ivalua

MARCH 24, 2022

Redwood City, CA – March 24th, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave : Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022. Ivalua is honored to be recognized in this important evaluation covering a broad range of Procurement and Supply Chain processes.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing, (2022) Beijing 04 Minte No. 64, 27 December 2022 Arthur X. Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing, (2022) Beijing 04 Minte No. 3, 30 December 2022 Arthur X. 2022/438, Case No. 2022/5454, Case No. Fujian Dragongate Wine & Spirits Co. Constitution.

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Oles Morrison

AUGUST 24, 2022

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker is beyond thrilled at the success of our government contracts practice group Bid Protest Webinar 2022. Bid Protests are an important weapon in a contractor’s arsenal, whether as a successful awardee or disappointed bidder. appeared first on Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker LLP.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In May 2022, Ivalua commissioned Forrester to survey over 400 procurement leaders across the globe to ask how they plan to minimize the frequency and impact of supply disruptions. 2022 Forrester Study, Ensuring Supply Continuity During Turbulent Times: A Visual Spotlight. What’s your Greatest Supply Management Challenge Today?

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 27, 2020

Why are SMEs so important for public procurement? It’s important to note that it isn’t just the government doing the small businesses a favour; it’s commonly held that SMEs are more flexible, adaptable and find efficiencies faster. Yet as the clock ticks down to 2022 and the 33% goal how has 2020 changed things?

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GovCon & Trade

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The report provides important insights into the current state of GAO bid protests. From 2019 to 2022, the sustain rate hovered around 13-15%. The numbers can also help contractors determine whether a bid protest is appropriate or which protest grounds have been particularly successful. An increase in overall protests.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In previewing the guide Wednesday during CyberScoop’s CyberTalks event, Mike Duffy, the acting federal CISO, said the collaboration between the Federal CISO and CDO councils represented “an important step” to tackle “something that is critically important for artificial intelligence and vital for zero-trust maturation.” “It

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 25, 2024

On July 4, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced its compliance priorities for commercial imports and it updated its 2024 trade verification priorities. Dairy products are supply-managed in Canada and are subject to import controls. to determine whether importers are properly classifying gloves. up to 300%).

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FedScoop

JULY 2, 2024

During a call announcing 12 new initiatives that would receive funding through the Tech Hubs effort, officials in response to a FedScoop question highlighted the importance of being able to manufacture technologies that would help fuel innovation and the country’s overall economic competitiveness.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In September 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco outlined the Department of Justice (DOJ) approach to enforcing corporate misconduct and directed agencies to review existing voluntary self-disclosure policies or, if none exist, draft new ones. Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Holdings Ltd.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 24, 2024

Department of Justice in September of 2022. In September 2022, the DOJ announced that it had reached a $625,000 settlement with Instec and its owner to settle the whistleblower’s allegations. The BAA creates a preference for domestic products when the government purchases supplies. In 2020, a former employee of Instec Inc.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 8, 2024

On May 6, Andrea Gacki gave prepared remarks at the SIFMA AML Conference where she spoke about the new whistleblower program, which was reformed into a best-practice whistleblower program by the passage of the AML Whistleblower Improvement Act in December 2022. FinCEN has also failed to publish draft rules for the whistleblower program.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 11, 2024

Kohn , the most important step the DOJ can take is to administer its whistleblower awards in a manner consistent with the United States’ other highly successful whistleblower award programs, such as the SEC Whistleblower Program. According to leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On 22 January 2024, the EU Council and Parliament held negotiations to agree the final text of the regulation, the proposal for which was published by the EU Commission in September 2022. The post <strong>EU to Ban Products made with Forced Labour</strong> appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 6, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a new Climate Risk Disclosure Rule , which substantially waters down emissions reporting requirements for public companies compared to the version of the rule that was initially proposed in March 2022. There is now more new investment pouring into alternative energy than fossil fuels.

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Federal News Network

JULY 24, 2024

The use of OTAs spiked in 2020 during the pandemic and after coming down in 2021 have been back on the rise in 2022 and 2023. The Government Accountability Office reported that agencies spent more than $16 billion through OTAs in 2023, which was a $4 billion increase over 2022. GAO says the Army spent more than $6.9

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Did you know that as of March 2022, there were 358,575 Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in Scotland? The development of the SME and Third Sector Procurement Action Plan, as well as industry feedback, have led us to consider the accessibility of guidance and the importance of signposting. SMEs provided an estimated 1.2

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While underscoring the risk associated with third-party representatives and the importance of diligence on representatives, the matter also highlights the need for due diligence prior to hiring employees. This appears consistent with other recent DOJ resolutions, such as the 2022 DPA (which we addressed here ) that DOJ entered into with ABB.

