Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. We now have to help our business adapt and innovate.

Procurement 86

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 86

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 11, 2024

She examined in what manner small states have been (i) accessing courts to get them to address climate change in international law; (ii) shaping the legal landscape and the law in so doing; and (iii) considering international law’s capacity to provide actual legal remedies. All are available to watch in full here.

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Capacity Import Finance Negotiation 52

Government Contracts & Global Trade

AUGUST 21, 2024

In July 2022, the plaintiff advised Avantor that he was resigning to join a company called Waters, an alleged competitor of Avantor. The plaintiff promptly made an advancement demand to Avantor, which Avantor rejected. VM processed and paid the plaintiff’s wages and approved his expense reports and vacation requests.

Capacity 52

Capacity Demand IT Management 52

NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Dear Federal Partners, Information technology manufacturers and suppliers across the country are struggling with significant supply chain disruptions that are impacting their ability to meet customer and market demands. According to Bloomberg, for Fiscal Year 2022 the federal government has allocated $109.4 The budget includes $58.4

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Warehouse Electronics Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 11, 2024

Hosting the inaugural Uzbek Arbitration Week in 2021, and then followed with its 2022 and 2023 editions, which brought together the global arbitration community to share knowledge and raise Uzbekistan’s profile as an arbitral seat. Education and capacity-building are a core part of our mandate.

Capacity 52

Capacity Efficiency Collaboration Innovation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Enforcement a) In the Context of the New York Convention Decision 5A_739/2022 (12 October 2023) concerned an award rendered by a tribunal seated in Moscow against the company B. On 4 April 2022, A. After the tribunal rendered an award on 20 November 2022, A. GmbH, amongst others. It was undisputed that B. ’s appeal.

Consulting 52

Consulting IT Capacity Corruption 52

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In fact, the DOD created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies in 2022, to prepare the department for new, innovative opportunities. in Information Sciences in June 2022. It provides a lot more capacity to the rural conductivity,” Camerlin said.

Networking 97

Networking E-procurement Engineering Capacity 97

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These ministries are crucial in the fight against climate change, as both the goals of decarbonization and those of resilience and biodiversity protection demand strategic actions that require their unique management, leadership, and coordination abilities. What are finance ministries doing and discussing to advance green fiscal management?

Finance 52

Finance Sustainability Price Budget 52

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Operational since November 2022, as part of AWS’s total investment of INR 1,36,500 crores (US $16.4 Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India. AWS’s investments in cloud infrastructure is expected to contribute US $23.3

E-auction 75

E-auction Government Government E-procurement 75

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 23, 2024

28, and September 2022 Session Report , paras. In practice, there are open questions as to whether an advisory centre can deliver on these demanding expectations. 31-35; September 2022 Session Report , para. These questions hinge on the centre’s mandate, its resourcing and its place within the wider ISDS reform process.

Export 52

Export Finance Sustainability Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 24, 2024

panel explained, the International Energy Agency estimates “peak oil” demand by 2030 due to an increased electric vehicle (“EV”) usage, renewable energy and industrial electrification. As the “Adapting to New Energy Contracts: How Will Energy Transition Change Arbitration Practice?”

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Demand Price Insurance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

This was the third installment in the “Affaires d’Etats” series on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) initiated by Curtis during 2022 PAW. Jaime appeared in their personal capacities. Mr. Bigge and Ms. The panel was moderated by Simon Batifort (Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP). Against this backdrop, Ms.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Participation Sustainability Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 15, 2024

This post considers why all eyes seem to be on Africa in particular, how African nations have reacted to investors’ demands for increased security for their investments, and the consequences for the world of arbitration. Why Has Africa Taken Centre Stage?

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Import Capacity Corruption 52

Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 27, 2020

This results in a bias towards larger organisations, with perceived greater capacity to cope at a reduced cost. In 2018 and 2019, a quarter of all the UK’s procurement spend was with SMEs, a long way short of reaching the aim of 33% by 2022. 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

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In a survey conducted by the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) in 2022 on hearing centre preferences, AIAC was ranked at the forefront among other international institutions, having the highest number of hearing rooms and largest room capacity. 1) Rule 12 of the 2023 Rules.

