Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Background The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a federal law that was passed in 2002 with the goal of improving auditing and public disclosure in response to several accounting scandals which shook financial markets. 1514A, which prohibits publicly-traded companies from retaliating against whistleblowing employees.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Additionally, within a singular account, you have the option to grant permission to not only just Auto Scaling API calls but also only to particular Auto Scaling groups by utilizing tagging. Additionally, customers can utilize AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store to utilize a parameter stored in your AWS account that references and AMI ID.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Arbitration Law of 2012 (“Arbitration Law”), inspired by and modeled after the UNCITRAL Model Law On International Commercial Arbitration, was crafted to offer foreign investors with a reliable and efficient mechanism for resolving potential conflicts.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

That means that attorney and accounting fees incurred for preparing a request for equitable adjustment can be included in the request and in a later cost claim. This was the finding in Tip Top Const., Donahoe, 695 F.3d 3d 1276, 1281 (Fed.

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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. The IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act goes a long way in making this possible.”

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012) workers bring subtle but important differences in how they think about work. According to the Partnership for Public Service, Gen Z accounts for just 1.6% A better guide might be the so-called Platinum Rule : Treat people the way they want to be treated. Less Engaged (or Maybe Not). More to Come.

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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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The Contractor's Perspective

MAY 25, 2023

Failing to raise the debt ceiling by that date would be unprecedented and, by most accounts, would have dire consequences for the economy. In theory, the funds necessary to pay the contractor for the work were already authorized and appropriated and are allocated to the contract in the agency’s account.

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ivalua

MAY 7, 2020

Agriculture, financial services, biotech/pharmaceuticals and telecommunications also accounted for a large portion of Japan’s GDP. . By Summer, many businesses in Northern Japan were able to resume production and by early 2012 the industrial output of the affected areas had reached pre-disaster levels. and laptop computers.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Previously, Dr. Ronzio worked as the Regional Telehealth Coordinator for Veterans Health Administration VISN20 from 2008 to 2012 and was the Department Head for Health Information Management for the U. S Navy from 2012 to 2013.

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FedInsider

MARCH 31, 2024

Tune in now on your favorite Podcasting platform to hear our experts weigh in on the crucial considerations of governance, goal alignment and accountability in crafting effective AI frameworks for government agencies. In 2012, he architected a nation scale CND system that is still protecting that country today.

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FedInsider

MARCH 6, 2024

for state government, local government, and educational (SLED) accounts. Andrew Brown obtained their Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management, General from Capella University, where they studied from 2012 to 2017. Today, he serves as a Solutions Engineer for Okta in the southeastern U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 30, 2024

For example, in 2012, the seven mediation chambers in question received 26 requests for mediation, while in 2021 there were 120 requests. The number of mediation processes initiated went from 22 in 2012 to 90 in 2021. This was the subject of the discussion engaged by the panelists Ms.

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AWS Public Sector

MAY 9, 2024

Prerequisites To follow along, you should have the following prerequisites: An AWS account with access to the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. After your requested quotas are applied to your account, you can use the default Python 3 (Data Science) image with a ml.t3.medium Access to the Amazon EC2 G4dn.12xlarge

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

These organizations stated that they were independent with a “stated mandate to promote human rights, accountability, transparency, democracy, good governance and sustainable use of resources.”

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Total Venture Capital Investment in Artificial Intelligence from 2012 to 2022 in LAC5 (USD billions) Source: Chart elaborated by the authors using data from OECD AI Policy Observatory. These regulations should address issues of data privacy, algorithmic fairness, transparency, and accountability. trillion) by 2030 [2].

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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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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 27, 2024

Log aggregation strategies You can send logs to CLAW from each individual AWS account or a central log aggregation point. If you are currently using a solution like AWS Control Tower , your log data for services like AWS CloudTrail or Amazon GuardDuty are already being sent to the log archive account, as shown in Figure 1.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

Between 2010 and 2012, Red Eagle acquired the 11 mining titles, which were assigned and registered according to Colombian law. Between 2009 and 2010, Red Eagle secured 11 option contracts to acquire equal mining titles to develop a large-scale gold mining project in Colombia (“Project”).

