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. If the answer is “yes”—or even “maybe”—healthcare companies may file a bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) or the U.S. B-417836, 2020 CPD ¶ 47 ( Nov.

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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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FedScoop

APRIL 15, 2024

But, even though ICE says it has received no new requests for the use of commercial telemetry services since December 2022, the agency has filed a privacy impact assessment with the Department of Homeland Security’s privacy office for review. The agency also said it discontinued a contract for the technology following FY2023.

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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. Congress reauthorized SBIR/STTR in 2022 for only three years. “I This led both Ernst and Peters to seek a permanent technical fix for the 876 authority.

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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. Later that year, Dr. Gulden and Dr. Burch were fired. The language of AIR21 clearly indicates that objection to preliminary reinstatement does not constitute a stay.” “The

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Foes are vanquished, in this case Boston Consulting Group, losing its OASIS+ bid protest at the Government Accountability Office. 21 and the Government Accountability Office has until April 1 to decide. The ASCEND program first burst onto the scene back in April 2022 and GSA released the first version of draft PWS in May 2022.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Redwood City, CA – November 30, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites ” for the 4th consecutive year. I’d like to thank our teams, our customers, and our partners.”. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

For instance, the state’s 2022-23 IT strategic plan emphasizes improving IT resiliency in part by getting away from legacy systems, implementing an enterprise architecture, and improving demand management and service delivery, to name a few. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 12, 2024

The new clause essentially adopts the approach and lessons learned from GSA Acquisition Letter MV-22-02 , issued in March 2022, which provided a temporary moratorium on the enforcement of certain procedural limits contained in the FSS clauses (e.g., Training, guidance, and accountability are ultimately determinative of success.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 16, 2024

LACKEY ; Mayer Brown On April 1, 2024, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a bid protest by TLS Joint Venture, LLC because the awardee’s registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) lapsed before the government awarded the contract. Authored by EVAN C. WILLIAMS , JASON C. COFFEY , LUKE LEVASSEUR , and MICHAEL E.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 19, 2024

That drone was flown for the first time in Hurricane Ian in 2022, and earlier this year, Cione and a team from NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center and its Acquisition and Grants Office won a Department of Commerce Gold Medal for that work. They also both collect information about things like air temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 12, 2024

The new clause essentially adopts the approach and lessons learned from GSA Acquisition Letter MV-22-02 , issued in March 2022, which provided a temporary moratorium on the enforcement of certain procedural limits contained in the FSS clauses (e.g., Training, guidance, and accountability are ultimately determinative of success.

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The Contractor's Perspective

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In a speech given at NYU on September 15, 2022 , DOJ Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco reviewed new and enhanced DOJ policies regarding criminal enforcement related to corporate entities. Monaco’s comments appear to signal that DOJ will be taking a significantly more aggressive posture in corporate investigations.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

In 2022, the Office of Personnel Management issued Skill-Based Hiring Guidance implementing the EO for agencies to further advance innovation in Federal hiring. These plans mark another stage in the implementation of DoD’s Zero Trust Strategy , released in 2022. 2] In a recent size protest, quotes were submitted on August 31, 2023.

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GovLoop

MAY 17, 2023

In spring 2022, the National Association of Counties (NACo) partnered with SecurityScorecard, a cybersecurity ratings company, to help county governments monitor and improve cybersecurity risk. This is a continual, evaluative process.” Where and how do you provide data? Does your platform have vulnerabilities in need of patches?

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In spring 2022, the National Association of Counties (NACo) partnered with SecurityScorecard, a cybersecurity ratings company, to help county governments monitor and improve cybersecurity risk. This is a continual, evaluative process.”. An interview with Rita Reynolds, CIO, National Association of Counties.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 4, 2024

Authored by Ryan Roberts and Daniel Alvarado, Sheppard Mullin In January 2022, we warned software companies selling indirectly against attempting to enforce the terms of their End User License Agreement (“EULA”) directly against the Federal Government based on the decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) in Avue Technologies Corp.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This green fiscal agenda was subject of discussions during the Platform’s technical dialogues and meetings since the Platform’s launching in August 2022. Recently this instrument has been successfully applied in Belize (2021), Barbados (2022) and Ecuador (2023), with active IDB participation in the last two cases.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

in Information Sciences in June 2022. Chan leads the P&L of private network business incorporating assets in IoT, RAN/core network, accountable for silicon and software as service revenue. He graduated with a Ph.D. Prior to working at Dell Technologies, Greg served 20 years on active duty in the U.S.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Total Venture Capital Investment in Artificial Intelligence from 2012 to 2022 in LAC5 (USD billions) Source: Chart elaborated by the authors using data from OECD AI Policy Observatory. These regulations should address issues of data privacy, algorithmic fairness, transparency, and accountability. trillion) by 2030 [2]. 4] Barrios, et.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 7, 2023

