District of ColumbiaD.C. approved Safeware contract changes and capped related payments
Before its October 28, 2026, expiration, D.C.'s emergency act approved two Safeware contract changes and authorized up to $1.6 million in related payments.
What it does
D.C. approved two Safeware contract changes despite a cited purchasing requirement and allowed up to $1.6 million for related goods and services. The emergency act expired October 28, 2026.
Argument forPayment authority could help D.C. pay Safeware for goods and services it had already received under the approved contract changes.
Argument againstResidents might worry that D.C. made an exception to a purchasing requirement when it approved these Safeware contract changes.
More detail
The D.C. Council approved two Safeware contract changes and authorized payments under them. The approval covered changes M0008 and M0009 to contract CW113639 with Safeware, Inc., for goods and services received or to be received under those changes. Payments could total no more than $1.6 million. The Council gave its approval despite a cited D.C. purchasing requirement. The act took effect after the mayor approved it July 30, 2026; the emergency act expired October 28, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 7Act A26-0380 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 011151, Expires on Oct 28, 2026Latest
- Jul 30Returned from Mayor
- Jul 30Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0380, Expires on Oct 28, 2026Became Law
- Jul 23Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 06, 2026To Governor
- Jul 14Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 23Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public SafetyMinor
- Jun 3B26-0701 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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