Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 13, 2024

Each year since 2013, the U.S. On July 30, National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is hosting a National Whistleblower Day event on Capitol Hill to celebrate the bravery and sacrifices of whistleblowers and their contributions to rooting out fraud, abuses and corruption. The event will feature remarks from U.S.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Parsons has been under contract with JCAS since 2013, The company said Thursday that it has been cleared to continue assisting in project planning and management of the JCAS Facilities Program.

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WashngtonExec

APRIL 10, 2024

Peter Scott Vice President of Product, Two Six Technologies Peter Scott’s biggest recent achievement was the launch and growth of a market-leading, multi-cloud security platform from 2013-2023, starting at DivvyCloud and continuing after Rapid7 acquired it.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 8, 2023

2013 was a landmark year for arbitration in Belgium. On 1 January 2013, CEPANI introduced new arbitration rules. On 1 September 2013, a new Belgian arbitration law entered into force. And last but not least, b-Arbitra was launched.

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FedScoop

MAY 30, 2024

Awarded in 2013 to 10 contractors , the initial contract has a $10 billion ceiling. The announcements of the seven awards detail Interior’s statement of work for the contract, requiring cloud license and support services for infrastructure, platform and software in a cloud environment.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 27, 2024

Each year since 2013, the Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day but whistleblowers and advocates have been pushing for a permanent designation.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 21, 2024

Each year since 2013, the Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day but whistleblowers and advocates have been pushing for a permanent designation.

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

APRIL 28, 2023

This is the largest annual increase since these caps were established by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013). The new cap is $619,000 and represents a 5.1 percent increase over the 2022 compensation cap.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This led to disputes between India and Pakistan, which were ultimately adjudicated before a PCA Tribunal in the Kishenganga Award on December 20, 2013 (“ 2013 Kishenganga Award ”). The Russian Federation where tribunals reaffirmed that a Party’s non-appearance would not undermine their competence to proceed with a case.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 15, 2024

According to the government, from 2013 to 2018, former Orthopedic Surgeon Kevin Schoenfelder billed spinal surgeries to government health programs, including Medicare, TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs, when they were not medically necessary. The settlement resolves allegations brought forward by a qui tam whistleblower.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Whistleblower Willard Revels, a former sleep center employee, filed a qui tam lawsuit bringing these allegations forward. Qui tam enables private citizens to file lawsuits on behalf of the government if they know of an individual or company defrauding the government.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2013, at a time when few resources were available in the region for survivors of domestic violence, the tribal government began to address their needs more comprehensively. The Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States and has more than 450,000 citizens worldwide.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 13, 2024

Common Securitization Solutions (CSS), a joint Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae venture launched in 2013, supports a cornerstone of the American economy: home ownership. Born in the cloud Development of the CSP began in 2013 to provide a modern, single-family securitization infrastructure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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The Contractor's Perspective

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The 2013 shutdown lasted 16 days. Until 1995, all prior government shutdowns lasted less than a week with most being one day or less. In 1995, the government shut down twice, once for 5 days and again for 21 days. Although the current threatened shutdown looks increasingly likely, it is difficult to predict how long it may last.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Australia currently has different sets of whistleblower protections under Commonwealth law, including the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013, covering the federal public sector. There are also public sector whistleblower protections operating in each State and Territory.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 9, 2024

AWS has supported Thorn with financial and technical support since 2013. Their vision is to eliminate child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the internet. Thorn’s tools have detected more than 5 million instances of CSAM on the internet.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

An investigation launched by the National Anti-Corruption Agency examined potential irregularities in similar contracts dating back to 2013, and charges were brought against more than 40 people. Concerns were raised over suspicious tendering practices such as short bidding periods, overly rigid specifications, and potential collusion.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The ICSID tribunal rendered its award in December 2013, finding that Romania had breached its BIT obligations and ordering the State to pay approximately EUR 178 million, representing damages for the period between the repeal of the incentives and their scheduled expiration date in 2009.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 30, 2023

10/2023 dated 24 October 2023 , the General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation decided to reverse a position introduced by the Dubai Courts of Cassation in around 2013 (see, e.g., Case No. 379/2013 (Real Estate) , ruling of the Dubai Court of Cassation; and then also affirmed in Case No. In a recent decision, Case No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Following such disclosure, the presiding arbitrator declared that her law firm has regularly worked for Vivendi since 2013 and may continue to do so in the future (specifying however that she had never, herself, worked for Vivendi).

