FedScoop

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Additionally, data breaches have increased by 61% since 2020, providing fraudsters access to compromised Social Security numbers, passports and other sensitive information. TransUnion’s Vice President of Public Sector Identity, Stuart Levy, stresses the importance of efficient identity verification.

Integration 66

Integration Integrity Import Data 66

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

While an important step forward, the portal still requires improvements to enhance usability, data completeness, and interoperability. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) itself, in its Olympic Agenda 2020+5, emphasizes the importance of integrity, transparency, and good governance.

Transparency 97

Transparency Bidding Sustainability Corruption 97

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Two data points help us understand some important facets of federal contracting. It is important to note that a significant number of protests filed with our Office do not reach a decision on the merits because agencies voluntarily take corrective action in response to the protest rather than defend the protest on the merits.

Thresholds 83

Thresholds E-procurement Accountability Procurement 83

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

This will gain you respect and hopefully…that all-important promotion.” – Tania Seary . “ As we celebrate the 45th annual International Women’s Day, let us stop and recognize all that we have achieved in procurement to date before setting our sights on even greater diversity and opportunity in 2020 and beyond.

Procurement 10

Procurement Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer End to End 10

ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

November 10, 2020, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management cloud solutions, today announced that it has been awarded as the Best P2P Specialist Provider by an independent panel of industry veterans at the 2020 World Procurement Awards. Ivalua also received this award in 2019.

Procurement 52

Procurement Eprocurement Negotiation Transparency 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

November 10, 2020, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management cloud solutions, today announced that it has been awarded as the Best P2P solutions Specialist Provider by an independent panel of industry veterans at the 2020 World Procurement Awards. Ivalua also received this award in 2019.

Procurement 52

Procurement Eprocurement Negotiation Transparency 52

Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 27, 2020

Why are SMEs so important for public procurement? It’s important to note that it isn’t just the government doing the small businesses a favour; it’s commonly held that SMEs are more flexible, adaptable and find efficiencies faster. Yet as the clock ticks down to 2022 and the 33% goal how has 2020 changed things?

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Import Procurement Innovation 52

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

The desire to achieve quick wins is natural and important to any transformation, but it shouldn’t come at a cost of future flexibility. So let’s make 2020 the year that Procurement transforms your business, and beyond, at your organization. That relates to their talent – they seek change agents out. And it relates to their technology.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Innovation 52

Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 14, 2024

” The whistleblower program has explicitly drawn more attention to fraud, as in 2019 and 2020, they did not report having any crypto whistleblower tips, and in more recent years, have now stated that most of their tips were related to digital asset fraud. Further Reading: CFTC Obtains $12.7

Retail 126

Retail Import Accountability Networking 126

ivalua

APRIL 15, 2020

April 15, 2020 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2020 , will transition from a physical event in Washington D.C. to a virtual event, taking place on May 5 and 6, 2020. Redwood City, CA.

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Innovation 17

GovLoop

JULY 26, 2024

In the Years Since In 2020, the ADA turned 30 years old, and the day was marked by historical accounts and reflections about how life has changed for people with disabilities and how our perception of the disabled has changed, in large part because of the ADA.

Transportation 110

Transportation Transportation Participation Accountability 110

Whistleblower Network News

MAY 24, 2024

In 2020, a former employee of Instec Inc. This case demonstrates how important it is for whistleblowers who report fraud by government contractors to be fully compensated under the False Claims Act,” said David K. The whistleblower’s suit resulted in a $625,000 False Claims Act settlement between Instec Inc. and the U.S.

Purchasing 102

Purchasing Accountability Networking Import 102

SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But it’s an important one for small business joint venture members to understand and comply with. This change took effect on November 16, 2020. Applying the November 2020 Two-Year Rule to the JV is proper because the JV submitted its offer after November 2020–in 2022.

Government Contracts 105

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Price 105

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

It’s important to note that SBIRs can also be awarded through grants. FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 Total SBIR & STTR $4,731,141,770.47 $4,521,650,478.15 $5,705,785,758.71 $6,235,909,563.14 $2,167,075,873.80 For this blog, I will be focusing on contracts awarded by funding agencies rather than contracting agencies.

Contract 105

Contract Innovation Participation Utilities 105

FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And they appear to show that the FBI was looking at this tool from 2019 to 2020, and then picked up interest again in the technology relatively recently. A privacy impact assessment for the TIPS database, which was approved in 2020, does not mention any use of artificial intelligence.

Inventory 136

Inventory Thresholds Media Electronics 136

Whistleblower Network News

MAY 21, 2024

The study also found that “59% have seen whistleblowers subsequently left out of important decisions,” “33% have seen whistleblowers moved to a different team, and “32% have heard whistleblowers called derogatory names behind their backs or directly to their face.” According to the study, 56% of financial professionals in the U.S.

Whistle-blowing 123

Whistle-blowing Media Networking Import 123

Whistleblower Network News

MAY 7, 2024

The AML Act of 2020 broadened the scope of culpable actors, reporting requirements, transactional record keeping, penalties, and international collaboration. These provisions offer monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to whistleblowers who report money laundering violations.

Balance 111

Balance Corruption Networking Collaboration 111

SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It contains some important insights for how GAO bid protest numbers have changed from prior years. Numbers are still lower than in 2021 and 2020. One important point about the GAO bid protest process: GAO met its 100-day deadline to process a bid protest in all cases.

