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OTAs: preserving the authority

Other Transaction Authorities are the latest buzzwords in federal contracting, and for good reason. OTAs have become critical to rapid prototyping in the defense realm, in some cases cutting off years ... read more

What To Expect From OTA Protests And Disputes

Ready or not — federal agencies are increasingly utilizing "other transactions authority" (OTA) to craft agreements that are not ... They understand the FAR disputes clause, and how it operates to ... read more

OTA welcomes proposal for stricter organic program controls

If enacted, the bill would give the USDA the authority to stop ... certification is revoked. The OTA’s CEO Christine Bushway said in a statement that the organization supports the legislation, as it ... read more

Japanese Court Rules Government Can Seize Land for U.S. Bases

To preserve these articles as they originally appeared ... the Supreme Court here ruled unanimously today that the central Government has the authority to seize private land so that it can be used by ... read more

Outer loop not dead

In spite of all the grand proclamations and banner headlines of a year ago, in spite of all of the promises made by the state Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Association of Central Oklahoma ... read more

Throwback Tulsa: Controversial Creek Turnpike opened 25 years ago

“Please don’t let OTA create an Exxon Valdez in south Tulsa ... Federal regulators advised the authority to build a bridge to preserve the beaver pond. “It’s funny, until you start thinking about the ... read more

Transparency Versus Confidentiality In 2019 Tax Disputes

However, any taxpayer confidential information in the written opinion is required to be redacted by the BF&R prior to publication, preserving confidentiality ... or a more restricted use of the OTA’s ... read more

Namibia: Supreme Court Postpones Ovambanderu Case

Windhoek — The Supreme Court yesterday postponed an appeal case in which one faction of the Ova-mbanderu community is challenging the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) over the burial ... ... read more

Section 809 Panel Final Report: Put Defense Acquisitions on ‘War Footing’ (UPDATED)

These new recruits must be taught “to promote a culture that values taking risks, rather than preserving antiquated ... “clarify and expand the authority to use Other Transaction agreements for ... read more

What Can Elected Officials Do About D.C. Slumlords?

“The Sanford case presents a real dilemma for us in that we want to protect tenants—especially low-income tenants—from hazardous and substandard housing conditions, but we also want to preserve ... ... read more

Exercise your rights as a renter with these tips on tenant law

“D.C. has all sorts of rental housing laws that afford tenants all sorts of rights, but those rights don’t get exercised enough,” says Joel Cohn, legislative director of the District of Columbia ... read more

Best Idea; Every Dictator's Nightmare

At the apex is a quasi-deified personage, endowed with supreme authority over his subjects. To preserve the mystic aura of such a ruler ... igbesi laisi ominu tabi iberu ota. Certainly, it is the ... read more