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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. The team continues to add new variables.

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FAR Council Issues Interim Rule Outlining Procedures Relating to Excluded Covered Articles and Sources

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This FAR rule implements the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) final rule for complying with exclusion or removal orders. Government to mitigate risks.

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Recent Dubai Court of Cassation Judgments: Is Arbitration an Exceptional Means of Resolving Disputes?

Kluwer Arbitration

993 of 2017 of 4 February 2018, which held that arbitration is an equally valid dispute resolution forum as litigation and Case No. The recent decisions reinforce the principle that challenging arbitration agreements is an uphill battle with a high threshold, requiring solid and irrefutable evidence.

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UAE’s Arbitration Law Transformation Through Federal Decree Law No.15 of 2023: Innovations, Ethical Compliance for Arbitrators, and Enhanced Procedural Roles for Arbitral Institutions

Kluwer Arbitration

6) of 2018 (“UAE Arbitration Law”), a legislation comprising of 61 articles which stands as the cornerstone of arbitration regulations within the UAE. – Party Representation: The arbitral tribunal, when necessary, may request the parties to submit documents confirming the representative’s capacity in a prescribed format.

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GAO Recommends Increased Guidance for DOD Mergers & Acquisitions Review

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The GAO report observes that between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, DOD assessed approximately 40 M&A transactions per year, the vast majority of which were above the HSR size of transaction threshold, and that is out of a total of approximately 400 defense-related M&A transactions per year.

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Who Gets The New $15 Per Hour Contractor Minimum Wage?

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2] , [3] President Biden’s Executive Order also, as of January 30, 2022, revokes President Trump’s 2018 Executive Order No. 31] If the individual hits the 20% threshold, the minimum wage still only applies to the workweek hours that are on or in connection with the covered contract/subcontract. per hour. [1] per hour. [2]

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

Nonetheless, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [8] So, with recent wage growth of 5.5%, wage growth has been accelerating. GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar. Wages and salaries rose 5.7 percent over this period, while the costs of benefits increased 5.3