Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 8, 2024

He also co-authored legislation that targeted the extension of protection for federal employees, such as the Whistleblower Protection Act (1989) and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (2012).

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 9, 2024

Kohn , co-founder of whistleblower firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Chairman of the Board of the National Whistleblower Center , commends Grassley’s efforts, “Time and time again, Senator Grassley has stood up for whistleblower rights, and we are grateful to see him do so again here.”

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 28, 2024

According to the government, between 2012 and 2018, the company withheld various government-mandated travel fees for tickets to travel into or within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Hahn Air Lines GmbH, a German commercial travel company, and Hahn Air USA Inc., subsidiary, agreed to pay $26.8 government.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

According to the government, “b etween 2012 and 2018, RTA and LEROS billed for images utilized in IGRT when such images were either not reviewed, or were not timely reviewed, and therefore were not reasonable and necessary”. Since 1986, the False Claims Act has led to $7.3 billion in whistleblower rewards.

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Utilities Demand Networking Government 107

GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

When Hurricane Sandy pummeled the northeast in 2012, followed by several other disasters in 2013, the Until surprisingly recently, U.S. state and local governments have had a limited awareness of populations and demographics; its unclear who lives where and especially what their health needs might be.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Upon retiring from the military in 2012, he was intent on transitioning to federal civilian work, maybe in the Intelligence Community. Mike Bosco holds more than 20 years of military and intelligence experience, but he ended up in government contracting somewhat by chance.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The protest alleged that Portacool was acquired in April 2012 by a large business and is no longer small. Portacool (or Appellant) was the apparent awardee and its size was protested by Portable Air Group, LLC (PAG or protester). ” In this case, OHA confirmed that the Area Office properly imposed the adverse inference penalty.

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Manufacturing Logistics Government Contracts Import 101

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

Since the database opened in 2012, more than 30,000 researchers from 90 countries have registered to use UK Biobank. All the data is de-identified and available to approved researchers for health-related research that is in the public interest.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From January 1, 2012, through July 5, 2021, the company allegedly failed to pay the duties it owed despite being informed of the need to do so. The False Claims Act’s qui tam provision allows private citizens and private parties to file a lawsuit on behalf of the government against an individual or company defrauding the government.

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Manufacturing Demand Integrity Integration 107

FedScoop

JUNE 27, 2024

The CIA has been using AI for things like content triage and “things in the human language technology space — translation, transcription — all the types of processing that need to happen in order to help our analysts go through that data very quickly” as far back as 2012, when the agency hired its first data scientists, Lakshmi Raman, the (..)

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In Weiner , the Plaintiff-Relator’s initial February 2012 action alleged that Siemens AG fraudulently induced more than $234 million in government contracts in violation of the FCA and its state-law analogues. This was the question before the Second Circuit last month in U.S. Siemens AG , No. 22-2656, 2023 WL 8227913, at 3 (2d Cir.

Balance 147

Balance Government Contracts IT Contract 147

Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 5, 2024

According to the DOJ, “between 2012 and 2020, Gunvor and its co-conspirators paid more than $97 million to intermediaries knowing that some of the money would be and in fact was used to bribe Ecuadorean officials.”

Corruption 111

Corruption Competitive Bidding Media Bidding 111

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In 2012, you oversaw the launch of the world’s first i-Arbitration rules (i.e., Our award winning i-Arbitration Rules 2) AIAC’s i-Arbitration Rules was awarded the “Innovation by An Individual or Organization” Award at the 3 rd Annual Global Arbitration Review Awards ceremony in Bogota, Colombia in 2012. 1] Rule 12 of the 2023 Rules.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The standards relate to energy efficiency, standby power reduction, hazardous substance reduction, recycling and other environmental considerations.

Green Public Procurement 78

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 25, 2024

This resulted in the forced sell of LARAH’s indirect shareholding in Pluna to the Uruguayan government in June 2012. After a review of all the facts and evidence, the Tribunal concluded that LARAH held a 100% stake in Leadgate/SARAH since April 30, 2012. Therefore, the Tribunal concluded that the FET under Article 4.1 of the Treaty.

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FedScoop

JULY 2, 2024

But any guidance or regulatory clarity should take into account the fact that an algorithm isn’t “necessarily making autonomous decisions,” said Ghani, who also served as chief scientist on President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 24, 2024

The government is working to determine the ability of industry partners to deliver technological capabilities relevant to SBEM environmental parameters articulated under 2012 Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memo 091-12 and 2014 JROCM 092-14, according to the RFI posted Tuesday on SAM.gov.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As the deputy HR director since 2012, she had been in training and anticipating the CHRO role for many years. Sherhart said her [.]

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FedScoop

MARCH 13, 2024

In 2012, NASA noted that the theft of an encrypted laptop resulted in the loss of algorithms used to control the International Space Station. Back in 2008, the NASA OIG office flagged in a letter concerns about lost and stolen devices, noting that the loss of one laptop “could have a profound impact on Agency operations.”

Inventory 111

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 30, 2025

Make sure to replace the ARN with the Amazon DataZone domain execution role that you copied in Step 6. { "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Effect": "Allow", "Action": "sts:AssumeRole", "Resource": " " } ] } Give the Policy a name and choose Create policy. Choose the JSON editor view and paste in the following policy.

