FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

The state’s 2022-23 strategic plan focuses on moving off legacy systems, implementing an enterprise architecture, and improving service delivery to its residents, to name a few. And both the state and the city have open data portals to provide accessibility, transparency, and accountability.

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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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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

According to the MarketLinks blog, Sustainable Public Procurement and the Business Environment , “taxpayers around the world are increasingly holding governments accountable to spend public funds for their social and economic benefit in a sustainable manner. Using equipment longer, or leasing when needed, is another way to reduce waste.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The program is currently testing 20 technologies, including electric vehicle supply equipment, germicidal ultraviolet to sterilize air, and greenhouse gas accounting. Finally, the Committee contemplated adjustments in contracting to account for the infrastructure needed for continuous AI model training.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

Potential Changes to FSS EPA Clauses As you know, one of the Coalition’s priorities in 2022 and 2023 was to increase flexibility in the application of Economic Price Adjustments (EPAs) in the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program during a time of historic inflation. In January, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Telita Crosland succeeded U.S.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 31, 2023

Swimming against the tide, and seeking to diverge from the EU’s regulatory agenda and the EU AI Act , the UK announced a light-touch ‘pro-innovation approach’ in its July 2022 AI regulation policy paper. In this context, more details have now emerged on the UK’s approach to AI regulation.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 18, 2024

VCH Partners filed a pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office on January 12. The agency's plans come in response to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office. But an updated strategic plan overall will help the agency manage challenges in the cryptocurrency industry for the long-term. (

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Government Accountability Office is getting ready to publish a report on certain federal agencies’ progress with artificial intelligence use case inventories. He said they expect to put it out “early next year.” “We We have a lot in the pipeline,” Sanford said.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Enhance Guardrails for Agent and Broker Compensation Over the last few years, CMS has issued new regulations and subregulatory guidance intended to address abusive marketing practices by third party marketing organizations (“TPMOs”) that sell MA and Part D plans.

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