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

It’s important to note that SBIRs can also be awarded through grants. FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 Total SBIR & STTR $4,731,141,770.47 $4,521,650,478.15 $5,705,785,758.71 $6,235,909,563.14 $2,167,075,873.80 For this blog, I will be focusing on contracts awarded by funding agencies rather than contracting agencies.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MARCH 12, 2024

2023 brought many important False Claims Act developments for companies with business involving government funds. While overall recoveries remained down compared to pre-2022 levels, the total number of settlements and judgments exceeded any prior year.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Overall, the UN reports the proportion of the population lagging behind in digital government development has dropped from 45% in 2022 to 22.4% Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also placed high on the list, reflecting significant gains compared to the UN’s last study in 2022.

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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.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 1, 2024

A Stanford and Princeton graduate who joined CISA in 2022 as executive director of its Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, Einstein will assume the CAIO role at a time when the agency is attempting to leverage the technology to advance cyber defenses and more effectively support critical infrastructure owners and operators.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Under the new Regulation, operators may apply for a binding BVI decision from the relevant customs authorities in the EU (which would be binding across all Member States of the EU), in order to obtain certainty about the customs value of goods imported into the EU.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JANUARY 8, 2024

On 5 January 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China (“MOFCOM”) initiated an antidumping investigation of brandy imported from the European Union (“EU”). The post China launches antidumping investigation on brandy from EU appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The potential of AD and SCM committees – some examples Treatment of goods: captive use and inward processing Take, for instance, the practically important issue of the treatment of captive goods, i.e., goods traded within the same company, or goods imported under the inward processing regime, in anti-dumping investigations.

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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. The latest government figures state that in the four quarters to the end of Q4 2022: the total UK exports to Australia amounted to £10.6

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 14, 2024

This order stems from the complaint filed against Bankman-Fried and FTX and two former executives of FTX in December of 2022. billion sanction emphasizes how important whistleblowers can be in protecting public funds from fraud. The order charged FTX with violating the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This was (and is) particularly important because of the sudden decision to award directly contracts especially for PPE. In early 2022 1.5b That those mountains of PPE were never needed in the first place is also evident when vast amounts of it were left to rot in containers at a cost to taxpayers of £1m/day in late 2020.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Between 2016 and 2022, DoD took 15,000 OTA actions worth about $70 billion. In fiscal 2022, the department took about 4,400 actions worth $10.7 That’s very important for us as practitioners,” Evangelista said. The post DoD dispelling lingering myths about OTAs first appeared on Federal News Network.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The 2021 Colonial Pipeline incident has stood in history as a prime example of the importance of cyber resilience for critical infrastructure. Brendan Peter, VP, Global Government Affairs of SecurityScorecard, notes the importance of continuous risk assessment and evaluating the impact of policies to ensure they reduce cyber threats.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 5, 2024

In 2022, Canada notably relied on the ICA to order three Chinese companies to divest from Canadian lithium mining companies. The post Canada initiates consultation on trade measures in response to surplus supply of Chinese EVs appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2022

Redwood City, CA, July 12, 2022 – Manufacturers are working to accelerate digitization initiatives to manage supply chain disruptions in 2022 and beyond, according to an original survey commissioned by Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider. The margin of error for this study is +/- 6.4% at the 95% confidence level.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We think if we replace that language with best value, it’s clear, it’s easier to train, it’s easier to explain, and, more important, it’s consistent with the direction Congress has given and consistent with what we’re trying to do with the acquisition system.” This projects to be a $11.5

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Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This blog will cover the key findings of this Report and the most important takeaways for current and prospective DOE implementing partners. billion as reported in the FY 2022 Agency Financial Report.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 19, 2024

When importing goods into the UK, traders are required to account for any applicable customs duty and import VAT (collectively “ Duties “) on import unless they can utilise a customs special procedure to delay or reduce payment of these amounts.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 26, 2024

“Whistleblower information that the IRS can act on is an important component of effective tax administration as it bolsters the fair and effective enforcement of our nation’s tax laws, the success of our voluntary tax system, and our efforts to reduce the tax gap.” The figure still falls short of the $312 million awarded in FY 2018, however.

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