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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Contractor Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the head of each executive agency to post each covered contract (i.e., a contract for the procurement of property or services with a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold) entered into by that agency on a publicly available website in a searchable format. The agency head may redact sensitive or classified information, trade secrets, or other proprietary information in such contracts.]]></text>
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