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To Attract Feds to Events, Conferences Are Becoming Luncheons

Associations Now

AFCEA International, for example, has launched shorter formats to adapt to federal conference spending cuts. Two of the counts are directly related to the conference; the others involve personal trips, including one between Guam and Saipan, for which he allegedly charged the government. Scrutiny of GSA’s spending remains high.

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NASBP’s Legislative Efforts ‘Bond’ Education With Action to Influence Policy

Association Adviser

NASBP member firms assist businesses of all sizes to qualify for surety bonds that guarantee the performance of construction and other contracts in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and elsewhere. MM: I think of advocacy as another form of education. Qualified bidders are participating in the construction bidding process.