A dispute between Los Angeles County officials and a major bus supplier is shedding light on the challenges of government contracts with vendors that require base pay for that supplier’s staff. Reports in The New York Times on Friday (Aug. 9) said the Los Angeles...
The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the...
In the wake of the government shutdown, several U.S. lawmakers unveil legislation aimed at getting government contractors paid in a timely manner. In addition, Canada struggles with its own late payment challenges, which hits gig workers and the smallest firms, according to a new Interac study.
Public contractors get a warning in the United Kingdom that late payments to suppliers and subcontractors could get them banned from public works once new rules debut in the Fall. Xero finds a number of smaller firms are cash flow negative in the past year...
July 14, 2019
The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the blockchain. It is meant to link agriculture organizations with workers […]
March 28, 2019
Google CEO Sundar Pichai met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 27) to discuss the tech company’s dealings with the U.S. government. “I just met with Sundar Pichai, president...
