Whistleblower Network News

MAY 7, 2024

The AML Whistleblower Improvement Act established the AML Whistleblower Program, an important tool for balancing the unregulated sports environment and targeting corruption within the industry. These provisions offer monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to whistleblowers who report money laundering violations.

Balance 110

Balance Corruption Networking Collaboration 110

Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

“The regulations are an important step forward. ” The Auto Safety Whistleblower Program was created in 2015 with the passage of the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act (MVSWA) which was enacted in response to a number of high-profile auto recalls. Kohn , founding partner KKC and Chairman of the Board of NWC.

Import 113

Import Transportation Transportation Demand 113

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Quansah , 2015 ONCA 237 , and Australia ( Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v. The decision has important implications for arbitration. In this respect, the observations of the UKSC in Tui as to when the rule should apply provides important guidance on how a tribunal should exercise its discretion ( Tui , paras. Dunn (1893) 6 R.

Import 64

Import Balance IT Corruption 64

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is an important issue that may require further discussion in a separate post. 48 and 46 PCR 2015). 48 and 46 PCR 2015). 30 PCR 2015). There will be clearer rules overall and more flexibility for procurers to use their commercial skills to achieve the desired outcomes. 20 PA 2023). Devil will be in the detail.

Procurement 128

Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 128

FedScoop

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Before that, he served as chief information officer and chief technology officer at GSA between 2011 and 2015. “This past year alone, FAS helped federal agencies buy more than $100 billion in mission-enabling products and services, an increase of 36 percent over the last three years.

Leadership 99

Leadership Procurement Innovation Import 99

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Paige emphasized the importance of assessing a vendor’s credibility and reliability using historical data, including which government agencies they’ve worked with and whether they deliver goods and services on time. Verifying Vendors for Credibility and Reliability: The first topic covered was the crucial process of vendor verification.

Procurement 105

Procurement Purchasing Price Bidding 105

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

And this range can have important multiplier effects in expanding the use of existing and proven digital solutions. “A A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development.

Government 142

Government Government Innovation Education 142

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

Standardization in tech upgrades will become increasingly important as agencies deal with a proliferation of agency records in electronic formats, officials added. said in a statement.

Accountability 135

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 135

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Implementing open procurement for effective digital transformation Digital transformation is arguably the most important administrative undertaking of governments around the world. Before G-Cloud, the average IT tender elicited three to four bids; after G-Cloud, it elicits eight or nine.

Procurement 138

Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 7, 2024

In his opening remarks to the roundtable, Senator Grassley stated that in 2015, he received information from a whistleblower that minors were being released to sponsors with criminal records that included domestic violence and child molestation.

Transparency 102

Transparency Demand Government Government 102

ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

PWC has been publishing the annual procurement survey since 2015, capturing many of the trends in procurement that we now see in organisations, such as the focus on supplier risk management. The feedback from the survey was that process adaption and change management are the most important factors.

Supplier 78

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Risk Management 78

FedScoop

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hashmi also served as chief information officer and chief technology officer at GSA between 2011 and 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. As far as what’s next for federal acquisition, Hashmi stressed the importance of acquisition as a lever for public policy and embracing data in acquisition.

Supply Chain 94

Supply Chain Data Management Quality 94

ivalua

JULY 15, 2015

It is important to understand how the strategic priorities of your executive team have been changing over the past decade. Gartner’s 2015 survey of CEOs indicates that revenue growth is now five times more important than cost savings. And face time is not limited to only stakeholders.

Strategic Sourcing 58

Strategic Sourcing Total Cost of Ownership Cost of Ownership Supplier 58

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The point of the project, Fretwell told FedScoop, was to show how well the government was performing on certain important aspects of web page operations. Several agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Labor, noted the importance of the Civic Hacking Agency’s tool.

Government 107

Government Government Engineering Education 107

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

Making air quality data more accessible to everyone The deployment of AirGradient monitors will provide important insights into the air quality across Thailand, most crucially for areas like Buriram province, where the Mechai Bamboo School is located, which have less publicly available data. “AWS

Quality 81

Quality Education Data Public Goods 81

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Among many other concerning issues, the report highlighted how, despite the fundamental importance of measuring savings, ‘ NHS Supply Chain has used different methods to report savings to different audiences, which could cause confusion.’ The method for calculating this re-counted savings from each year since 2015-16.

Supply Chain 64

Supply Chain Procurement Price Efficiency 64

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

Mr. Azam pointed to the NACP as playing an important role in the country’s ascension in the index from 61st in 2018 to 51st in 2019, its highest rank in two decades. However, this unprecedented win was short-lived, with Malaysia regressing in the subsequent two years, falling to 57th in 2020 and 62nd in 2021.

Corruption 98

Corruption Accountability Finance Transparency 98

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

He was the last live afternoon host on Federal News Radio, hosting “In Depth with Francis Rose” from 2008 to 2015 after joining the station in 2006. His guest list on radio, TV, event stages, and podcast platforms has included virtually every important name in the federal government.

Accountability 142

Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration 142

GovLoop

DECEMBER 9, 2022

San Antonio launched an initiative called SASpeakUp in 2015 to gather better input on the city’s budget and its services. The new department’s name reflects the idea that engagement is as important as communications itself, Reed said. Building on Early Success. Building Engagement Through Trust.

