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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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Case study: Investigating suspected fraud with opentender.net

Open Contracting Partnership

Their search of the e-procurement database brought up records related to the faith-based community center development project and construction work dating back to 2016. The budget tended to increase over time. In 2016, the local government issued a continued construction tender with an estimated price of Rp. billion (US$1.2

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Villa 20 rising: A community shaping its own future in Argentina

Open Contracting Partnership

In 2016, the government launched Proyecto Integral de Reurbanizacin (PIRU), an ambitious urbanization initiative aimed at improving housing and infrastructure in informal settlements. Their neighborhood, though full of life, remained almost invisible to the city around them.

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DCAA Publishes the 2024 Compensation Cap

Redstone Government Consulting

Our friendly DCAA auditors have taken up the government requirement to calculate and publish annually the new compensation cap as provided for in Section 702 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (BBA; Pub. Below, we have provided the compensation caps going back to 2016. 113-67), dated December 26, 2013.

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GSA closes in on enterprisewide software deal with Microsoft

Federal News Network

Over the course of several months, the ITVMO, the Office of Management and Budget and Microsofts federal division discussed the governments requests and proposed additional ways to establish a strategic partnership, Stanton wrote in the blog obtained by Federal News Network.

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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. Back in November 2016, the White House circulated a memo that required agencies to “register their public-facing digital services such as social media, collaboration accounts, mobile apps and mobile websites” on the site within 60 days.

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GAO wants OMB to prioritize agencies’ FedRAMP use, modernization and more

FedScoop

In a report made public Monday , the Government Accountability Office outlined 37 total priority recommendations to improve how the Office of Management and Budget encourages adequate technology-related practices across the federal landscape.