AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

LLMs also promote consistency in application evaluation, removing potential bias, and provide scalability to handle large volumes of applications, even with surges in numbers like those seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proof of residency for three years, evaluated using a scoring system. import json import os import boto3 from boto3.dynamodb.conditions

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ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2019

Redwood City, CA – August 5, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. The post Ivalua Named A Leader in Gartner’s 2019 Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites appeared first on Ivalua. Gartner Inc.,

Procurement 8

Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supplier Eprocurement 8

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2019

Redwood City, CA – August 5, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. The post Ivalua Named A Leader in Gartner’s 2019 Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites appeared first on Ivalua. Gartner Inc.,

Procurement 8

Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supplier Eprocurement 8

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 17, 2024

The government alleges the Grand intentionally made false claims for rehabilitation therapy for residents at 12 establishments that Strauss Ventures owned and maintained between January 1, 2014, and September 30, 2019.

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Integration Integrity Quality Demand 115

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

DoD developed a standard template for these reports earlier this year to ensure consistent evaluation criteria. GAO said IBM's claims that the solicitation's evaluation factors are unduly restrictive were not supported. GAO denied a pre-proposal protest by IBM over the terms of the solicitation for the estimated $5 billion contract.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 20, 2024

million to settle allegations of submitting false claims for certain Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes inconsistent with Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE requirements. The DOJ alleged that Bluestone submitted claims for two E&M codes between 2015 and 2019 to inappropriately inflate claims as a way of boosting profits.

Integration 101

Integration Integrity Demand Evaluation 101

ivalua

AUGUST 14, 2019

Much has been made in 2019 about the gap between the findings of procurement self-assessments and where each organization stands when they are evaluated against their peers using objective measures. The average addressable spend being sourced in 2019 is 51%, compared to 46.9% of suppliers were enabled in 2019 v.

Supplier 67

Supplier Procurement Evaluation Electronics 67

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By 2019, there were 109 MGS products, including office appliances, air conditioners, LED lights, vacuum cleaners, fans, and refrigerators. KIP’s analysis revealed low use of procurement methods that apply life-cycle cost evaluations.

Green Public Procurement 78

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

FedScoop

APRIL 15, 2024

The OIG’s office identified nine contracts covering access to two different databases for this data between fiscal years 2019 and 2020. ICE, in particular, was flagged for using this data without an approved privacy impact assessment. ICE appears to have sent mixed messages on its approach to telemetry data.

Data 145

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 5, 2024

This important anti-retaliation mechanism ensures the whistleblowers are able to continue working as their case is being evaluated and argued,” Nelson continued. In 2019, the scientists raised concerns to Exxon’s H.R.

Import 112

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Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

Supply Chain 92

Supply Chain Price Telecommunication Purchasing 92

FedScoop

JUNE 5, 2024

According to the Justice Department’s use case inventory for AI , that tool has been used since 2019, and is also used to “screen social media posts directed to the FBI.” She said the FBI started with a risk assessment in which it analyzed its needs and use cases to assist with acquisition and evaluation. “We

Ethics 122

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

We have released an update in November 2019 on the datasets collected on development projects, public tenders, and contracts for three major donor agencies: the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and EuropeAid.

Data 40

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The court’s ruling forced GSA to rethink the solicitation for OASIS+ and bring price back as an evaluation factor at the main contract level. Ernst said she’s confident the bill will get traction this session of Congress both because it’s bipartisan and because it’s beneficial for large and small businesses alike.

Contract 119

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This pilot program could provide an opportunity for the DIB to become more directly involved in CMF operations and evaluations. Independent Evaluation of Requirement for a United States Cyber Force. CMF Occupational Resiliency. The concept of the Cyber Force as a separate branch of the armed forces appears to riff on the U.S.

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ivalua

AUGUST 2, 2019

With Gartner’s recent release of their 2019 Magic Quadrant for P2P Suites , it seems a good time to reflect on what truly drives success. The report evaluated full-suite procure-to-pay solutions from 13 different software vendors across a broad set of criteria reflecting ‘ability to execute’ and ‘completeness of vision.’

Supplier 55

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

In August 2019, it awarded CGI a 10-year, $222.9 It’s typically called out in the request for proposals that there will be a past performance, a technical assessment and evaluation of price and volume. Those are the three most common evaluation criteria,” he said. The Defense Logistics Agency also is implementing CON-IT.

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Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 119

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The question disappointed healthcare contractors should ask is whether the agency acted unreasonably in its evaluation and selection of the awardee. When an agency deviates from the solicitation’s stated evaluation plan, this is a powerful ground for protest. See also Onesource PCS, LLC , B-419222, 2021 WL 131280 (Jan.

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Government Government Contract Bidding 52

Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These were: Unreasonable technical evaluation Flawed selection decision Unreasonable cost or price evaluation The GAO also noted that a significant number of protests it received did not reach a decision on the merits because agencies voluntarily took corrective action rather than defend the protest on the merits.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Bidding Evaluation Government Contracts 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The Gartner report evaluated full-suite procure-to-pay solutions from 14 different software vendors across a broad set of criteria, placing Ivalua in the Leaders quadrant based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision. Ivalua was also positioned as a Leader in the preceding Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites.