Media 59

Media Quality Budget Import 59

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Resource: How to empower women-led businesses and make public procurement more inclusive Myth 3: Women can only lead small businesses and can only succeed in certain nontechnical or informal sectors In the Dominican Republic , in 2015, almost 40% of women-led suppliers were in construction.

Government Contracts 80

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

While bureaucratic processes are there for an important reason – principally to make sure the public purse is being used responsibly – there are a few things that can be done to make it easier. Whether it is an early stage, scaleup or SME, the idea that any company can at some point be helpful is important to keep in mind.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Supplier Bidding 52

GovLoop

JUNE 28, 2023

Along the way, I’ve learned one important lesson: What makes government work, in fact, are the so-called faceless bureaucrats. I’ve been covering the government beat for 30 years, writing about the technologies, programs and policies that serve as the cogs and gears of government.

Innovation 84

Innovation Import Government Government 84

VWV

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It is important to note that until the new Act goes live, the existing legislation will continue to apply, and any procurements started before then will continue to be governed by the old regime. Early 2024 - Publication of secondary legislation and response to the consultation process on the secondary legislation. How to prepare?

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Thresholds Procurement Team 52

NIH NITAAC

JULY 5, 2022

NITAAC received a maturity level 2 rating for the first time in 2015 and was successfully reappraised at maturity level 2 in 2018. At NITAAC, we firmly believe it is important to demonstrate leadership, not only in acquisitions, but also in providing our customers with first class service on a measurable scale. Services ML3 appraisal.

Quality 52

Quality Supplier Evaluation Leadership 52

NIH NITAAC

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

2015 79 $2,208,431,658.80 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 2013 48 $1,621,588,463.94 73 $910,907,874.64 2014 81 $2,294,093,294.73 118 $1,918,423,820.44 152 $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

IT 52

IT Import Efficiency Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The first volume of selected arbitral awards was published in 2015 on the occasion of VIAC’s 40th anniversary and consisted of 60 awards. Structure and Content The second volume will contain 25 anonymised summaries of VIAC arbitral awards rendered after 2015, the cut-off date for the first volume of this publication.

Transparency 52

Transparency Collaboration Import Corruption 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Fast forward to 2015, where during the United Nations Summit, all UN member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets with a plan to achieve them in 15 years. This factor might be included as an important score in the overall evaluation rating scale.

Purchasing 97

Purchasing Sustainability E-procurement Procurement 97

GovSpend

MARCH 18, 2024

Paige emphasized the importance of assessing a vendor’s credibility and reliability using historical data, including which government agencies they’ve worked with and whether they deliver goods and services on time. Verifying Vendors for Credibility and Reliability: The first topic covered was the crucial process of vendor verification.

Procurement 52

Procurement Purchasing Price Bidding 52

Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

. § 1321) with the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 ( P.L. 114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. e-commerce imports in fiscal year 2022.

Thresholds 45

Thresholds Import Retail Export 45

GovLoop

AUGUST 19, 2022

In 2015, I created a career vision that had me rocketing to the top ranks within my company. Here are the key areas of focus that were important in my transition. Getting centered on your personal goals, values and the impact you want to have is important in leading you to a more fulfilling career. And, honestly, that’s okay.

Insurance 59

Insurance Project Management Networking Import 59

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

That is important because some judges tend to side with the government and others tend to side with industry so we may be able to discern where this latest set of protests are going.” NITAAC awarded the 10-year CIO-CS GWAC to 64 companies, all value-added resellers (VARs) or other equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in 2015.

Bidding 69

Bidding Thresholds Contract Manufacturing 69

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Vision 2030 highlights the importance of providing equal opportunities for men and women in all sectors. in 2015 to 26.1% in 2015 to 26.1% Shaima Aljubran, as previously reported on this blog. That same year, KSA launched its Vision 2030 with the aim of achieving economic diversification in the KSA. ↑ 3 [link].

IT 52

IT Participation Data Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 23, 2024

In its decision, the Fujitsu court emphasized the importance of upholding the contracting parties’ intentions when assessing the validity of arbitration agreements and considered when federal courts might abstain from exercising jurisdiction. Fujitsu Electronics was later acquired by Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Kaga”).

Electronics 59

Electronics Influencing Import Corruption 59

GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2023

But in 2015, VA set up the Veterans Experience Office to begin to address the way veterans’ needs were met. She envisions making CX measurements as important as operational ones in evaluating the success of government programs. There was a time when government paid little attention to what we now call “customer experience” (CX).

Collaboration 64

Collaboration Distribution Government Government 64

VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

Transitional and Saving Arrangements - This sets out the transitional arrangements for existing procurements, framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems, which will generally continue under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and guidance for deciding when the Act applies to new procurements. The guidance note also covers notices.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder Tender Supplier 52

VWV

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Transitional provisions With this delay, any procurements of new contracts, including frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems (DPS), that begin before February 24, 2025, will continue to be governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Understanding how this will work will be important for both contracting authorities and suppliers.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Tender Procurement Strategies 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Mr. Vasconcellos stressed the importance of carefully drafting these clauses to avoid interpretative confusion in case of disputes. She emphasized the importance of precise language to avoid ambiguities. 13,129/2015 , which expanded arbitration’s scope, especially in infrastructure-related disputes involving public administration.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Contract Import Buyers 52