Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Between 2016 and 2022, DoD took 15,000 OTA actions worth about $70 billion. Unlike some traditional contracting methods, OTAs demand constant oversight and active participation. 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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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

On September 7th 2016, a relatively unknown person became the richest man on the planet during two days before Bill Gates reclaimed his title (recently overtaken by Jeff Bezos). Zara voluntarily keeps up to 85% of its plants idle, in order to optimize the response to demand changes all around the world. Spare Capacity.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Unfortunately for manufacturers, there are many areas in need of improved visibility such as customer demand, inventory, total cost, and supplier risk. Demand visibility all the way up the supply chain. This initiative, a subset of the one above, is one of the hottest areas of interest for manufacturers in 2016.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 13, 2024

With cloud-native scalable technology, CSS navigated a 70 percent volume increase due to market-related demands brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic without any interruptions in service. Plus, CSS realized $10.7 million in total annual AWS run rate cost optimization by the end of 2023.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JULY 2, 2024

Background MPIP was formed in 2016 as a result of the Smith Commission and the resultant Scotland Act that identified a number of key areas to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. MPIP have worked collaboratively with the Social Security programme since the summer of 2016, providing a team of procurement professionals.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In the short run, debt can finance higher government spending, which increases aggregate demand and the gross domestic product of a country. Estimates obtained using a panel model with threshold effects (Hansen 1999, Seo and Shin 2016). The Debt-Growth Nexus Debt can affect medium- and long-term growth both directly and indirectly.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

Basically, this happens because both citizens’ demands and feedback are public along with what the government does or does not do as a result. In 2016, we developed the official app for the Healthcare Ministry. When we get feedback from citizens, we also have to question, who are the people providing feedback?

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Photo by Gabriel Bouys / AFP via Getty Images) Overcrowded and inefficient, with a slow rate of construction that doesn’t meet demand. The discovery of gold by Jafet Lindeberg, Erik Lindblom and John Brynteson in 1898 in nearby Anvil Creek, led to the founding of Anvil City, later renamed Nome.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 19, 2024

In 2016, Paws for Purple Hearts opened facilities in San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California. Scout’s intuition predicted David’s anxiety attacks while Scout’s drive to work assisted David with physically demanding tasks like picking up David’s cane. David and Scout clicked instantly.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In June 2016, Lieutenant Colonel Pimentel reported to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa, Japan where he served as the Network Operations Officer and the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-6.

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University of Bristol

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In the absence of as yet unlikely developments in the explainability of AI, legal requirements will continue to demand the presence of a ‘human-in-the-loop’ or, at the very least, an actively involved ‘human-over-the-loop’ in all AI anti-corruption procurement solutions.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 25, 2024

Shanghai Branch ( 2016) Jing 02 Min Te No. 2016) Hu 01 Min Zhong No. The Second Intermediate Court of Beijing found this agreement to be in direct violation of Article 7 of the Interpretation of Arbitration Law, which therefore rendered the agreement void. Likewise, in both Chen Youhua v. DBS Bank (China) Co., 93 (“ Chen v.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

He is currently the Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and President of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR) , and he also previously served as President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2016). 1) Rule 12 of the 2023 Rules.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

Article 36 sets forth the effects of said prohibition: if any mining work is carried out in protected areas, the mining authority may demand its removal and proceed with eviction without additional payment, compensation, or reparation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

Article 36 sets forth the effects of said prohibition: if any mining work is carried out in protected areas, the mining authority may demand its removal and proceed with eviction without additional payment, compensation, or reparation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Arbitral Tribunal issued the award on August 22, 2016 (“Award”), whereby it concluded that Venezuela expropriated Rusoro’s investment without payment of compensation; consequently, the Tribunal ordered Venezuela to pay US$966.5 million plus interest to Rusoro.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 15, 2024

This post considers why all eyes seem to be on Africa in particular, how African nations have reacted to investors’ demands for increased security for their investments, and the consequences for the world of arbitration. Why Has Africa Taken Centre Stage?

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Defendant then issued a statutory demand pursuant to section 125(2)(a) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 for claims awarded under a partial final award (the “ PFA ”). 14) Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd. Axis Bank Ltd. 2022) 2022/INSC/710 (“ Vidarbha Industries ”) at [78]. 16) Mobilox at [25].