New Model for Monitoring State-Owned Enterprises Taking all these issues into account and the experience and knowledge we have gathered from the field, the authors of this post propose an alternative policy recommendation. DOI: [link] World Bank (2014), “SOE Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit”, World Bank, Washington, DC.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A 2022 joint study from the White House and the European Commission recognizes the benefits of AI, but also the need for workforce adjustment. They work with agency partners to assess AI tools regarding bias mitigation, fairness, transparency, accountability and privacy. Getting used to AI can be an uncertain journey.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

2023 The current COMET contractor said one big question they will be paying attention to as the acquisition continues to develop is how GSA will evaluate small businesses. Akima Data Management filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Office on Oct. Source: GSA industry day slides, Sept. million in such scams.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 21, 2024

He also provided 5G security subject matter expertise to National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (NTIA/ITS) for the planning and execution of the 2022 Open 5G challenge. In the lab’s private 5G network, Bhuyan’s team can independently evaluate and assess solutions. “We

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania unsealed a qui tam FCA lawsuit (originally filed on October 5, 2022) alleging Penn State University failed to provide “adequate security” for Covered Defense Information (CDI), as contractually required by the DFARS 252.204-7012 clause.

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GovLoop

MARCH 27, 2023

In testifying before Congress in May 2022, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that many of the early projects TMF funded had not, at that time, delivered on their intended savings — in part, because the original cost estimates were off the mark. Unfortunately, that can be tricky.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 2, 2024

The SFSC held that under these circumstances, it did not need to take the alleged facts into account (para. The SFSC noted that in its set-aside action, Venezuela presented its own version of the facts and substituted its evaluation of the evidence for that of the tribunal. decision 4A_398/2021 of 20 May 2022, para.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 3, 2023

He has led and executed a wide variety of computer security reviews to evaluate the adequacy of information systems general and application controls. Before moving to private industry, Kingsberry served as chief information officer for the federal Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. QSPSI) in November of 2022 as a Sr.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

6] DCAA is authorized to examine contractor records related to proposals, discussions, pricing, and performance to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and currency of cost or pricing data. [7] and evaluate significant variances for potential defective pricing. [48] and evaluate significant variances for potential defective pricing. [48]

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Because it is likely that an agency may use a contract to procure these supplies, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) does not consider § 4023 an OTA statute. This statute anticipates the use of a contract, at least in some circumstances, to procure an item. See Air Tractor, Inc., B-418244, B-418244.2, B-417379, Apr.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This symposium is an excellent opportunity for contracts and compliance professionals, Federal account executives, and other professionals to stay informed and ensure their organizations are prepared for current and future cybersecurity requirements from their Federal customers. This members-only meeting will be in-person and complimentary.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

He began with the Government Accountability Office before serving as Chief Counsel to the then-GSA Board of Contract Appeals. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), “[t]hese selected drugs accounted for $56.2 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest. Tom also was Counsel to the U.S.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

This ruling follows the Court’s August 2022 decision in Hydraulics Int’l (discussed in a previous Legal Update ) finding jurisdiction over a prototype OT competition when a follow-on production contract was contemplated. 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

They also publish resources and run training sessions and other events to support vendors in transitioning to greener offerings and to promote procurement practices that are good for people and the planet, as described in their 2022 activities report. The LPPO had to learn on the go about the challenges of using green criteria.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He has led and executed a wide variety of computer security reviews to evaluate the adequacy of information systems general and application controls. In 2022, Edwards served as one of the working group leads for the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) report to the President on IT/OT Convergence.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Education institutions, though, face slightly different decision-making contexts when evaluating which cloud provider to use to host these applications. Separately, the university experienced an increasing number of cybersecurity events, which culminated in a major event in Fall of 2022.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, if the arbitral tribunal does not possess the necessary technical expertise to evaluate the video recording appropriately, it has to appoint an expert to assist with the evaluation. In August 2022, the arbitration panel issued an award in favour of Preble-Rish in the amount of approximately US$ 28.2 Hunland Trade KFT v.

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