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Adventures in Contracting

Adventures in Contracting

By: Leona Charles
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A podcast about government contracting by government contractors. We talk about the highs, lows and everything in between.© 2025 Adventures in Contracting Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • The Buck Stops Here!-The President, the Memo and Overreach?
    Feb 1 2025

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    This episode we talk about:
    -the funding freeze
    - who it affects
    -what the law says
    -what I think the outcome will be

    EO's affected by Memo
    Executive Order 13990-Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis
    Executive Order 13992 -Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation
    Executive Order 14008-Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
    Executive Order 14007-President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
    Executive Order 14013-Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration
    Executive Order 14027-Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office
    Executive Order 14030-Climate-Related Financial Risk
    Executive Order 14037-Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks
    Executive Order 14057-Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability
    Executive Order 14072-Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies
    Executive Order 1408-Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
    Executive Order 14096-Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All

    Youngston (Steel Seizure Case)
    https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/youngstown-sheet-tube-co-v-sawyer-steel-seizure-case
    Availability of Funds https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-18
    Termination for Convenience https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.249-4#FAR_52_249_4
    Immunity Opinion
    chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
    Constitution Article II https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/youngstown-sheet-tube-co-v-sawyer-steel-seizure-case
    Separation of Powers https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/intro.7-2/ALDE_00000031/

    Let us know your thoughts! info@spcconsulting.org or subscribe and like our youtube channel @spcbusinessconsultingllc359

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    15 mins
  • Hogan's Hero: Conflicts are a Family Affair
    Nov 5 2024

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    In this episode we talk about Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and his conflicts of interest involving his family, his company and state money.

    *Raspy voice courtesy of chaotic fall weather!

    Maryland COMAR
    Board of Public Works
    https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/23.01.01.00.aspx
    MD State Procurement Regulations
    https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/21.01.01.00.aspx
    https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/21.02.01.01.aspx

    Conflict of Interest
    https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/21.05.08.08.aspx

    Let us know your thoughts! info@spcconsulting.org or subscribe and like our youtube channel @spcbusinessconsultingllc359

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    15 mins
  • Michigan DOT: Squirrely Set Asides and All that Implies
    Oct 2 2024

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    In this episode, we discuss how the Michigan Department of Transportation handled a company that falsely claimed minority-owned and disadvantaged status, and the overreach of an FBI agent who ultimately proved to be in the wrong.

    Case Filings
    chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mied-1_23-cr-20676/pdf/USCOURTS-mied-1_23-cr-20676-0.pdf

    Let us know your thoughts! info@spcconsulting.org or subscribe and like our youtube channel @spcbusinessconsultingllc359

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    42 mins

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