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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The heads of the departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the Government are directed to give particular attention…”

On the recordApril 23, 1961
The heads of the departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the Government are directed to give particular attention to compliance with the provisions of 41 U.S.C. § 252(d) and 10 U.S.C. § 2305(d) requiring referral to the Attorney General of bids received in an advertised procurement proceeding which appear to them to evidence a violation of the antitrust laws
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 10936—Reports of Identical Bids

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