Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Senator Cassidy continued that from March to April 2021, there were 54 instances where the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) did not conduct a background check on a sponsor before granting them custody of a child. She alleges she discovered the first case of trafficking and reported it to Tara Rodas in June of 2021.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

From 2010 to 2021, the county’s population grew by a whopping 33% to 429,000. Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance.

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Management Evaluation Efficiency Collaboration 94

ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Procurement’s value became evident, as did the importance of the supplier relationships they had built. For information on how Ivalua’s end-to-end eProcurment solution can improve transparency and data quality in your organizagiton to support these efforts, contact us today. Procurement Teams Step-up.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Second, the realignment provides an opportunity to increase transparency for customer agencies and industry partners seeking to do business with FAS. The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

By Torplus Yomnak, Co-Founder of HAND Social Enterprise and the Director of the Knowledge Hub for Regional Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Collaboration (KRAC) In May 2021, amid the pandemic lockdowns, a villager in Thailand took a stroll on the outskirts of their town, making an unexpected discovery that would stir the local community.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Open contracting approach: Supported by OCP’s Lift Impact accelerator program from 2021, Ekiti State’s public procurement agency created better opportunities for small businesses and particularly women-led businesses, to participate in public contracts. To realize that vision, in 2021, EKBPP joined OCP’s Lift accelerator program.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

Around 500 kilometers of bike lanes were established in several major cities by 2021. PhilGEPS was such an important partner in the project,” says Abante. You really see them showing up, posting, complaining, suggesting, and commenting on how to make our bike lanes better and our streets safer. Source: Kenneth S.

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GovLoop

JULY 6, 2023

Why is Automation Important to Productivity? Citizen and Immigration Services once used RPA to process two million backlogged records in just one hour, according to the 2021 State of Federal RPA Report. If you’re in a leadership position, you can improve the odds of success with automation in two ways: Be transparent.

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Influencing Transparency Innovation Leadership 105

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” The PAP was not subject to public comment or rulemaking prior to its issuance in March of 2021.

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Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 64

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

With its mix of charm, history, and major public works set to transform its infrastructure for the future, Rome was the perfect backdrop for our event which was all about harnessing our collective knowledge to make procurement more results-driven, transparent, and impactful across Europe. This trend started long before Covid.

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Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Transparency 67

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

This lack of transparency echoes FAS Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05 , threatening the uniformity, accuracy, and fairness of GSA procedures. Major issues with GSA’s implementation of EPAs on MAS were first flagged in 2021 as U.S. The Coalition for Government Procurement (CGP) commends GSA for promulgating the EPA rule.

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Price Negotiation Transparency Utilities 49

Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 27, 2023

​ Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023 The UK entered into a free trade agreement with Australia and Adelaide in 2021 and New Zealand in 2022. billion and the total UK imports from Australia amounted to £4.4 billion and the total UK imports from New Zealand amounted to £990 million. . Find out more here.

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Export Contract Public Procurement Consulting 52

How to Crack a Nut

MAY 8, 2024

©Ausrine Kuze, Distorted Reality , 2021. Here I take a relatively pedestrian and pragmatic approach and, following the Cambridge dictionary , consider two ways in which ‘meaning’ is understood in plain English: ‘the meaning of something is what it expresses or represents’, and meaning as ‘importance or value’.

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Procurement Tender Import Public Procurement 75

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

Anwar hopes that the NACS and whistleblower awards will aid the country in its goal of ranking within the top 25 of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by 2034. However, this unprecedented win was short-lived, with Malaysia regressing in the subsequent two years, falling to 57th in 2020 and 62nd in 2021.

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Corruption Accountability Finance Transparency 99

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In fact, 44% of respondents noted supply risk as a top priority, while 27% cited ESG as a priority–and the percentage of CPOs that have prioritized savings has nearly doubled year over year since 2021. Savings from Sourcing: In 2021, competitive sourcing projects generated an average of 7.7% Tracking the Metrics that Matter.

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Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration Transparency 52

Extract Systems

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The program to share records was announced in 2021 as a part of PM Gati Shakti’s Master Plan and recently added 13 states and four union territories to the platform. As you’re considering your own land records digitization project, it’s important to have a grasp on any local, state, or federal laws that might impact your requirements.

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Transparency Import Data Integration 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Approach : Lithuania launched an ambitious public procurement reform in 2021 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and ensure every public procurement decision considers its environmental impact. We are now discovering how important it is to have structured, granular procurement and other data to measure the impact of green procurement.

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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

BLP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Throughout his years of experience, he has led the legal advice to different government institutions in administrative contracting processes and state procurement, transparency and accountability, administrative sanctioning procedure; as well as judicial processes in different matters such as Civil, Contentious Administrative, Labor and Criminal.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Export Procurement Collaboration 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The program holds valuable lessons for others working to empower contracting monitors with different skills and backgrounds to work closely together to foster transparency and better procurement practices in their regions. The first phase, Introductory Course on Public Procurement, took place online from October to December 2021.