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

Between 2010 and 2012, Red Eagle acquired the 11 mining titles, which were assigned and registered according to Colombian law. Between 2009 and 2010, Red Eagle secured 11 option contracts to acquire equal mining titles to develop a large-scale gold mining project in Colombia (“Project”).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

Our contributor observed that the difference between litigation and arbitration may account for the divergent results.

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FedInsider

JUNE 19, 2024

for state government, local government, and educational (SLED) accounts. Andrew Brown obtained their Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management, General from Capella University, where they studied from 2012 to 2017. Today, he serves as a Solutions Engineer for Okta in the southeastern U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 15, 2024

138–139 , June 11, 2012). Notably, this decision did not take into account a key practical issue, namely that: there had not been a single reported instance since the change in regime in 1979 where authorization to arbitrate was issued at the time of concluding a contract. Council of Ministers, Case no. 376–90/654, Decision no.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

On account of Mr. Guerreiro’s refusal to vote and the deadlock between Ms. Despite having little to gain from Mr. Guerreiro’s opinion, it is the Claimants who sought the annulment of the quantum award on account of Mr. Guerreiro’s abstention. 13.129/2015 – Brazilian Arbitration Law – “BAL”, Art. Greenberg, F.

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Select GCR

JULY 2, 2024

Launched on July 24, 2012, SAM.gov consolidated prior systems such as: Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Fedreg ORCA EPLS The system was further updated in 2021 through a merger with beta.SAM.gov, resulting in a complete redesign and improved user experience. First-time registrants will receive a Unique Entity ID (SAM).

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In its Judgment of 4 October 2012 in case C‑629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (ESP-ISEP) , the Court of Justice has issued another interesting decision on what should be considered sufficient debriefing of disappointed bidders in public procurement procedures. 1) (‘the Financial Regulation’).

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

According to Deltek’s 2022 Government Contracting Industry Study , in 2021, “[m]edian profit margin was higher (15%) compared with what has been observed since 2012 (6-10%).” [10] Now, compare the foregoing to contractor profits. Which is not what the parties want to do for a fixed-price contract. 1) A FAR EPA clause cuts both ways.

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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). 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. COMINT Systems Corp.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

2012 CPD ¶ 162, at 3 (May 22, 2012). [18] B-406067 , 2012 CPD ¶ 57, at 4 (Jan. 27, 2012); State Women Corp., . § 2305(b)(5)(A) and (6)(A) ; 41 U.S.C. §§ 3704(a) and 3705(a); FAR 15.505(a)(1); FAR 15.506(a)(1); 4 C.F.R. 17] McKissack–URS Partners, JV, B-406489.2 18] Contrast 41 U.S.C. 3702 with id. at § 3703; id.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

It is the difference between that which a facility could achieve under 100 percent operating time on a one-shift basis, less operating interruptions resulting from time lost for repairs, setups, unsatisfactory materials, and other normal delays, and the extent to which the facility was actually used to meet demands during the accounting period.” [134]

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2012

On the one hand, and as commented recently here , the General Court issued his Judgment in Sviluppo Globale GEIE v Commission where it imposed a very demanding standard for the duty to give reasons in procurement cases. a) of the contract notice. And this generates some troubling incentives and risks, as discussed here.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

33] On October 8, 2012 , Department of Interior issued its FAR deviation. [34] No contractor wants to experience massive labor disruption on account of sick days attributed to COVID-19. Consequently, ideally, a Government official will just ask for an anonymized accounting of who is/is not vaccinated. 16, 2012), aff’d , 522 F.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

However, the tribunal did find that Mongolia breached the fair and equitable treatment protection in the BIT by taking ownership of the gold, exporting it abroad for refining, and depositing it or its value in an unallocated account in England to increase the country’s currency reserves. In 2020, the mining sector accounted for 21.6%

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A 2022 DoD report found that, in addition to the well-known consolidation of prime defense contractors, the number of small businesses in the defense industrial base shrunk by over 40 percent since 2012, and that 15,000 would leave over the next decade if trends continue.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

Since at least January 2012, the Federal Reserve System’s Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) has maintained that a 2% inflation rate is optimal for maximizing employment and keeping prices stable. [6] 31] Generally speaking, the PCE is based on the national income and product accounts (“NIPA”) data which BEA uses to determine GDP. [32]

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Police Body Camera Controversies: Many police departments across the country are moving quickly to equip their police officers with body cameras to help diffuse tension with the communities they serve and to act as an accountability tool.

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