The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 9, 2024

The TDR Journey to Date GSA first announced the “TDR Pilot” concept in 2015. GSA identified additional benefits, including enhancing transparency across the federal market and increasing opportunities to leverage data towards best value acquisition strategies.

Price 45

Price Transparency Supply Chain Evaluation 45

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability. And despite the reforms aimed at improving accountability, perceptions of corruption in public procurement remained high.

Public Procurement 63

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 63

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance also indicates that ‘ Greater transparency of procurement data will make it easier to see what approaches have been successful and encourage use of those approaches more widely across the public sector.’ 48 and 46 PCR 2015). 30 PCR 2015). And we know this is a process that is very difficult to push forward.

Procurement 127

Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 127

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers applauded the release of the GAO’s report, which resulted from the 2015 bipartisan FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act and was timed for release during Sunshine Week. “An John Cornyn, R-Texas, added that FOIA serves as “a cornerstone” for the country’s “belief in open and transparent government.”

Accountability 114

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 114

VWV

MAY 23, 2024

Transparency The Regulations set out more detail on the transparency provisions and the requirements of the notices to be published throughout the full lifecycle of a procurement. We have set out some of the key points in the Regulations.

Procurement 40

Procurement Bidder E-procurement Transparency 40

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Using the GovSpend platform, she demonstrated how to leverage Spending & POs , one of our most powerful search modules with spending data back to 2015, to conduct vendor research. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

Procurement 105

Procurement Price Purchasing Bidding 105

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 76

Transparency Demand Government Government 76

VWV

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Act promises to speed up the procurement process and improve transparency as well as consolidating and simplifying the existing EU based regime. Thresholds Along with the new Act, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are also due to be amended to revise the threshold amounts in line with currency fluctuations.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Thresholds Procurement Team 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. It served as VIAC’s response to the increasing call of parties, counsel and arbitrators alike for greater transparency in arbitration through enhanced access to arbitral awards and their reasoning.

Transparency 52

Transparency Collaboration Import Corruption 52

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

Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

From 2009-2015, Bejar ran the Protect & Care team, overseeing engineering, product, user research, data, and design. They must be pressured and compelled by regulators and policymakers to be transparent about these harms and how they are addressing them.

Engineering 76

Engineering Media Internal Control Integration 76

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The law is intended to ensure that the GC/CM selection process is a fair and transparent process. Presidential History: Presidential History Blog: While I will discontinue writing this Public Contracting Blog on March 5, 2015, you can sign up for a free email subscription to my Presidential History Blog at www.PresidentialHistory.com.

Bidding 100

Bidding Price Transparency Consulting 100

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In 2015, Pahlka founded Civic Hall, a collaborative workspace and community center for civic tech innovators, activists, and entrepreneurs. 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.

Government 142

Government Government Innovation Education 142

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Presidential History: Presidential History Blog: While I will discontinue writing this Public Contracting Blog on March 5, 2015, you can sign up for a free email subscription to my Presidential History Blog at www.PresidentialHistory.com. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2015 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

Bidding 100

Bidding IT Price Evaluation 100

GovSpend

MARCH 18, 2024

Using the GovSpend platform, she demonstrated how to leverage Spending & POs , one of our most powerful search modules with spending data back to 2015, to conduct vendor research. This revelation motivated him to bring more transparency to government purchasing.

Procurement 52

Procurement Price Purchasing Bidding 52

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

Mr. Anwar hopes that the NACS and whistleblower awards will aid the country in its goal of ranking within the top 25 of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by 2034. Most notable is the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) conspiracy , in which US$4.5

Corruption 65

Corruption Accountability Finance Government 65

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. Be transparent. For Alanna Reed, San Antonio’s Director of Communications and Engagement, numbers tell only part of the story. Building on Early Success. But short surveys can produce better results.

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 73

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 73

VWV

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Universities have successfully persuaded the Cabinet Office to introduce a minimum contract value threshold of £2 million in relation to some of the transparency requirements to reduce the administrative burden on universities, particularly regarding the publication of information.

Procurement 40

Procurement Thresholds Framework Agreement Procurement Team 40

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 13, 2024

These rules integrate contemporary practices and technological advancements to improve the arbitration process’ efficiency, transparency, and flexibility, in order to increase the prominent and stature of CRCICA in MENA. The annually held weeklong Dubai Arbitration Week, colloquially known as DAW, has been taking place since at least 2015.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency IT Corruption Transparency 52

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The relator in the case served as the interim Chief Information Officer at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory in 2015 and was a part of a team assigned to evaluate Penn State University’s compliance in early 2022. The DOJ has not yet intervened and must notify the Court by September 29, 2023 if it intends to intervene in the case.

