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Sen. Pat Browne's bill to sell the Allentown State Hospital property to a J.B. Reilly-led development company appears to headed toward speedy consideration in Harrisburg, but not everyone in Allentown is a fan.

Gov. Wolf announced that Department of General Services Secretary Curt Topper will leave his position on ​June 30. The governor also announced his intention to name Joseph Lee to serve as Acting Secretary.

Gov. Tom Wolf is touting increased government spending during his administration, including a growing share of state contracts going to minorities, veterans, women and LGBT businesses.

Gov. Wolf announced that his administration has built on its commitment to support small, diverse, and veteran-owned businesses in Pennsylvania with nearly $856 million in state contract spending for fiscal year 2020-2021.

A former chief procurement officer has raised $10 million in venture capital to expand Procurated, his online government vendor review platform, which asks state and local staff to rate services from private contractors.

The startup, founded by a state procurement veteran, just raised $10 million as it seeks to carve out a place for itself via ratings and reviews in public agency contracting. What’s behind this push and what comes next?

More than 9 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is now eligible for vaccination. Learn more. More than 9 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is eligible for vaccination starting April 13. Learn more. × Governor Wolf Recognizes DGS Employees with Awards for Excellence for Work on COVID-19 and the 2020 Election May 06, 2021 Pennsylvania Governor Tom recognized two individuals and one group of employees from...

Updated: 12:37 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021 Pennsylvania has stockpiled $51 million worth of personal protective equipment at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, and WGAL News 8 got a tour of it Wednesday.The items, such as masks, gloves and wipes, take up 350,000 square feet and would be enough for a 60-day supply for the state. Some items have a shelf life, including COVID-19 specimen collection tubes that had to be discarded.Most of the equipment was donated by the federal government and c...

Pa. Farm Show Complex, stuffed with millions of masks and other pandemic supplies, can’t host events Today 5:15 AM Boxes of masks, gloves, gowns and other personal protective gear sit in the states stockpile at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex. Photo provided by Pa. House Republican Caucus Facebook Share to come down the pike. Boxes upon boxes of personal protective equipment now sit inside the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex — and that is becoming an increasing concern to both lawmakers ...

The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex could reopen as soon as this fall after being closed to the public throughout the pandemic. The state-owned ag expo center has temporarily housed Pennsylvania’s stockpile of personal protective equipment for the past year, but officials say it’s time to move the masks, gloves and hand sanitizer to a permanent warehouse. “We are as anxious as anyone to move out of the facility as soon as we can,” Curt Topper, Pennsylvania’s general serv...