If you’ve ever applied for a business loan, secured a government contract, or worked with large suppliers, chances are you’ve come across the term “DUNS number.” This nine-digit identifier, assigned ...

Before the end of 2020, organizations doing business with the government—from vendors to grantees—will have a new unique number by which they will be identified, ending use of a configuration in place ...

Dun & Bradstreet offers every business one free, permanent DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number to build its financial credibility. While not legally required, this nine-digit identifier ...

The U.S. government is phasing out use of the proprietary Data Universal Numbering System, or DUNS number, in favor of a more open system for assigning a unique identifier to every company it does ...

The government is moving to a new provider to validate and track its business with contractors and other parties. The General Services Administration awarded a $41.75 million contract to Ernst and ...

July marks the start of the 18-month shift to a new unique entity identifier (UEI) for doing business with the government. In December 2020, the System for Award Management website, SAM.gov, will stop ...

The federal government is transitioning to a new unique entity identifier to track all vendors and organizations doing business with the government. The General Services Administration, which manages ...

Used worldwide as a way to get information about companies, Dun and Bradstreet is a credit bureau and business information clearinghouse. Once you obtain your D&B D-U-N-S number, any company ...

Of the three major business credit bureaus, Dun & Bradstreet, or D&B, is most frequently used to access business loans. For that reason, it's a good idea to establish credit with D&B by choosing a ...