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Category Archives: Government Purchasing
Big Box News: School District joins Office Depot investigations
News from Florida: the Lee County School district has announced that they, too, will be starting an investigation into potential overcharges by Office Depot, making them the fourth governmental agency in Florida to seek a refund. Continue reading
OnTimeSupplies.com Selected to Prestigious Inc. 500 List
ver at PRNewsWire, there’s a press release about our parent company, OnTimeSupplies.com. Now normally I try to downplay that relationship and stay focused on the latest in office supply news, but this is a pretty big deal. Continue reading
Oops: Missouri Lt. Governor Awards Contract to Company Under State Investigation
The state of Missouri accidentally offers a million-dollar contract to Office Depot, then remembers it is investigating them for fraud. Whoopsie! Continue reading
Office Depot Whistleblower Seeks Fla. Supreme Court Investigation
Our old friend David Sherwin, the Office Depot whistle-blower, is back in the news again, according to an article posted on news-press.com. Sherwin, who has been granted whistleblower protection by the state, is preparing a petition to have a case heard by the statewide grand jury that Gov. Charlie Crist hopes to impanel. Continue reading
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NJ Stands By Staples Contract Decision
As reported earlier, New Jersey recently entered into an exclusive contract with Staples to provide office supplies, which many local businesses were upset by. In a posting on NJBiz.com, the state has been seen to uphold its decision to proceed with the risky single-source contract. Continue reading
Flu Season Hits Schools Hard
The DailyPress is reporting that with H1N1 still fresh in the public’s mind, it’s falling on school districts to provide cleaning and sanitizing supplies to keep kids healthy. The question is, will they have the funds? Continue reading
Office Supply Firms Suing N.J. Over Staples Contract
According to NJ.com, New Jersey members of the National Office Product Alliance (NOPA) are suing the state over their decision to shift office supply contracts from the hands of individual vendors to one company, Staples. Continue reading
Business Survival Often Takes Small Changes
The Post-Crescent has an interesting blog detailing how some smaller or local businesses are dealing with the economic downturn. In addition to companies laying off employees, instituting rotating periods of time off, and reducing office space, they’re also re-imagining how they manage office supplies (a subject near and dear to my heart.) Continue reading
Big Box News: Office Depot Sues Ex-Employee Whistleblower
I wish I was making this up, but no, it’s true. Office Depot is suing the man who accused them of asking him to falsify documents. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Office Depot is claiming that Earl Ante, who recently filed suit that Office Depot had asked him to falsify documents in the ongoing case of Office Depot overcharging the city of Berkeley, was in fact responsible for the overcharges, and they’re out to prove it in court. Continue reading
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Article: Office Depot Litigation Roundup
In a new article, the Mercury News have summarized the last several months’ worth of Office Depot shenanigans in one tidy package. Continue reading
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