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Labor’s modernization must accelerate to meet demands of transforming jobs market, Ahluwalia says 

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When Gundeep Ahluwalia took the CIO role at the Department of Labor in 2016, technology modernization meant basic digital upgrades: delivering Wi-Fi for agency offices and putting laptops in the hands of employees. They’re a continuum: cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, emerging technologies.

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Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Case Leads to $3.85 Million False Claims Act Settlement

Whistleblower Network News

This settlement reinforces the importance of holding accountable health care providers who seek financial gain above quality patient care.” Attorney Andrew Luger for the District of Minnesota stated, “Businesses who engage in improper Medicare billing practices undercut the legitimate provision of healthcare services for patients in need.

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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. Unlike some traditional contracting methods, OTAs demand constant oversight and active participation. That’s very important for us as practitioners,” Evangelista said. In fiscal 2022, the department took about 4,400 actions worth $10.7 billion. “I

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What we’re getting wrong about accountability and citizen empowerment

Open Contracting Partnership

In terms of technology, we developed an app, FOCO , that allows for the national monitoring of Paraguay’s most important fund for education infrastructure, worth about $90 million annually. Basically, this happens because both citizens’ demands and feedback are public along with what the government does or does not do as a result.

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How to Prevent Debt from Hurting Economic Growth

Inter-American Development Bank

In the short run, debt can finance higher government spending, which increases aggregate demand and the gross domestic product of a country. This effect can be particularly important in countries with scarce physical and human capital. Estimates obtained using a panel model with threshold effects (Hansen 1999, Seo and Shin 2016).

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Small States and Climate Change

Kluwer Arbitration

The general importance of climate change-related disputes can be measured on the steady increase of cases which are being brought by environmental advocacy organisations or governments in anticipation of the massive costs related to adapting to or mitigating climate change. 2 O 285/15 Essen High Court).

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Manufacturers Must Seek Better Supply Chain Visibility

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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.