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European Court of Auditors publishes report on public procurement

Telles.eu

As several objectives of the 2014 reform remain unattained, we conclude that, the entry into force of the 2014 directives has had no demonstrable effect. (…) Also, as publication rates remain low, transparency, a key safeguard against the risk of fraud and corruption, is negatively affected. Its deadline was 18 April 2019.

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Ten years later, agencies still making gains on category management

Federal News Network

Source: Governmentwide Category Management Dashboard via General Services Administration Thats a far cry from where things stood in 2014, when it was more of a norm for multiple federal agencies to have similar contracts for identical purchases, sometimes from the same vendor and sometimes without realizing it.

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. Further, the Cabinet Office and National Audit Office also reported that this spend increased to 27% in 2014/2015, surpassing the government target of 25%.

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New Paper Refutes Arguments Against Implementation of Whistleblower Awards in the U.K.

Whistleblower Network News

In the paper, “Revisiting The Arguments Against Whistleblower Award Laws: It’s Time for a Change,” Kohn goes through seven of the main arguments laid out in a 2014 report by the Bank of England which recommended that the U.K. Whistleblower advocates have long pointed out the whistleblowers in the U.K. are flocking to U.S.

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

Both the European Union ( Directive 2014/24/EU , Art. One solution would be to bring Article 10 into line with Article 43 of EU Directive 2014/24/EU , to ensure that eco-labels: (a) concern only “criteria which are linked to the subject-matter of the contract and are appropriate to define characteristics.

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office transforms performance management to improve service

American City & Country

Additionally, the transparency and visibility provided by this approach has fostered a more collaborative environment. She is a champion for employee/supervisor relations and employee engagement, and promotes a culture of continuous, meaningful performance management and feedback, prioritizing communication and transparency.

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A New Era of Procurement in Europe: Time for Bold Change

Open Contracting Partnership

With its mix of charm, history, and major public works set to transform its infrastructure for the future, Rome was the perfect backdrop for our event which was all about harnessing our collective knowledge to make procurement more results-driven, transparent, and impactful across Europe. This trend started long before Covid.