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IRS seeks information as it plans to scale up its robotic processing automation program

FedScoop

The automations, which require basic knowledge of IRS and accounting protocols, run the gamut in terms of complexity and frequently call for coordination between multiple external systems. Federal agencies have increasingly looked to RPA “bots” to offload basic but cumbersome processes to free humans up to focus on higher-quality work.

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In Best Value Determination Agency is Not Required to Quantify Benefits of Higher Priced Technically Rated Proposal

Public Contracting Institute

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) does not agree that quantification is required. B-290270, June 10, 2002 [N]o requirement than an agency quantify the value of technical superiority in relation to low cost to determine best value. Jacobs Technology, Inc., B-422040, Jan. 4, 2024 is a good example of the GAO position.

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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: Introduction to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Cost Principles (Part 1)

Government Contracts & Investigations

Standards promulgated by the CAS [Cost Accounting Standards] Board, if applicable, generally accepted accounting principles and practices appropriate to the circumstances. The September 2023 Cost Corner concluded a three-part series on TINA. 10] A cost is allowable only if it meets all of the following requirements: Reasonableness.

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Contractor Alert: GAO Reaffirms Position on Late Email Proposals

LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

In a post earlier this year, I discussed a significant split between the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). This position has been held since at least 2002. See Sea Box, Inc. , B-291056 (Oct.

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Cloud Architecture Matters: Improve Cloud Security by Writing Natively to the Cloud (E165)

FedInsider

Dave joined GAO in July 2002. David was a senior account executive for Air Force and combatant commands at Dell EMC before he joined AWS. He oversees audits on the IT and cybersecurity workforce, critical infrastructure protection, and the IRS’s IT modernization efforts.

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U.S. Supreme Court Endorses Low Burden of Proof for Whistleblowers

Government Contracts & Investigations

Background The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a federal law that was passed in 2002 with the goal of improving auditing and public disclosure in response to several accounting scandals which shook financial markets. 1514A, which prohibits publicly-traded companies from retaliating against whistleblowing employees.

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The Procurement Act 2023’s Kaleidoscopic View of the Public Interest

University of Bristol

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability.