Remove 2016 Remove Budget Remove Influencing
article thumbnail

Fear and loathing in Defense IT: Time to enforce FAR conflict of interest rules and revolving door abuses

Federal News Network

Unfortunately, few defense IT programs deliver on time nor on budget in spite of over half of the budget going to consultants and system engineering and technical analysis (SETA) contractors. that prohibits SETA contractors from using their insights and influence to gain an unfair advantage or worse, commit fraud.

article thumbnail

Identifying & Mitigating Election Security Threats in 2024

FedInsider

Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. Rather, it’s about the perceptions of integrity, said Jim Richberg, head of cyber policy and global field CISO at Fortinet, who was involved in the assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 elections. “If

Media 80
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Improving climate resilience in flood-prone Assam, India

Open Contracting Partnership

For example, in March 2023, 95% of the budget for the latest round of flood-related spending went to the six out of ten districts identified by CivicDataLab’s data model as highly vulnerable to flooding and will be used to predominately procure for repair and restoration of roads, bridges and embankments, benefiting approximately 6.5

Budget 52
article thumbnail

A Homeland Security effort to combine requirements has stalled

Federal News Network

You know, since 2016, roughly 2018, that’s sort of what they’ve been attempting to do. Tom Temin It gets back to the fundamental problem in government is there is no budget for donuts and so nobody gets good meetings. So GAOs opinion is that they need more autonomy and a little bit more authority and influence, not less.

article thumbnail

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

Inter-American Development Bank

Over the past two decades, a growing number of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries began adopting fiscal rules to limit overspending influenced by election cycles, public pressure, and other political economy factors, helping the region strengthen its fiscal solvency and sustainability. Many rules are not binding in practice.

Balance 52
article thumbnail

State-Funded Arbitration Institutions and Responsibility under International Law: The Case of Istanbul Arbitration Centre

Kluwer Arbitration

Legislative History, Legal Structure and Financing of the Centre The Istanbul Arbitration Centre, a recent addition to the existing arbitration institutions in Türkiye , commenced its operations by registering its first case in 2016. The Centre exists in a grey area where elements of both public and private law can be identified.

Finance 40
article thumbnail

Identifying and Mitigating Election Security Threats in 2024

FedInsider

Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. Rather, it’s about the perceptions of integrity, said Jim Richberg, head of cyber policy and global field CISO at Fortinet, who was involved in the assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 elections. “If

Media 40