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GSA closes in on enterprisewide software deal with Microsoft

Federal News Network

The software license initiative for common titles builds off of experiences dating back to 2003, when the GSA launched the SmartBuy program, and 1999, when the Defense Departments enterprise software initiative signed its first agreement. While DoD has had limited success with its ESI, civilian agency efforts have mostly fallen flat.

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McCarter & English Bolsters National Government Affairs Practice with Addition of Former Connecticut Senate Democrats Chief of Staff Vincent Mauro, Jr.

Government Contracts & Global Trade

Vin has a track record of developing policy, high-level negotiations, and reaching across political lines to achieve successful outcomes.” He worked as special counsel to the Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2014 before being named Chief of Staff in 2015. at Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2002.*

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2023 Year in Review: Switzerland (Part I: Scope of Arbitration Clause, Capacity of Discernment, Res Iudicata)

Kluwer Arbitration

Decision 4A_575/2022 (7 August 2023) concerned a dispute arising from a licence agreement for the operation of a telecommunications network in a part of the southern Republic of Sudan (now the Republic of South Sudan), concluded on 15 October 2003 between C. The agreements were not drafted, negotiated, or signed by the father or his sons.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

Additionally, generally, the reasonable costs of preparing, submitting, and negotiating an REA are contract administration costs, and consequently are also recoverable. Alternatively, it can give the contractor an opportunity to negotiate a termination-for-convenience or no-cost termination. 679, 682 (2003). 3d 755, at 2 (Fed.

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Friday Flash 09/27/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

To reduce PALT, FAS has looked to the Commercial Platforms program, which includes “pre-negotiated agreements across the Federal Government with eight commercial marketplaces” that purchase card holders can utilize. During the interview, Lee also discussed GSA’s efforts to lower procurement acquisition lead time (PALT). Rumsfeld , 320 F.3d

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To Succeed with Zero Trust & AI, Look to Cultural Change

FedInsider

His leadership experience includes building and managing globally dispersed organizations, delivering transformational change, and conducting complicated negotiations. Southern Command (Feb 2000 – April 2003) Chief, Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS), System Integration Management Office, U.S.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. Arguably, a negligent negotiations assertion does not alter the elements of a superior knowledge claim.