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ProcureWare Product Tip – Top 10 new features for 2017

Procureware

As a group of us were reminiscing about all the changes we’ve had in 2017, the conversation turned to how proud we are of all the product advancements we’ve made over the past year. In 2017, we added functions for tracking any kind of supplier certification that could include HIPPA, ISO, Fed RAMP, or any other.

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TMF investments to modernize campaign finance software, tribal school websites, HR system

FedScoop

The revitalized Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act from 2017 , co-sponsored by Reps. In March, lawmakers clawed back $100 million from the TMF. The House, meanwhile, passed a bill last month to enhance TMF procedures and extend its sunset date. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.,

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A look inside the latest White House artificial intelligence memo

Federal News Network

Stephanie Kostro Well, I mean, keep in mind, this is a national security memo on AI, and it accompanied an earlier OMB memo that talked about transparency, trustworthiness, safe and reliable, responsible AI that was for the broader economy. This is a national security memo.

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Where does pressure for public procurement transparency come from? Reflections from Uganda and Tanzania

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

For years, the benefits of transparency as a policy tool to increase accountability and counter corruption have been lauded. In public procurement, this has given rise to a global movement promoting procurement data transparency, a.k.a. open contracting. But what do these commitments look like in reality?

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Raytheon to Pay $950 Million in Major FCA and FCPA Case Aided by Whistleblower

Whistleblower Network News

According to the SEC, Raytheon violated the FCPA as it “used sham subcontracts with a supplier to pay bribes of nearly $2 million to Qatari military and other officials from 2011 to 2017 to obtain Qatari military defense contracts.” Qui tam whistleblowers are eligible to receive between 15 and 30% of the government’s recovery.

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Avoiding Closed Door Selection of a GC/CM Contractor

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

The law is intended to ensure that the GC/CM selection process is a fair and transparent process. Purdy Associates, LLC [link] Copyright 2017 by Michael E. Twitter and Facebook: Follow me on Twitter @PresHistory and "Like" my Facebook page at [link]. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2015 by Michael E.

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10 ways that governments incentivize cloud use to accelerate digital transformation

AWS Public Sector

They create an enabling culture for innovation and promote transparency and trust in digitized services. Ukraine’s open government procurement site Prozorro (which means transparency in Ukrainian) is an example of a successful PPP investment in DPI. This helps leaders to make adjustments to keep activity on track.