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Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Fact checked by Eddie Regan, BiP Solutions Principal Procurement Consultant Brexit has dramatically changed the UK’s import and export-dynamic. Pre-Brexit trade predictions estimated a 15% decline in UK imports and exports. Typically, the UK imports more than it exports. Meaning the UK could extract VAT-Less imports.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From May to August 2023, the Government passed into law novel supply chain transparency legislation and introduced amendments and legislative proposals that are impacting, or will impact, compliance with Canadian customs, export controls, and economic sanctions legislation.

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Supply Chain Import Consulting Electronics 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” The PAP was not subject to public comment or rulemaking prior to its issuance in March of 2021.

Price 49

Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 49

GovLoop

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In October 2021, the city launched an SASpeakUp portal, consolidating activity that used to be spread across departments. The new department’s name reflects the idea that engagement is as important as communications itself, Reed said. Be transparent. Building a Brand Through Consistency. Building Engagement Through Trust.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Scope of Application Differently from traditional investment agreements, the stated purpose of the SIFA is not only to foster foreign direct investment (“FDI”) (Article 1), but also to do so in a manner that integrates environmental and labour standards, transparency, and corporate social responsibility.

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Sustainability Transparency Influencing Negotiation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

It served as VIAC’s response to the increasing call of parties, counsel and arbitrators alike for greater transparency in arbitration through enhanced access to arbitral awards and their reasoning. The abstracts include endnotes stating the corresponding provision of the Vienna Rules 2021 as a comparison.

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Transparency Collaboration Import Corruption 52

Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

billion awarded to small businesses in 2021 alone, providing substantial opportunities for growth and stability. Detail your methodology to explain how you plan to maintain transparency and address issues promptly. What is the importance of registering in SAM for government contracting?

Bidding 52

Bidding Government Government Buyers 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

London, UK – 18 th November 2021 – Research from Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider , has revealed that very few European suppliers are being regularly assessed on sustainability practices, with less than a quarter (24%) being measured routinely on carbon emissions. Notes to the editor.

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NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

We understand the important role information technology plays in the federal government and are committed to understanding the bottlenecks resulting from the current supply chain challenges. It is our promise to be transparent and to tackle the supply chain issues we are currently facing head on.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

We’re well into 2021, and although returning to “normal” isn’t likely in the immediate future, we’re turning a corner as Procurement organizations continue to evolve and incorporate lessons learned in 2020 into their planning. . Why is visibility so important? Create speed and transparency.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2022

The UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 (COP26) resulted in another wave of agreements and net zero commitments. Many businesses, governments, and consumers are now acutely aware of the importance of taking action to prevent climate change.

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Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Collaboration 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 (COP26) resulted in another wave of agreements and net zero commitments. Many businesses, governments, and consumers are now acutely aware of the importance of taking action to prevent climate change.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Collaboration 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 6, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, FL–(10/7/2021) – Beeline , the leading technology solution provider for managing the extended workforce, and Ivalua , a global leader in cloud Spend Management solutions, announce a partnership which incorporates contingent staffing into the total procurement spend solution. .

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Integration Integrity Supplier End to End 52

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This perspective defines a project management office, the importance of cloud-specific governance reviews, and the value in applying an agile approach to cloud projects. What is the solution and most important customer benefit? How do we describe the solution and the experience to customers?

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Project Management Management Budget Thresholds 80

University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

One of the relatively recent developments in the post-Brexit review of UK public procurement law is the February 2021 proposal for the replacement of the current rules on the commissioning of healthcare services for the purposes of the English NHS (for background, you can watch here ), with a new provider selection regime (‘the proposal’).

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Tender E-procurement Procurement Transparency 52

ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and PwC, a trusted Ivalua implementation partner, today announced that Arkad S.p.A. Trust, fairness, transparency and respect for Arkad S.p.A.’s At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems.

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Procurement IT Supplier Supply Chain 52

Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 1, 2024

In 2024, importers should brace themselves for continuing regulatory changes, and the associated compliance costs accompanying those changes. CARM Release 2 presents the most significant procedural change to the Canadian customs process in recent memory and all importers will be impacted by this change.

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Import Accountability Electronics Supply Chain 45

GovLoop

MAY 22, 2023

A March 2021 report explored what a new Chicago early childhood research consortium might look like: “This consortium would bring together cross-disciplinary researchers with policymakers, practitioners, families, and community representatives across sectors (e.g., McCormick Foundation, which is supporting the initiative.

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Collaboration Education Public Private Partnership Data 52