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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies. As environmental issues have become more important to governments and administrations within the last few decades, it has gotten easier to identify ways to leverage purchasing to support these goals.

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Initially, the reforms focused on two key actions: public institutions were required to create an annual GPP implementation plan with self-defined targets as well as a performance record of their green purchases. million and 4,415 new jobs created in the green economy, according to official figures.

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

Public Contracting Institute

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SBJA), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-5, and the setting aside of General Services Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Schedule Orders ? Purchases among BPA holders are normally rotated between all BPA holders large and small for repetitive needs.

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FAR 8.4 Blanket Purchase Agreement Orders To Be Set-Aside or Not to Be Set-Aside? That is the Question

Public Contracting Institute

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SBJA), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-5, and the setting aside of General Services Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Schedule Orders? Purchases among BPA holders are normally rotated between all BPA holders large and small for repetitive needs.

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SEC Institutes New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules, Opening Door for Cybersecurity Whistleblowing

Whistleblower Network News

Per the SEC , information is material “to which there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would attach importance in determining whether to purchase the security registered.” Since the SEC Whistleblower Program was established in 2010, whistleblower disclosures have resulted in more than $6 billion in sanctions.

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5G: The Transformation of Defense Networks

FedInsider

In March of 2011, he departed 7th Marines for the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California after being selected for the Special Education Program. He graduated with distinction in June 2013, earning a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and an academic certificate in cyber warfare.

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SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rules Will Not Combat Greenwashing, But Opens Door for Whistleblowers

Whistleblower Network News

The initial proposal included mandatory disclosures for Scope 1 and 2 (direct and purchased) emissions, as well as disclosures for Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions. The new rule has dropped the disclosure requirements for Scope 3 emissions altogether and diluted the disclosure requirements for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.