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FAR & Beyond: GSA’s TDR Expansion – The Journey Continues

Federal News Network

Over the course of the next year, GSA engaged in the public rule-making process, culminating in a 2016 final General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) rule implementing TDR for certain MAS Special Item Numbers (SINs). The TDR Journey to Date GSA first announced the “TDR Pilot” concept in 2015.

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Court of Federal Claims asserts more jurisdiction over OTAs

Federal News Network

“Anytime that you have support for additional protest review, whether the court reaffirms or opens the door to a new jurisdiction, it will result in more transparency, accountability and oversight, even if it’s just affirming where we understood jurisdiction to stand already.” Source: GAO Snapshot of governmentwide contracting for 2023.

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GSA’s TDR Expansion – The Journey Continues  

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Over the course of the next year, GSA engaged in the public rule-making process, culminating in a 2016 final General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) rule implementing TDR for certain MAS Special Item Numbers (SINs). The TDR Journey to Date GSA first announced the “TDR Pilot” concept in 2015.

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

FedScoop

Those recommendations include ensuring FedRAMP usage in agencies, releasing guidance for agencies’ implementation of transparent data requirements, modernizing legacy systems to avoid higher costs for maintenance, avoiding cybersecurity pitfalls and updating procedures for electronic information system functionalities for recordkeeping systems.

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The Contents of Journal of International Arbitration, Volume 41, Issue 3 (June 2024)

Kluwer Arbitration

In both cases, the tribunals decided complex international business disputes solely on the basis of the 2016 edition of the UNIDROIT Principles. These guidelines can assist parties to jointly agree on a mechanism to increase the transparency of relevant arbitral proceedings, including the submission of amicus curiae briefs.

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Strengthening public procurement in Africa: a conversation with Joyeuse Uwingeneye

Open Contracting Partnership

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. Rwanda has useful experiences to share with the rest of the region.

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Should Bid Protest Losers Pay?

Inside Government Contracts

Many in the defense industrial base view the bid protest system as providing necessary transparency and accountability in the contracting process, including to ensure that the government follows the law and its own procedures. Section 804 seems to begin from the premise that there is a public interest in deterring bid protests.

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