Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The chairwoman of the Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, IT and Government Innovation would like answers and documents from GSA by February 23. USPS needs new sources of revenue, because mail volume fell by 42% between 2007 and 2020. Mace is holding a hearing on February 29. (

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 10, 2025

As the proceedings progressed, however, the claim morphed into one against the Son to account for the money he removed from SAS. For this reason, the Father claimed that the Sin was accountable to him for these amounts. The Father alleged that from 1985 onwards, the Son had assumed control of SAS and removed various funds from SAS.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Close Chief Technologist, NextG, MITRE LT COL Benjamin Pimentel × LT COL Benjamin Pimentel USMC, FutureG, OUSD(R&E) Lieutenant Colonel Pimentel entered the Marine Corps in May 2007 through the United States Naval Academy. Prior to working at Dell Technologies, Greg served 20 years on active duty in the U.S.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

According to the MarketLinks blog, Sustainable Public Procurement and the Business Environment , “taxpayers around the world are increasingly holding governments accountable to spend public funds for their social and economic benefit in a sustainable manner. Using equipment longer, or leasing when needed, is another way to reduce waste.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 8, 2024

19, 2023, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) held that the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) had made an impermissible conversion to competitive proposals (negotiated procurement) and sustained a protest. The cost of this project would be shared equally with New Jersey pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 2007.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Dr. Bailey is a recipient of the 2007 Presidential Rank Award – Meritorious Senior Professionals and Executives. David was a senior account executive for Air Force and combatant commands at Dell EMC before he joined AWS. This award is the top award in the Federal government for senior executives.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 21, 2024

He oversees risk management and cybersecurity accountability for information systems, weapon systems and operational technology supporting military cyberspace operations. David was invited to join Team Cymru in 2007 where he has served as their Senior Engineer and later as a Security Evangelist. ISAC community.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Does the Federal government need to renegotiate lower contract prices from small businesses to account for this new, expanded set-aside within an existing MAC? The scope of current MACs has essentially been expanded for small businesses as they no longer need to compete with large and medium-sized businesses for certain orders.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Prioritize as a key contract consideration the handling of data, including procedures for data management, accountability, and access. Consider data rights during acquisition planning and source selection evaluation to ensure sufficient rights to meet agency mission requirements, safety and monitoring requirements, and prevent vendor-lock.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Dr. Bailey is a recipient of the 2007 Presidential Rank Award – Meritorious Senior Professionals and Executives. David was a senior account executive for Air Force and combatant commands at Dell EMC before he joined AWS. This award is the top award in the Federal government for senior executives.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

937, which adopted the cartographic information of a 2007 Páramo Atlas to identify and delimit Colombian páramos. Under Law 1382, the páramo area shall be identified by the cartographic information provided by the Alexander Von Humboldt Investigation Institute (“Von Humboldt Institute”).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Does the Federal government need to renegotiate lower contract prices from small businesses to account for this new, expanded set-aside within an existing MAC? The scope of current MACs has essentially been expanded for small businesses as they no longer need to compete with large and medium-sized businesses for certain orders.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

937, which adopted the cartographic information of a 2007 Páramo Atlas to identify and delimit Colombian páramos. Under Law 1382, the páramo area shall be identified by the cartographic information provided by the Alexander Von Humboldt Investigation Institute (“Von Humboldt Institute”).

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 8, 2023

GSI was engaged in extensive litigation in Canada from 2007 to 2017 against authorities and third parties, alleging violations of copyright and trade secrets by Canadian authorities’ disclosure of GSI’s seismic data to third parties (for a more extensive account of the facts, see here ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 15, 2024

And so is their interplay (for a more detailed account of the relevant questions, see Kehl & Wuschka, ZEuS 2024 , 59 (67 et seq.)). This post addresses the legal parameters for the UK’s withdrawal and its interaction with the modernization efforts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In other words, a failure of the arbitrating parties to make full payment on account of the DIAC arbitration costs would be considered a waiver of the arbitration obligation, terminate the underlying arbitration process, and trigger the general jurisdiction of the Dubai Courts to hear the Parties’ dispute. .”

