The ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, Calif., follows a contrasting June […]

13 mins read

The international court prosecutor who indicted Netanyahu is accused of sexual misconduct

A view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Peter Dejong/AP) THE HAGUE, Netherlands — When the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor this year sought to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for actions in Gaza, he was engulfed in an entirely different personal crisis unfolding behind the scenes. […]

5 mins read

Non-service vacancies must follow original seniority system, cannot be diverted to category for transfer: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Prime Minister Manoj set aside the order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal leading to the filling of vacancies in Non-Vocational Teachers (English) from the by-transfer category. The court held that NJD vacancies arising after the expiry of the direct recruitment list have to […]

6 mins read

What does FAS mean by “leveraging the federal government’s collective purchasing power?”

The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) set forth policies and procedures for evaluating and negotiating “fair and reasonable” pricing at the contract level under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. GSAR addresses the negotiation of FSS pricing based on the submission of a supplier’s Commercial Sales Practices (CSP) and alternatively […]