Education 52

Education Networking Government Government 52

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Back in 2015 , the Office of Federal Procurement Policy tested out a simple survey system for offerors to provide feedback on the acquisitions process. That’s a lot of acquisitions that are not subject to any feedback from outside the agency. But things might change now with the new rule that the FAR Council enacted.

Participation 43

Participation Utilities Government Contracts Contract 43

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ben joined GSA in 2015 as an IT Specialist. Mobile network operators are also working to provide their wireless spectrum via satellite so users can roam freely off a traditional network onto a satellite network, which would be transparent to the user. Plus, 5G provides advanced security and resiliency. “5G

Networking 94

Networking E-procurement Engineering Capacity 94

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 5, 2024

He observed that a lot has changed since the Conference of Parties 21 in 2015, and noted the increased criticism of ISDS as a mechanism used to direct claims against environmental reforms. Further, instances such as the Eco Oro award demonstrate that ISDS tribunals may ignore environmental carve outs, and push states towards regulatory chill.

Balance 52

Balance Negotiation Sustainability Accountability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Compared with the 2015 Rules , the 2024 Rules have expanded from 84 provisions to 88 provisions and incorporated recent developments in international arbitration, such as third-party funding (Article 48) and early dismissal (Article 50). The 2024 Rules apply to CIETAC arbitrations commenced on or after this date.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Consulting Contract Innovation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 3, 2024

The central role of private investors in the climate transition was recognized already in the 2015 Paris Agreement , which emphasizes the importance of finance and investment in operationalizing the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels. Article 2.1(c)

Insurance 52

Insurance Finance Sustainability Ethics 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 7, 2023

OECD (2015), “Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Brazil: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability to Implement the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises,” OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers, No. 9, OECD Publishing, Paris.

Finance 52

Finance IT Evaluation Budget 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382. The tribunal stated Colombia acted transparently, publicizing the páramo delimitation, to the point that Red Eagle itself took the chance to participate in such delimitation.

Balance 52

Balance Impact Assessment Participation IT 52

ivalua

APRIL 26, 2019

Back in 2015, with 12000 suppliers, less than 30% PO coverage, and indirect spend largely uncontrolled, a procurement transformation programme was commenced. Transparency and legibility towards suppliers. Around 80% of the firm’s cost base is purchasing costs, so they really have to get this right! Auditability and traceability.

Purchasing 60

Purchasing Supplier Procurement Automotive 60

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382. The tribunal stated Colombia acted transparently, publicizing the páramo delimitation, to the point that Red Eagle itself took the chance to participate in such delimitation.

Balance 52

Balance Impact Assessment Participation IT 52

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.

Capacity 52

Capacity Collaboration Networking Strategic Planning 52

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

By 2015, there was a £4 billion ($5.09 It operates with a regulatory framework based on transparency, efficiency, accessibility, and nondiscrimination. The number of bids received per call for tender increased by around 12 percent for contracts subject to mandatory EU transparency requirements.

Innovation 69

Innovation Procurement Government Government 69

VWV

AUGUST 29, 2024

Both the framework and call-offs under it will be governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This means there should be no substantial amendments to the tender or transparency notice or to the award criteria for the award of the framework. What is the maximum length of a framework?

Procurement 52

Procurement Framework Agreement Tender Supplier 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

See, e.g., Brazil-India BIT (2020) ; Brazil-Ethiopia BIT (2018) ; Brazil-Malawi BIT (2015).) In 2014, South Africa terminated its BITs with six European countries and in 2015 passed the Protection of Investment Act (“PIA”) , which will eventually replace all BITs. See e.g., PSEG v Turkey , ICSID Case No. 6, 12-13).

Balance 52

Balance Negotiation Thresholds Ethics 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

” [5] Iron ore prices are down from 2021, but still above 2015-2019 averages. “In 63] In that case, the Army awarded a supply contract for transparent armor pieces, and afterwards the Army found the contractor’s recipe for transparent armor to be non-conforming. [64] 2015 WL 1529861, at 4 (D. 62] Schott Gov’t Servs.,

Government 40

Government Government Price Contract 40

University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

NHS commissioning is currently subjected to both the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 (PCR2015, aka the UK’s copy-out transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU) and the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Each of these criteria are explained in more detail in the proposal’s Annex.

Tender 52

Tender E-procurement Procurement Transparency 52