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Database of verified government social media accounts loses its teeth

FedScoop

Back in 2016, the General Services Administration announced the launch of the U.S. Digital Registry, a database for tracking official government social media accounts, mobile websites, and apps. Currently, there are 463 user accounts on the registry, according to GSA, though it’s not clear how actively it is used by the public.

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Agency software purchasing bill passes House

FedScoop

“This commonsense bill will reduce waste, strengthen cybersecurity and modernize government operations.”

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What we’re getting wrong about accountability and citizen empowerment

Open Contracting Partnership

David is the founder of reAcción , a grassroots anti-corruption civil society organization that empowers young people in Paraguay to fight for government transparency and social accountability. Most e-governance technology that attempts to turn citizen feedback into actionable recommendations, is really about upward accountability.

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Should Bid Protest Losers Pay?

Inside Government Contracts

Section 804 of the House-enacted version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 would establish a “loser pays” pilot program to require contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in “processing” bid protests that are ultimately denied by the Government Accountability Office.

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2023 Blueprint Whistleblowing Prizes Honor Bravery and Integrity of 11 Whistleblowers

Whistleblower Network News

Each year since 2016, Blueprint for Free Speech has awarded annual Whistleblowing Awards. s House of Lords who serves as one of the awards 3 judges.

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AWS Marketplace now available in the AWS Secret Region

AWS Public Sector

First deployed in 2016 , ICMP is a digital catalog with software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs) that makes it easy for customers in the intelligence community (IC) to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on AWS.

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NDAA 2020 - Repeal of the Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board (DCASB)

PNWC's Government Contracting Update

Back in 2015 when Congress was deliberating the 2016 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act), it created the Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board (DCASB). The idea of a DCASB was essentially a shot at the CASB (Cost Accounting Standards Board), who, at the time, had become moribund.