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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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

For instance, during the great recession of 2009, 85% of Chief Procurement Officers reported they had more influence than prior to the crisis, but by 2013, that influence waned significantly for two-thirds of those leaders. You can download Gartner’s full report here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

While valuable ‘soft’ guidelines (such as those adopted by the International Bar Association in 2013) already exist, it will be important to consider going forward how such standards can be given real teeth and arbitrators given a means to enforce them. Is More Transparency Necessary to Ensure the Integrity of the Process?

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

Similar to the 2011 Rules, the 2024 Rules continue to be loosely based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules , as revised in 2010 (amended in 2013 and 2021), which leaving a wide room for party autonomy. The 2024 Rules aim at increasing efficiency, flexibility and transparency of arbitral proceedings conducted under the auspices of the CRCICA.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 6, 2024

Diversity of Relevant Standards on Misconduct in International Arbitration The panellists first addressed the framework applicable to the behaviour of actors involved in international arbitration proceedings, and in particular the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration (the “IBA Guidelines”) adopted in 2013.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability. At first look, s.12(1)

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In early 2013, we started developing the idea of expanding the regional coverage of the Blog, and creating the Editorial Board structure we have today, with associate editors, senior assistant editors, and assistant editors. Roger Alford as Managing Editor, and with Annalise Nelson, now an attorney at the U.S.

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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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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

She was also the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State Nigeria between 2013 and 2015. The LACIAC Adjudication Rules were established to provide a quick, fair and transparent process for the interim resolution of disputes in projects of significant duration such as construction contracts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Another exciting development is the imminent opening of our new Beijing office, which will be HKIAC’s third office outside of Hong Kong, following the establishment of the Seoul office in 2013 and the Shanghai office in 2015. Xi Zhang will take the reins as Chief Representative for the Beijing office.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. The Cabinet Office reported that in the period between 2009/2010 and 2012/2013, direct government spend on SMEs increased from 6.5%

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Pahlka served in President Obama’s administration as the deputy chief technology officer from 2013-14, where she worked on initiatives to modernize government technology and improve digital services. She served as executive director from its formation until 2020. Pahlka is recognized for her work in civic tech and government innovation.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Prior to joining Texas A&M University, he worked for the CDC Public Health Law Program as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education legal fellow (2013-2015) and as a federal contractor (2015-2016). His work on policy innovations to manage the societal risks and benefits of artificial intelligence was featured in Science.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Nonetheless, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [8] So, with recent wage growth of 5.5%, wage growth has been accelerating. Wages and salaries rose 5.7 percent over this period, while the costs of benefits increased 5.3 percent.” [7] 62] Schott Gov’t Servs., 62] AT&T Commc’ns, Inc.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In 2013, Paws for Purple Hearts launched its first Training Boot Camp, where Service Dogs who participated in Canine-Assisted Warrior Therapy® were matched with an impaired Warrior. GSA is also expanding TDR as an option to additional SINs in August 2024.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 1, 2024

“I strongly agree we should have an annual designated National Whistleblowers Day to acknowledge their inestimable contributions to government accountability and transparency,” Dellinger added. Each year since 2013, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Day.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 13, 2022

40] The three notices to be posted are the “EEO is the Law” Poster , [41] the “EEO is the Law” Supplemental Poster , [42] and the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. [43] Newman, 2013 WL 6842530, at 3 (D. 2013) (“Title VII does not protect against discrimination on the basis of citizenship status. at § 60-741.2(dd)

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Notwithstanding the Supreme People’s Court’s 2013 decision in Anhui Longlide vs. BP Agnati S.R.L (see As a result, under the 2024 Draft, it remains unclear as a matter of legislation whether an arbitration agreement designating a foreign arbitration institution would be considered as valid under Chinese law.

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FedScoop

JULY 24, 2024

That agreement included making the privacy policy for each app readily available to consumers before download, according to a 2013 California Department of Justice report. In that role, she secured an agreement with mobile app companies — including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook — on privacy principles.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

During sequestration in 2012-2013, industry banged the drum about the impact of the cuts. The lack of transparency and communication from DOGE specifically and the administration more broadly was a common concern among industry experts. What are DOGE’s goals?

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Whistleblowers provide transparency to the public and are invaluable in assisting law enforcement with investigations of corruption, bribes, and fraud. Since 2013, the United States Senate has passed a unanimous resolution supporting National Whistleblower Day. Whistleblowers provide the foundation of truth and integrity in any action.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 23, 2025

to distribute economic opportunity; Returning employees back to the office; Eliminating equity and climate change mandates for GSA contractors; Accelerating the disposition of underutilized and inefficient buildings; and Improving transparency and accountability within GSA and strengthening governmentwide partnerships including with our contractors.

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