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  • 2025-04926 — Acquisition of Items for Which Federal Prison Industries Has a Significant Market Share
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 13485
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Department of Defense is publishing an updated list of product categories where Federal Prison Industries (FPI) holds more than a five percent market share within the DoD market, using data from 2024. The listed product categories must now be procured using competitive or fair opportunity methods starting April 9, 2025. These categories include items like office furniture, men's and women's outerwear, and other specific clothing and household goods. The DoD must also include FPI in the solicitation process for these items and will adjust the list as needed if new information becomes available.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Defense (DoD) wants to make sure they buy some items like clothes and furniture from many different sellers fairly, and not just from one big company like Federal Prison Industries (FPI). They have made a new list of these items and will start using this new rule in April 2025.

  • 2024-28170 — Connect America Fund, Alaska Connect Fund, Connect America Fund-Alaska Plan, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible To Receive Universal Service Support, Universal Service Reform-Mobility Fund
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    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 96166
    Reading Time:about 57 minutes

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comments on proposed rules to manage the Alaska Connect Fund (ACF) for mobile services from 2030 to 2034. The proposal addresses how to handle funding in areas where multiple providers currently receive support, aiming to streamline support to a single entity after previous phases end in 2029. It also includes plans for enhancing services in unserved regions, accounting for Tribal consent, and improving broadband capabilities in Alaska. People are invited to submit comments about these plans by specified dates in 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FCC wants to make sure that phones work well in Alaska, so they are asking people for ideas on how to best help phone companies between 2030 and 2034. They want to make sure there's only one main company getting help in certain areas and also want to help places that don't have good phone service yet.