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The Softly Spark

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

An EU Directive implemented in the 2000s required EPR legislation for Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment ( Directive 2012/19/EC : WEEE). Electronics : Electronics was one of the first product categories to have EPR laws. Currently, 23 states have electronics EPR laws.

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Electronics Manufacturing Logistics Management 52

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Conclusion When the UNCITRAL model procurement law and its Guide to Enactment were concluded in 2012, “green procurement” was just emerging as a critical global imperative.

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Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

GovTribe

APRIL 4, 2024

Since 2012, GovTribe has helped users win federal opportunities. Now, we're excited to expand our capabilities to state and local markets. Starting April 4, 2024, state and local opportunity data across 22 states (with more to come) will be accessible as a subscription add-on to revolutionize your government contracting strategy.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Kohn and Zerbe are both members of the Tax Whistleblower Attorney Group (TWAG) and have jointly represented a number of tax whistleblowers, including Brad Birkenfeld , the UBS whistleblower who received an award of $104 million from the IRS in 2012.

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Budget Accountability Networking Import 98

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 6, 2023

1971-2012 ; Case No. 7278-2012 ). 7278-2012 ). 6975-2012 ). On some occasions, the Court has not followed the special procedure outlined by the LACI. In those cases, the parties have requested the Court to comply with the provisions of the law and the Court has granted such requests ( see Case No.

Corruption 52

Corruption Collaboration IT 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Introduced in 2012, the program provides a dynamic approach to strengthening the cybersecurity of government networks and systems. The program has evolved over the past decade to add new capabilities, including cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards that help participating agencies improve their security posture.

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Networking Data Participation Leadership 130

SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

Requests for equitable adjustment are considered negotiations rather than litigation, and under FAR 31.205-33 , contract administration costs are allowable costs. This was the finding in Tip Top Const., Donahoe, 695 F.3d 3d 1276, 1281 (Fed.

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Negotiation Government Contracts Contract Administration Contract 105

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 15, 2024

138–139 , June 11, 2012). Conclusion This is an important ruling by the highest judicial authority in Iran, conclusively deciding on a significant issue that has sparked much legal debate, especially following the poorly reasoned decision of the Administrative Court of Justice in 2012. Council of Ministers, Case no.

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Import Negotiation Contract Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 6, 2025

In July 2012, the Investors commenced arbitral proceedings against India under the BIT administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Subsequently, in 2011, India decided to reserve that capacity for national needs [] having regard to the needs of the countrys strategic requirements, following which Antrix annulled the agreement.

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Capacity Contract IT 52

Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

w sprawie wspólnych zasad rynku wewnętrznego energii elektrycznej oraz zmieniającą dyrektywę 2012/27/UE. Ustawa implementuje do polskiego porządku prawnego dyrektywę Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) 2019/944 z dnia 5 czerwca 2019 r.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 24, 2024

website, launched in 2012. In this post, I explain how councils used collaboration and shared resources to develop this digital public infrastructure which has reduced the cost of building council websites by up to 80 percent and delivered better services.

Government 72

Government Government Collaboration Transparency 72

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 16, 2024

Ultimately, the 2012 Polish Supreme Court rejected the validity of MSC’s mortgage, because it conflicts with the principle of “social co-existence” and because MSC – being aware of the economic risks of the real estate project – behaved dishonestly and could not be allowed to benefit from its mortgage entitlements.

Finance 52

Finance IT Corruption Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 27, 2024

Roger: Crina, you joined the Blog in 2012 – 12 years ago. They included: no puff pieces, no gossip, a broad geographic diversity, one short post a day, and a strong commitment to substantive commentary. These guidelines have served us extremely well. At the end of 2023 we had approximately 150,000 unique visitors each month.

Corruption 96

Corruption Quality Participation Data 96

ivalua

AUGUST 14, 2019

Spend under management has been effectively flat since 2012, with procurement organizations averaging 63.2% Findings of note from the Ardent Partner research paper include: For 2019, procurement organizations have targeted an expected savings rate of 7.5%, nearly the same as the 7.6% savings realized in 2018.

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Supplier Procurement Evaluation Electronics 67

ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

He also holds an Executive Master in International Purchasing Management from ESSEC Business School (2012). Frédéric Lino obtained in 1990 a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Compiegne, University of Technology), completed in 1994 by a PHD in Biomechanics and Ergonomics (Paris Saclay).

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Supply Chain Automotive Purchasing Buyers 40

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

Since 2012, AWS has invested more than AU$9.1 Continue reading to learn more about the Canberra Symposium keynote session. Guest speakers Country opener Rouse began his opener by highlighting the significant investment AWS is making in the region. billion in Australia, and plans to invest an additional AU$13.2 billion by 2027.

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Sustainability Innovation Education Data 69

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

InstanceRole: Type: AWS::IAM::Role Condition: ShouldCreateInstance Properties: AssumeRolePolicyDocument: Version: "2012-10-17" Statement: - Effect: "Allow" Principal: Service: - "ec2.amazonaws.com" For more information on this type of policy, refer to AWS managed policies.

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Data Networking Management Distribution 75