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Inside a Civic Tech Hackathon Weekend
A civic tech hackathon turns open government data into weekend prototypes. Two federal records show the engine and the stall point: the demo ends, and nobody owns maintenance.
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How Do Supply Chains Affect Prices: How Supply Chains Affect What You Pay
Follow one everyday product from raw material to shelf, and the price checkpoints along the way become easy to spot.
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Administrative Law Judges: The Trial System Inside Agencies
An administrative law judge (ALJ) in the United States is a judge and trier of fact who both presides over trials and adjudicates claims or disputes involving administrative law—that is, involving administrative units of the executive branch of government.
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Subcontracting Plans: The Small-Business Quota Built Into Big Contracts
Large federal contracts carry subcontracting plans with small-business goals written into the deal. How the thresholds, plan types, and duties work under the FAR.
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Regulatory Analysis — OMB Circular A-4: The Quiet Rulebook Behind Every Regulation's Price Tag
OMB Circular A-4 tells federal agencies how to weigh the costs and benefits of proposed rules. Here is what it requires and why a quiet technical memo shapes so much of American regulation.