Defense Budget & Acquisition

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (385+ words) STEPNELL is set to strengthen its regional pipeline of public sector projects having secured a place on the £3bn Constructing West Midlands 3 (CWM3) framework. Stepnell has been appointed to the Medium Works lot, which covers schemes valued between £2m and £15m across all built…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1170+ words) The investment costs will run into billions of euros. The base is expected to achieve initial operational capability in the early 2030s, with full operational capability targeted for 2033 or 2034. So far, a declaration of intent has been signed; the precise design…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago   (517+ words) The State Inspection Authority has flagged USD 1.976 million in diverted funds and spending on unused assets in Vientiane’s USD 99.7 million Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. On 8 October, State Inspection Authority President Vansay Phongsavanh presented the findings to the National Assembly,…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (204+ words) Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, center, speaks during a meeting of the supply chain stabilization committee held in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of finance ministry The finance minister on Monday stressed the need to address weaknesses in Korea's supply chains amid global…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (244+ words) Kathmandu, Oct 10: The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration has formed a committee to study the status of the procurement and usage of software and hardware currently used by its subordinate agencies. The committee was formed…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1459+ words) The NSA names ML-DSA-87 for US national security systems and Australia prefers it. KXCO verifies it in consensus, signs its own platform with it, and lets any evaluator check the answer without an account. FIPS 204 gives three parameter sets of…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (99+ words) Newswav Public procurement contracts to be made public Daily Express Online (Malaysia) is Sabah's top-ranked & most viewed English news site. It is also Sabah's leading & most circulated daily English newspaper. THE government will enact a Government-Owned Entities Bill to tighten…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (281+ words) 'Construction Consulting Engineers Nepal' has lodged a complaint with evidence demanding an immediate halt to the policy corruption, conflict of interest, and exploitation of state funds rampant in the energy and infrastructure sectors. According to the Nepal Treaty Act, 'G-to-G…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (189+ words) National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has announced that Peesam Limited has been barred from participating in public procurement and asset disposal proceedings for three years. The debarment, imposed by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), took effect on February…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (601+ words) The Constitutional Court’s striking down of the Public Procurement Act on September 17 has done far more than just embarrass parliament. By ruling the act unconstitutional and invalid due to a failure to facilitate adequate public participation under section 59(1)(a) of…...