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Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade

FedScoop

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan.

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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

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. in 2020 to 96% and single-bid tenders decreased across all methods – from 62.5% in 2020 to 59.7% Open data has been available in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) since 2020.

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GSA Moves Forward with a New EPA, Consistency is the Next Opportunity

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This lack of transparency echoes FAS Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05 , threatening the uniformity, accuracy, and fairness of GSA procedures. It also lowered the approval threshold for EPA increase requests and allowed for the removal and re-addition of contract items at higher, renegotiated prices.

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Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

How to Crack a Nut

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. The remaining 80% are spread, in different formats, at national or regional level and difficult or impossible to re-use for policy, transparency and better spending purposes.

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

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Leveraging AI to Transform Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

These models, powered by machine learning, exceled in predicting complex economic trends, such as the significant GDP declines two IDB member countries faced in 2020: El Salvador and Belize. AI can introduce data-driven insights for more evidence-based and transparent budgeting. The model foresaw a 19.4% drop, and a 23.0%

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Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly Badge – Stand Out from the Competition

The Softly Spark

Amazon currently recognizes 52 of the over 450 certifications available–up from 18 when it started in 2020. Adam Werberch, the global lead for sustainable shopping at Amazon, told nbcnews.com that “Amazon chose certifications that were reputable, transparent, and focused on conserving the natural world.”