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 31, 2024

Although Privy Council decisions are not binding precedents upon the English courts and are of persuasive authority only, in this case, the Privy Council exceptionally gave a direction under Willers v Joyce (No 2) [2016] UKSC 44 , whereby it directed the English courts to adopt the new approach in Sian instead.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The same can be said in relation to regulatory changes and social demand for more aggressive measures in relation to green transition. Dias mentioned a few: The Tay case (2016) : Related to Microsoft’s profile created to navigate on Twitter and interact with users. There is still few cases dealing with AI-related issues and Ms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 11, 2024

Climate justice demands debt cancellation, reparations, and non-debt climate finance. Aisha Abdallah (Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP), focusing on African small states, pointed out that there are no principles governing liability for transboundary emissions and most importantly that without debt justice, climate justice cannot be achieved.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 22, 2024

To aid in this process, prospective applicants can watch on-demand Pre-Certification Workshops or attend live virtual workshops hosted by the certification team. The Certification Process The certification journey commences with the validation of your business’s ownership, control, and management via an application process.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

Also, because the demand for tobacco is inelastic, the deadweight loss is minimized, and the benefits of better health are maximized. The Ministry of Finance has been trying to standardize the process through a 2016 Resolution that establishes the official forms for tobacco taxes declaration.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In 2016, Paws for Purple Hearts opened facilities in San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California. Our Assistance Dogs go through blanket training, regardless of placement, to learn over 110 commands making them more than capable of serving the most demanding category of mobility-impaired Warrior, a quadriplegic-level patient.

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Procurement Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

However, to get the additional penalty, the contractor must timely demand it. On this point, the PPA states the following. 3902(c)(3) (emphasis added). [19] 19] The regulations clarify that [t]he additional penalty shall be equal to one hundred (100) percent of the original late payment interest penalty but must not exceed $5,000. [20]

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

That lies very much at the heart of our ability to be able to meet our country’s demands within today’s constrained budget environment,” she said. “By That means OFPP and its partners like GSA are looking for new, innovative approaches to “bake” these concepts into agency acquisition processes.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 1, 2024

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said the IRS non-filer program has only run “sporadically” since 2016, because of “severe budget cuts and staff limitations.” But as part of this year’s defense authorization bill, Congress blocked DoD from demanding those disclosures unless emissions are directly relevant to the contract.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In 2016, Paws for Purple Hearts opened facilities in San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California. Scout’s intuition predicted David’s anxiety attacks while Scout’s drive to work assisted David with physically demanding tasks like picking up David’s cane. David and Scout clicked instantly.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 19, 2023

State Dept processing passports at pre-pandemic levels, despite ‘unprecedented’ demand - Federal News Network) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is launching a new service to help agencies better understand threats to their networks and data.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

ASCEND is a competitive, multiple-award, multi-agency BPA that addresses the governmentwide demand for cloud solutions, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud solutions, Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud solutions, and Cloud IT professional services.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7 6] Statista Research Dep’t, Iron ore price worldwide from September 2016 to September 2022, statistica.com (Oct. percent before seasonal adjustment.” [1] The energy index increased 23.8

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 14, 2023

About 300,000 sailors are finally switching away from Microsoft Office 2016 to the subscription-based Microsoft Office 365 suite. GSA picked the sites based on feedback and demand from federal employees. office space being used, Ernst demands accountability for telework abuse at SBA - Sen. With Only 9% of Its D.C.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 17, 2024

This panel will discuss how to transform traditional, legacy data center practices to align with current technology trends, improve efficiency and security, and meet agencies’ growing demands. AFCEA International presented him with the 2018 Leadership Award. Robbins has a B.S. from Jacksonville State University in Alabama.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Finally, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) discussed concerns over the government giving social media direct demands to censor content on social media. CISA Announces Revision of the National Cyber Incident Response Plan CISA announced Friday that it has started revising the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP), last updated in 2016.

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Procurement Notes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It is also worth noting that, for some workers who practically cannot meet the weekly testing demand, the proposed ETS offers a Hobson’s choice that is really just a vaccine mandate. 512, 515 (2016). [67] .” [85] And it remains to be seen how exact the ETS will be in what it specifies. Dept’ of Navy, 24 M.S.P.R. 69 F.L.R.A.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Given the demanding standard required to establish materiality, contractors should not feel pressured to readily concede this element merely because the of a DEI certification in their contracts. 176 (2016). [2] 176, 190 (2016) (. Short , or another member of Blank Romes Government Contracts group. [1] United States ex rel.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We had a similar situation in 2016, first time that Mr. Trump won and there was a deal. Again, going back in history in 2016, again in 2020, after that election, you still had the Budget Control Act caps in place. How is the administration going to manage the demand for the level of security that you have to acquire?

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