Bidding 59

Bidding Sustainability Evaluation Price 59

FedScoop

JULY 30, 2024

Setting up those guardrails soon, so that “everyone in the department feels the comfort with being able to use these tools appropriately, is going to be an important thing,” he said. The new organization for HHS comes as the department has “started to observe and embrace the importance of information technology,” Tripathi said.

Data 100

Data Import IT Leadership 100

Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Article 5 , and the IUCN’s Marseille Resolution 115, WCC-2020-Res-115 ). Analysts who work to expose corruption in the mining sector are particularly important for ensuring a just transition. Such a resolution is particularly important given the large climate finance investments to transition to net-zero emissions.

Corruption 130

Corruption Whistle-blowing Finance Utilities 130

Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Per the SEC , information is material “to which there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would attach importance in determining whether to purchase the security registered.” Investors should now be able to understand material cybersecurity risks and how companies manage and mitigate them.

Risk Management 111

Risk Management Management Import Purchasing 111

GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Imagine listening to your emails pile in your inbox while you are working on a major project before attending an important meeting that starts in 10 minutes. Why Saying No Is Important. Before declining a request from your supervisor or co-worker, it is important to assess if this decision is absolutely necessary. Favorite.

Import 105

Import Efficiency Capacity Education 105

Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 30, 2024

During the webinar, Kohn and Nelson advocate for four elements to be included: Anonymous and Confidential Reporting Channels : Kohn and Nelson explain that, as mandated under the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act of 2020 and in line with proven Dodd-Frank programs, the DOJ must offer anonymous and confidential reporting channels.

Quality 107

Quality Accountability Networking Import 107

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Our AWS Partner Transformation Program (PTP) is an important part of this commitment, offering comprehensive assessment, training, and enablement to help our public sector partners build successful and profitable AWS-based businesses.

Innovation 59

Innovation Education Finance Utilities 59

FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

CBP told FedScoop that it cannot publicly disclose confidential business information related to importations. import ban of certain Chinese firms.) Another allegation, which was received in August 2020 and closed December 2022, involved an allegation of forced labor and a product described as “Apple store employee uniforms.”

Supply Chain 115

Supply Chain Electronics Supplier Media 115

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

And this range can have important multiplier effects in expanding the use of existing and proven digital solutions. “A A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development.

Government 142

Government Government Innovation Education 142

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. At that time, DHS argued that telemetry data was “an important mission contributor to the ICE investigative process” and “can fill knowledge gaps and produce investigative leads.”

Data 145

Data Impact Assessment Purchasing Electronics 145

SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Updates to the SBA’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan regulations in response to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 Section 870 are changing the circumstances in which a prime contractor can receive credit for lower-tier subcontractors, effective November 13, 2023. million for construction contracts.

Government Contracts 105

Government Contracts Contract Import Government 105

ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

Ivalua was honoured to provide some commentary on the survey results during a webinar with PWC in Sweden, as the 2020 survey is even more fascinating. The survey for 2020 delivers this level of insight but also provides special insight as responses to the survey were split between responses before the Covid pandemic and during the pandemic.

Supplier 78

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Risk Management 78

ivalua

APRIL 15, 2020

April 15, 2020 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2020 , will transition from a physical event in Washington D.C. to a virtual event, taking place on May 5 and 6, 2020. Redwood City, CA.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Innovation 10

Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

The differences between the BAA and TAA are important considerations as government and industry work together to address supply chain security and resiliency. The post Competing global supply chain approaches first appeared on Federal News Network.

Supply Chain 85

Supply Chain Price Telecommunication Purchasing 85

ivalua

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Ninian Wilson, the CEO of Vodafone Procurement explained the steps that they are taking to deliver in this area and when traditional large organisations such as Vodafone are focused in this area it shows the importance of this area to their consumers.

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Supplier End to End Sustainability 75

Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The potential of AD and SCM committees – some examples Treatment of goods: captive use and inward processing Take, for instance, the practically important issue of the treatment of captive goods, i.e., goods traded within the same company, or goods imported under the inward processing regime, in anti-dumping investigations.

Import 45

Import Export Negotiation Price 45

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

import json import os import boto3 from boto3.dynamodb.conditions dynamodb.conditions import Key from decimal import Decimal import time # Initialize DynamoDB and Bedrock clients # Bedrock runtime client def lambda_handler(event, context): print(event) record = event["Records"][0] queue_url = record['eventSourceARN'].split(':')[5]

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Data Import Utilities 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Crafting an elevator pitch to explain what you do and why helps everyone grasp the importance and impact of your career and how you support citizens. This post originally appeared in slightly different form on July 28, 2020. However, try explaining a highly technical job to your parent or grandparent who worked in a different field.

Leadership 131

Leadership Education Management Import 131

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Since 2020 public debt levels rose by 15 percentage points (pp) of the region’s gross domestic product, to 71 percent. This effect can be particularly important in countries with scarce physical and human capital. This is particularly important in the case of highly indebted countries.

Thresholds 105

Thresholds Quality Influencing Finance 105

Florida Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) recently issued a bid protest decision on an important procedural issue. 20-4214BID, 2020 WL 7425244 (Fla. 14, 2020) (RO), ALJ Bogan found it was not arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise. In Cross Constr. Dep’t of Transp. ,

Bidding 40

Bidding Import IT 40