Procurement 10

Procurement E-procurement Eprocurement Purchasing 10

ivalua

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The Gartner report evaluated full-suite procure-to-pay solutions from 14 different software vendors across a broad set of criteria, placing Ivalua in the Leaders quadrant based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision. Ivalua was also positioned as a Leader in the preceding Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 5, 2023

GSA created the USSM, now the Office of Shared Solutions and Performance Improvement (OSSPI) as part of the revamping of the shared services effort in 2019. There are FIBF standards for financial management, cybersecurity, grants management and 10 other back-office areas.

Management 110

Management Quality Data Import 110

ivalua

APRIL 30, 2019

To ensure that technology empowers procurement transformation, rather than constrains it, leaders must consider their current and future requirements when evaluating options,” added David Khuat-Duy. The study results will be presented in a webcast scheduled for 10:00 Eastern Time on May 29, 2019. Register for the webcast here.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As the science advisor to the Homeland Security Secretary, Dr. Kusnezov heads the research, development, innovation and testing and evaluation activities in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) operational Components and first responders across the nation. He is also a faculty member with Harvard Medical School.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 10, 2019

London – December 10, 2019 Ivalua, a global leader in cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc. in “The Forrester Wave : eProcurement Platforms, Q4 2019.”. We are proud to be recognized as an eProcurement leader in this evaluation.”.

Eprocurement 8

Eprocurement Procurement Supplier Purchasing 8

FedScoop

OCTOBER 12, 2023

When Houser joined the Census Bureau in the fall of 2019, following security stints at the Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, he recognized several challenges faced by many federal agencies that needed immediate attention.

Data 117

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

“HomeSafe’s pricing was bid in 2019, and we’ve seen a lot of inflation in our industry. We’d be paid less than we were being paid in 2019, and then you add on all these costs, and there’s just not enough dollars.” We always will be able to evaluate how moves are allocated,” he told reporters during a December roundtable. “We

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Contract Transportation Transportation Price 119

Government Contracts & Investigations

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Just looking at the numbers, between 2019 and 2023, the protester lost between 69% to 87% of the merits based decisions. Improper Technical/Past Performance Evaluations Unsurprisingly, topping the list with the most sustains were challenges to the evaluation of the technical or past performance evaluations.

Sustainability 59

Sustainability Evaluation Price Engineering 59

FedInsider

AUGUST 7, 2024

Prior to joining Tenable in 2019, Edwards—a 30-year industry veteran—served as the Global Director of Education at the International Society of Automation (ISA). While at ISA, he was recognized by his industry peers with the SANS ICS 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Prior to ISA, Edwards was the longest-serving Director of the U.S. “If

Collaboration 75

Collaboration Inventory Networking Data 75

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the study is to provide readers with the framework to evaluate the potential financial and socioeconomic impact of data integration for public sector organizations. The study examines the return-on-investment public sector organizations may realize from data integration initiatives.

Integration 83

Integration Integrity Data Education 83

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Upon assuming the ACIO-CS/CISO role in 2019, Sarah’s initial focus was on improving the Enterprise Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Cybersecurity grade. While at ISA, he was recognized by his industry peers with the SANS ICS 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Engineering 98

Engineering Leadership Education Management 98

Mercell

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Day-long meeting (in Brooklyn, NY) Two of our advisors joined our complete US staff & Negometrix’s new CEO from the Netherlands during our first meeting in February 2019. During an interactive, productive, day-long discussion we covered: 1. Prioritize the development of product modules and features pertaining to the US market 4.

Procurement 52

Procurement E-procurement Eprocurement Supply Chain 52

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Working with the Indiana State Personnel Department in 2019, IOT began removing degree requirements from most job requisitions. IOT evaluates candidates on their potential and commitment. “We Hire for Skills, not Credentials Governments at all levels struggle to recruit workers, especially for IT jobs.

Education 59

Education Evaluation Government Government 59

ivalua

JULY 28, 2020

The report evaluated the 10 SRPM vendors Forrester believed to be most relevant to its enterprise clients. According to the report, enterprise spend on SRPM solutions grew by 15% in 2019 as “CPOs need to protect their firm’s customers and brand by ensuring that all their suppliers are safe, secure, reliable, and ethical.

Supplier 10

Supplier Management Ethics Data 10

University of Bristol

MAY 15, 2019

with an eye on how that research will be evaluated The second issue we find troubling concerns the impossibility of squaring the circle between producing ‘high quality’ peer-reviewed publications and keeping up with the developments of the Brexit process in a timely manner. 2019) 44(2) European Law Review 256-278.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Evaluation Quality 52

PNWC's Government Contracting Update

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Department of Energy's Office of Inspector General's latest Semiannual Report to Congress (April 1 - September 30, 2019) included CPAR (Contractor Performance Assessment Ratings) summaries for the contractor responsible for building its $17 billion vitrification plant at the Hanford Nuclear Site, Bechtel National.

Evaluation 40

Evaluation Contract IT Government 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

Supply Chain 45

Supply Chain Price Telecommunication Purchasing 45