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Friday Flash 11/08/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2007- 2009) and Army Surgeon General, Senior Vice President, CGI Federal David Shulkin , Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017- 2018), President, Shulkin Solutions We are also thrilled to have acquisition executives from the following Federal customer agencies speaking at the conference (and more!) .”

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The Purpose of Procurement: How ESG is Changing our Roles

The Procurement School

Business decisions have been influenced by the theory of the Invisible Hand. We all should take responsibility to act within our sphere of influence. The solutions are not secrets. There will always be a cost of goods to consider but it will be a much broader view with the total cost of ownership internalized as much as possible.

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Friday Flash 11/01/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

While the Memo is directed at agencies and does not impose new requirements on contractors directly, those providing AI products and services could soon see it influence contract requirements, source selection evaluation criteria, and contract terms.

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Brexit 2.0: The United Kingdom Leaves the Energy Charter Treaty

Kluwer Arbitration

In already formally notifying its withdrawal, the UK has therefore put itself into a position where it can no longer influence which version of the ECT it will sail into the sunset. Hence, a continuity of binding obligations could only be established with respect to the treaty prior to its modernization.

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LIDW 2024: Bank Collapse and ISDS: Arbitration Strategy and Dramatis Personae

Kluwer Arbitration

Conclusions The global financial system may be systematically more resilient after the 2007/2008 financial crisis. This may bring about the need for engaging regulatory and financial experts that provide their expertise in the arbitration. Yet, this does not prevent banks from defaulting.

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A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23)

How to Crack a Nut

It is worth recalling that Auroux (C-220/05, EU:C:2007:31 ) concerned a case involving the signing of an agreement between a municipality and a special purpose vehicle with separate balance sheet to run a re-generation programme. It is for the referring court to determine whether those circumstances are present in this case.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

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]