Influencing 98

Influencing Efficiency Leadership Innovation 98

FedInsider

JUNE 19, 2024

He previously served in an Acting Director of Auditing capacity at the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). He previously served as a senior auditor at AHCA from 2018 to 2022 and at Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).

Engineering 52

Engineering Consulting Networking Data 52

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7 In September 2022, iron ore was valued at approximately 99.8 percent from June 2021 to June 2022. .” percent from June 2021 to June 2022. Wages and salaries rose 5.7

Government 40

Government Government Price Contract 40

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Original system Launched in January 2020, Eutelsat Konnect is a high-capacity satellite which delivers broadband services across Europe and Africa to help bridge the digital divide in areas where terrestrial networks are not deployed or offer poor performance. percent, and decreased incidents. Konnect coverage area map of Africa.

Capacity 66

Capacity Data Consumer Demands Demand 66

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The team developed a three-pronged strategy: talk to MSMEs and build their capacity to bid on contracts; simplify the bidding process for smaller businesses; and use innovative technology to better measure and manage opportunities for small business vendors. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady.

Procurement 58

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 58

AWS Public Sector

MAY 7, 2024

As demand and usage grew, ASTERRA faced limitations when needing to process and manage increasingly large volumes of data efficiently and to provide timely and dependable results to their customers. To scale dynamically based on customer demand, ASTERRA migrated these workloads to AWS.

Sustainability 119

Sustainability Utilities Efficiency Capacity 119

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Jay Blindauer The bond yield curve inverted in October 2022. [1] 8] That is, lending out money for a longer time period increases the return—because more can be done with the money, and an investor demands a better yield for the prolonged risk and opportunity cost of the longer commitment. [9] At least it has every time since 1968. [2]

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

Discussions took place regarding the need to increase Congressional capacity. Increase capacity of current Congressional committees, as they already have subject-matter expertise. The Warstopper Program helps ensure that service members have access to high-demanded items like masks and medicines in wartime.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bidding E-procurement Risk Management 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The GSA and VA Ask the PMO tables were introduced during the 2022 Spring Training Conference, and included representatives from the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Programs. lacks capacity in vital areas, such as precision-guided munitions and microelectronics. Competition is also in decline.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

The VA began using Login.gov as an SSO option in March 2022 and previously allowed veterans to create an account through ID.me. 1] In addition, the theory behind the mentor protégé program is that the protégé lacks experience, past performance, technical skills, financial capacity, etc. is an external authentication provider.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Evaluation E-procurement Manufacturing 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Based on a statutory requirement in the 2022 FedRAMP Authorization Act , which codified the program as the government’s approach to commercial cloud, FedRAMP will also have to establish automated security assessments and reviews by December 23 of this year. These agencies control 98 percent of all Federal real estate.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Price Contract E-procurement 52

Inter-American Development Bank

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a nation with a long history of conflict and political instability, the share of treasure bonds doubled in 2022 to 0.6% percent in 2022. Haiti has implemented measures to boost customs revenue collection and spending cuts on costly fuel subsidies in late 2022. of GDP from 0.3%

Finance 52

Finance Budget Sustainability Capacity 52

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For example, back in 2022, the agency rescinded a nearly $1 billion subsidy focused on rural broadband. In response to FedScoop questions, the commissioner also commented on Taiwan’s plan to build a Starlink-esque internet service and the demand for spectrum from both federal and non-federal users. Chamber of Commerce. . …

Telecommunication 99

Telecommunication Import Innovation Sustainability 99

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

Jay Blindauer In October 2022, I circulated “ An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor [.]” December 2022 +6.5% November 2022 +7.1% October 2022 +7.7% September 2022 +8.2% August 2022 +8.3% July 2022 +8.5% June 2022 +9.1% May 2022 +8.6% April 2022 +8.3%

Government Contracts 40

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 40

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 22, 2024

billion in Canada between 2022 and 2037. By exposing students early to cloud technologies and in-demand skills, AWS is empowering the next generation to seamlessly transition into tech roles requiring proficiency with modern tools and platforms.

IT 68

IT TCO Sustainability Innovation 68