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• DAS Recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021

  10/4/2021 by Renee Lombard

  October 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The purpose of NDEAM is to educate people about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilit...

  Equal Employment Opportunity

• Exciting Updates Coming to DAS Small and Minority Business Program

  9/27/2021 by Meg Yetishefsky

  On October 1, 2021 more streamlining efforts arecoming to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Small and Minority Business certification that creates a more rational and data-driven basis for defining for-profit small businesses. The changesimplif...

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• Modernizing State Government Operations

  8/5/2021 by Gene Burk

  In July, I joined Governor Lamont in New Canaan when he signed Public Act 2176 that improves businesses access to working with state government, helps Connecticut gain access to cutting-edge technology, and ensures that outdated bureaucratic processes are no...

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• The State's General Fund grows due to P-Card usage

  8/3/2021 by Veronica Coty, Kerry DiMatteo

  We’re excited to let you know that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), in partnership with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), accepted a rebate of $1,438,341.70 from JPMorgan Chase, stemming from the State’s use of P-Card services issued b...

  Procurement

• CT State Marshal Impersonator Scam Returns

  7/21/2021 by CT State Marshal Commission

  We wanted to send you a note today about a scam that we’re seeing emerge in Connecticut again. The Connecticut State Marshal Commission has received several reports from state marshals who have had their names, phone numbers and addresses used in an app...

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• CT State Marshal Impersonator Scam Returns

  7/7/2021

  The Connecticut State Marshal Commission has received several reports from state marshals who have had their name, phone numbers and addresses used in an apparent money collection scam. This same scam also occurred in 2019. Here’s how the scam works: A sc...

• The 2021 Legislative Session

  6/22/2021 by Eleanor Michael

  I wanted to send a note to update you about the success that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) team had during the 2021 legislative sessionwhich justended last week. DAS, with the support of the Connecticut General Assembly, accomplished a lot t...

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• Launch of LinkedIn Learning

  6/21/2021 by Nick Hermes

  I am excited to announce that this month, the State of Connecticut has launched access to LinkedIn Learning for State Employees. LinkedIn Learning provides access to over 16,000 online courses taught by real-world professionals who teach in-demand skills. The...

  Human ResourcesGovernment Innovation

• Disparity Study RFP issued by DAS

  6/7/2021 by Michelle Gilman

  Last month, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to secure a qualified vendor to facilitate an independent disparity study relative to the State of Connecticut’s contracting practices and procedures. Once se...

  Equal Employment OpportunityProcurementSmall & Minority Business

• DAS Supports the CROWN Act

  5/3/2021 by Alicia Nunez

  Last month everyone here at DAS Equal Employment Opportunity was thrilled when the CROWN Act was signed by Governor Lamont on March 4th, 2021. That put Connecticut as the first state in 2021 and the eighth state to pass and enact the CROWN Act. The passage ...

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