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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

The key features of the first generation reforms that took place between 2000-2005 addressed aspects of legislation, centralization and independence, and professionalization. Early reformers in this first revolution were Ethiopia (2005), Ghana (2005), Kenya (2007), Tanzania (2004), Uganda (2003), and Zambia (2006).

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An Australian Maritime Dispute in London: Can the Hague-Visby Rules Render an Arbitration Agreement Null and Void?

Kluwer Arbitration

In Jindal Iron and Steel Co Ltd v Islamic Solidarity Shipping Co Jordan Inc [2005] 1 WLR 1363; [2005] 1 All ER 175 (“ Jindal ”), the House of Lords held that the carrier’s obligation to load “properly and carefully” applies only to the extent that the agreement provides for those functions to be performed by the carrier.

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Boosting Cybersecurity Power for State, Local Government & Education (E154)

FedInsider

In that role, he strengthened the department and the state enterprise by focusing on efficiency, consistency and continuous improvement; driving business alignment; balancing operations and policy; and seeking quicker adoption of newer technology. Prior to NCDIT, Weaver served as director and state CIO at Washington Technology Solutions.

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Behind the technologies at the forefront of improving NOAA hurricane data

FedScoop

Utama, who served in the Navy for 10 years before joining NOAA, is responsible for charting the plane’s route through the storm, balancing what the scientists on board want with things like fuel and airspace constraints. “Primarily what we’re doing is flying for science,” Andrew Utama, a P-3 navigator for the NOAA Corps., told FedScoop.

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Stamp of Approval: The Indian Supreme Court Says Yes to Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

b) the Arbitration Act being a self-contained code, its “dependence on other legislations is either absent or minimal,” and (c) balancing party autonomy with referral to arbitration. 2005) 8 SCC 618] and National Insurance Co. This makes the Judgment an important exposition of law in the field of arbitration for India.

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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. This was done following the 2005 Federal Circuit decision for Tesoro Hawaii Corp. Tenaglia wrote the following.