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 4, 2024

The analysis must be conducted on a case-by-case basis, assessing the reasonableness of Bolivia’s conduct in the specific circumstances and taking into account the country’s resources. The Tribunal noted that due diligence should not be construed as a warranty that property will never be occupied or disturbed.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As most of you know, there are three primary fora for bid protests: procuring agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). 2007) (COFC). The end of the Fiscal Year is upon us, which typically coincides with a flurry of procurement activity and then a wave of bid protests. 3d 1308 (Fed.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Therefore, rules on disclosure of information should take into account their potentially restrictive or distortive effects on competition. On the other hand, excessive disclosure of information can increase market transparency and be used as a means to collude or to reinforce collusion by tenderers.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It is noteworthy in this regard that the right to good administration under Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (OJ 2007 C 303, p. a) of the contract notice. Moreover, she could not sue without knowing what those reasons are.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Identify unmet needs, broken processes, and problems around transparency, participation, and accountability.” Innovative approaches : “What innovative approaches or emerging technologies could the government explore to enhance transparency, public participation, and accountability?” Open Government National Action Plan.”

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This was a crucial issue and the outcome of this case could have provided much needed clarity on the extent to which the Commission does, and indeed must, take procurement law into account in the assessment of State aid measures that involve the award of public contracts. The Court took a markedly different approach.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

3] The last eight recessions include the 2020 COVID-19 recession, the 2007-2009 Great Recession, the 2001 dot-com recession, the 1990-1991 savings & loan crisis recession, the 1981-1982 second double dip recession, the 1980 first double dip recession, 1973-1975 oil crisis recession, and the 1969-1970 guns and butter recession. [4]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied the protest. The incumbent protested, arguing that the requirement to recertify size in connection with the order was not authorized by law and unduly restricted competition.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied the protest. The incumbent protested, arguing that the requirement to recertify size in connection with the order was not authorized by law and unduly restricted competition.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

However, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighted the importance of improving data collection in these spaces. After just over a year, GSA reported that at least 924 Federal employees from 59 agencies visited the six coworking offices more than 1,839 times.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

B-298333.3 , 2007 CPD ¶ 9, at 3 n.1 9, 2007) [14] Tolling means that the running of a legally provided time period is paused or halted. [15] Because March 20 is more than 3 days after ESS was notified of its exclusion from the competitive range, the debriefing request was not timely made.”). [11] 11] FAR 15.501. [12] 12] FAR 33.101. [13]

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

That way, price adjustments can expediently be made, and contract performance can progress, without the contracting office and the contractor driving themselves mad over constant accounting drills. Which is not what the parties want to do for a fixed-price contract. 1) A FAR EPA clause cuts both ways. In Beta Systems, Inc. ,

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 25, 2024

As whistleblower supporters gear up to celebrate on July 30, WNN looks back on the history of the day and the organized celebrations of whistleblowers.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 13, 2025

Since 2007, tax whistleblowers have allowed the IRS to collect over $6.9 The UKs new tax whistleblower law is the most significant breakthrough in tax accountability since UBS was forced to disclose thousands of US taxpayer names in the Birkenfeld prosecution, said whistleblower attorney Stephen M.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 13, 2025

Since 2007, tax whistleblowers have allowed the IRS to collect over $6.9 The UKs new tax whistleblower law is the most significant breakthrough in tax accountability since UBS was forced to disclose thousands of US taxpayer names in the Birkenfeld prosecution, said whistleblower attorney Stephen M.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Day One Speakers Keynote Speakers: Former Congressman Tom Davis, Partner, Holland & Knight Jeff Koses , Senior Procurement Executive, GSA John Tenaglia , Principal Director, DPC Julia Wise , Director, Procurement & Grants Policy Division, NASA Panelists: Moshe Schwartz , President, Etherton and Associates Brian Friel , Co-Founder, BD Squared (..)

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the meantime, Romania had joined the EU in January 2007, a development which rendered the award’s implementation much more complicated than expected. The decision is subject to appeal and domestic courts will have to take it into account in the ongoing enforcement attempts by the Micula brothers.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dr. Bailey is a recipient of the 2007 Presidential Rank Award Meritorious Senior Professionals and Executives. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Previously Mark severed as Assistant Director in the Information Technology and Cybersecurity (ITC) team at the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 6, 2025

Arbitrators are asked to identify their conflicts of interest in their accounts. For example, we dont get the same number of common and civil law teams, we have different numbers of rooms available on different days, we have some teams drop out very near the oral hearings.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This aims to eliminate redundancy, reduce government expenditure and enhance accountability in alignment with the Government Policy for Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX), adopted by the Uganda Cabinet in 2021. Arbitration institutions were not left out in the 2024 series of developments.

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