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DoD dispelling lingering myths about OTAs

Federal News Network

Between 2016 and 2022, DoD took 15,000 OTA actions worth about $70 billion. That can actually be true if you have a good team, a balanced team supporting you,” Evangelista said. The Defense Department is increasingly turning to Other Transaction Authority contracts (OTAs) as a mechanism to fund research and development projects.

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3 Ways to Bridge the Cyber Workforce Gap

GovLoop

Despite a Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy that’s been in place since 2016 and a Federal Cyber Workforce Management and Coordinating Working Group dating from 2019, governments continue to struggle to find enough qualified cyber personnel. Talent that we want is going to learn skills in different places,” Gardner said. “We

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Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2024: India and the Evolving Nature of Investor State Dispute Settlement

Kluwer Arbitration

He supported this position by referring to India’s termination of 76 of 87 of its BITs in 2016. Ever since then, the Indian government has taken a more cautious approach with the 2016 India Model BIT (“India Model BIT”). The shift in India’s position has become more visible after the White Industries award and subsequent cases.

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Milestones on the Journey to Zero Trust

FedInsider

The challenges that civilian agencies must overcome are different than those facing the Department of Defense, for instance, while the components of the Department of Homeland Security often must balance their security requirements against their law enforcement or emergency services missions.

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Countdown to RIDW25: Transforming Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A New Legal Framework

Kluwer Arbitration

In 2016, the KSA launched the Saudi Vision 2030 , an initiative to, among others, attract foreign and domestic investment by improving the regulatory environment and enhancing business opportunities. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) is undergoing a transformative shift in its economy. Notably, Article 4.1

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What Limits Does German Law Impose on Externally Determined Arbitration Agreements in Sports and Commercial Arbitration?

Kluwer Arbitration

In parallel, the award was also challenged before the German courts, so far resulting in the Pechstein Decision reversing a judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice ( Bundesgerichtshof ) dated 7 June 2016 ( KZR 6/15 , previously discussed here ) and remanding the case to the Higher Regional Court of Munich. 40 et seq.).

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Are Latin American and Caribbean Countries Complying with Their Fiscal Rules?

Inter-American Development Bank

Modifications to the rules also accelerated during the end of the commodity cycle between 2016 and 2018 (also highlighted in red), allowing countries to remain “compliant”. On one hand, the structural balance rule (SR) is the highest and stands at 79%. A certain level of flexibility is important to deal with unexpected shocks.

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