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The FAR Council notes it is implementing SBA rules stretching from 2013 to 2022. If you can remember what you were doing back in 2013, more power to you! As we know, sometimes it takes a few years for the FAR to be updated, and this is no exception. That was the year the Harlem Shake was big , for those who don’t recall.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 27, 2024

On the other hand, the Conseil d’Etat considered that administrative courts would be competent to hear an application for exequatur of a foreign award ( CE, 19 April 2013, No. The Conseil d’Etat quickly dismissed the SMAC annulment request considering that it could not annul a decision rendered by a foreign tribunal. 12/11596 ).

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In 2013, he transferred to Hong Kong to lead the APAC procurement and supply chain organization for all Bouygues Construction activities in this region. In 2003, he joined Norpac (Lille) as Purchasing Manager, then took in charge the purchasing department of QUILLE Construction in Rouen in 2006.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 23, 2024

Key Facts in Fujitsu In 2013, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (“Fujitsu Semiconductor”) and Spansion LLC (“Spansion”) entered into a Foundry Agreement that incorporated by reference an arbitration clause subjecting disputes to the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (“JCAA”) Rules and Japanese law.

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FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The congressional watchdog, tasked by a bicameral, bipartisan group of lawmakers to investigate FOIA response delays, found that the backlog jumped from 14% in 2013 to 22% in 2022, with the growing complexity of requests, staffing shortages and increasing threats of litigation also cited as impediments to the work.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Arbitral Practice and Disclosure Obligations Saint-Gobain v Venezuela (2013) and Ghana v Telekom Malaysia (2004) , when analysed together, demonstrate the impermissibility of double hatting only when the dual role is played simultaneously involving the same party.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It asserted that, back in 2013, 13 C.F.R. . § 121.404(g)(3), which was promulgated in 2006 and became effective in 2007, well before the award of Radiance’s OASIS contract.” Radiance responded with an interesting argument.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

SA Minerals Ltd , 12-CV-8087(CM) (SN), 2013 WL 2661037 (S.D.N.Y. June 12, 2013), a U.S. Conversely, the second set of jurisprudence demonstrates that interim awards can be enforced on the basis of finality. In CE Int’l Res. Holdings LLC v. This is consistent with Sperry Intern.

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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.

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GovLoop

JULY 27, 2023

That work has continued unabated since Daniels left office in 2013, and the rating now sits at 98%, according to the 2021 annual report. “Daniels revolutionized the state’s approach to its BMV, and just a few years later, an agency that had been almost universally despised enjoyed a customer satisfaction rating of 95.9

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

The Cabinet Office reported that in the period between 2009/2010 and 2012/2013, direct government spend on SMEs increased from 6.5% It contributed significantly to the growth of the UK’s digital economy, creating jobs and nurturing capabilities within the technology sector.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

They write: “There have been seven (7) wolf death investigations conducted in Oregon and Washington since 2013, including the death of OR 28. In addition to highlighting the critical role the whistleblowers played in this case, FWS agents note in the FOIA documents that the whistleblower award was a key incentive.

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NIH NITAAC

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

2013 48 $1,621,588,463.94 Annual Award Totals By GWAC CIO-SP3 CIO-SP3 SB FY Count Amount Count Amount 2012 16 $127,460,274.93 9 $34,544,360.00 73 $910,907,874.64 2014 81 $2,294,093,294.73 118 $1,918,423,820.44 2015 79 $2,208,431,658.80 152 $1,509,447,910.31 2016 82 $3,357,499,727.16 134 $1,077,394,767.87 2017 71 $2,202,708,072.18

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 25, 2024

In 2013, the Salt Lake City Corporation awarded HDJV Big-D Construction (HDJV) a contract for construction at the Salt Lake City International Airport. s (Ludvik) pass-through claims during the parties’ settlement negotiations over the claims.

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Government Contracts Advisor

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at noon Dentons’ DC office will host the ABA PCLS Contract Claims and Disputes Resolution Committee’s […]

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Government Contracts Advisor

JANUARY 15, 2014

GAO’s most recent Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress, for FY 2013, shows protesters are achieving the most success not […]

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Government Contracts Advisor

JANUARY 15, 2014

Those who were too busy celebrating the end of 2013 may have missed the 11th Circuit’s decision in Agility Defense […]

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