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Should Bid Protest Losers Pay?

Inside Government Contracts

A 2018 RAND study found protests of DoD procurements to be exceedingly uncommon, however: Between 2008 and 2016, less than 0.3% Moreover, GAO statistics show that in approximately half of all protests filed, protesters got some form of relief, be it voluntary corrective action by the agency or a sustain on the merits by GAO.

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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. Last year, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment updated its OTA guidance in an effort to dispel most of the myths around OTAs. That’s very important for us as practitioners,” Evangelista said.

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office transforms performance management to improve service

American City & Country

Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance. At the same time, the number of applications per job decreased by 39%.

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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. In reAcción, we had an important precedent to FOCO from which we learnt. In 2016, we developed the official app for the Healthcare Ministry.

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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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Strengthening public procurement in Africa: a conversation with Joyeuse Uwingeneye

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement, one-third of spending or more of every country, is critical to economic development and sustainability. Sustainability needs to be seen as a wider issue, not just green purchasing and the environment, but also supporting women businesses and local economic development.

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How to Prevent Debt from Hurting Economic Growth

Inter-American Development Bank

This effect can be particularly important in countries with scarce physical and human capital. Institutional Quality Matters Another important finding of our research is that the effect of public debt on growth depends on institutional quality. This is particularly important in the case of highly indebted countries.