FedScoop

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Lisa Gomez, assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, said in a statement that “ensuring workers can obtain the benefits they are entitled to is one of EBSA’s most important missions. billion since 2021 for “missing” participants, according to the release.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Many federal contractors know of and participate in the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. Currently, the DoD’s Mentor-Protégé Program has a deadline for hopeful participants to apply for inclusion. Also, the DoD will remove the deadline to apply to participate in the program. So, there is still a period for comments.

IT 87

IT Participation Manufacturing Government Contracts 87

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The findings are based on a combination of factors, including online government services, telecommunications infrastructure, adult literacy and digital participation. Overall, the UN reports the proportion of the population lagging behind in digital government development has dropped from 45% in 2022 to 22.4%

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Government Government E-procurement Telecommunication 83

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

Introductory course The School of Applied Research in Public Procurement sought to develop participants’ skills in monitoring, research, policy analysis, and promoting public procurement reforms and open contracting in Central Asia, with a vision to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency in the use of public funds.

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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 Unlike some traditional contracting methods, OTAs demand constant oversight and active participation. That’s very important for us as practitioners,” Evangelista said.

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Procurement Strategies Balance Procurement Contract 105

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.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 88

SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It would sole source the first part to 8(a) participant Peregrine Advisors Benefit, Inc. Peregrine) and compete the second part, worth $43 million, for 8(a) participants to bid on. The first part in 2022 went through without issue. But we think this protest raises some important questions. In Anika Systems, Inc.,

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Contract Thresholds Procurement Bidding 96

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. He has been widely recognized for his contributions, having been named a winner of the 2022 AFFIRM Leadership Awards, and a recent recipient of the 2024 Federal 100.

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Leadership E-procurement Participation Integration 64

SmallGovCon

JUNE 21, 2024

And this is important to keep in mind as we run through the three thresholds that make up this 8(a) requirement, as it gives rise to some common confusion our experience assisting with the 8(a) Program. And these are an all or nothing package-deal. First , the disadvantaged individual’s personal net worth must be less than $850,000.

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Thresholds Finance Participation Accountability 77

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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Management Data Quantity Evaluation 130

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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Import Export Negotiation Price 45

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The congressional watchdog, tasked by a bicameral, bipartisan group of lawmakers to investigate FOIA response delays, found that the backlog jumped from 14% in 2013 to 22% in 2022, with the growing complexity of requests, staffing shortages and increasing threats of litigation also cited as impediments to the work. It takes a lot of time.”

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Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 127

AWS Public Sector

MAY 14, 2024

Summary City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)—the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation—participates in two no-cost Amazon Web Services (AWS) initiatives to advance and develop undergraduate technical programs. The future of AI and ML is too important to be left in the hands of a few.

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Innovation Education Participation Demand 70

Great Government Through Technology

JULY 27, 2023

8(a) STARS III officially launched two years ago this month, and it’s worth celebrating this important anniversary milestone. Then awards for cohort two were announced in February 2022 to nearly 600 additional awardees. The third and final cohort award happened in June 2022 for an additional 65 awardees – just one year ago.

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Quantity Import Participation Contract 52

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. He served as founding host of Scoop News Group’s “Daily Scoop Podcast,” and as SNG’s Vice President of Multimedia Content, from August 2021 through December 2022.

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Participation Balance Media Utilities 52

FedScoop

AUGUST 12, 2024

The bureau CDO, or BCDO, program officially began in September 2022 as a way to improve its use, governance, and management of data throughout the department. participants at the most recent UN General Assembly High-Level Week, Khan said. We won’t have AI if we don’t have good data,” Khan said.

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Data Collaboration Efficiency Accountability 98

GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2023

Cybersecurity for state and local governments is just as important as efforts at the federal level, and frequently, they lack the resources, technical know-how, and situational awareness to secure their systems, or respond in the event of an attack,” said former Sen. In February 2022, New York Gov.

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Government Government Collaboration Distribution 97

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. He served as founding host of Scoop News Group’s “Daily Scoop Podcast,” and as SNG’s Vice President of Multimedia Content, from August 2021 through December 2022.

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IT Electronics Participation Efficiency 52

FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

CBP told FedScoop that it cannot publicly disclose confidential business information related to importations. import ban of certain Chinese firms.) Another allegation, which was received in August 2020 and closed December 2022, involved an allegation of forced labor and a product described as “Apple store employee uniforms.”

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Supply Chain Electronics Supplier Media 104

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We are also very pleased that we achieved one of the closest gender balances in survey responses last year, closing the gap between Men and Women from a 22% differential in 2022, to an 11% differential in 2023. These will be important points to double down on in our new strategy.

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E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 74

Federal Construction Contracting

JUNE 27, 2022

As a follow-up to my earlier post about the need to develop a settlement strategy when a claim is headed for litigation, I reviewed the various decisions of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) for the first five months of 2022. It is important to take emotion out of the equation and make an informed business decision.

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Negotiation Import Sustainability Participation 52

GovLoop

DECEMBER 1, 2022

gives federal employees an important tool for saving money on out-of-pocket medical and day care expenses. FSAFEDS programs provide tax savings for both participating agencies and their employees. Employers can help by giving employees benefits that deliver real value.

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Accountability Insurance Participation Utilities 59

GovLoop

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Protecting the county’s IT infrastructure from internal and external threats is profoundly important, and Lester Godsey, the county’s Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, knows that using simple, clear language is among his most important safeguards. Challenges.

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Import Participation IT Government 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Since mid-2022, only limited gas volumes have been delivered. Since late August 2022, no gas whatsoever has been delivered. In November 2022, Uniper and Metha announced that they had initiated a Stockholm-seated ad hoc arbitration against Gazprom. They sought compensation of EUR 14.3

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Export Participation Transportation Transportation 52

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 1, 2023

But what we do see is that there is some growth from fiscal year 2021 into fiscal year 2022. I think we’re spending roughly a little under 700 billion in contracts then for fiscal year 2022. The importance of that is it kind of helps us have an idea of what we’re looking at for the coming fiscal year. Absolutely.

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Category Management Professional Services Contract Participation 124

FedScoop

MAY 16, 2024

Recognizing the need for a more efficient process, the department embarked on a declassification review pilot using ML in October 2022. Stein came up with the pilot idea after participating in an AI Federal Leadership Program supported by major cloud providers, including Microsoft. Another lesson is the importance of collaboration.

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Management Efficiency Transparency Collaboration 64

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The German Federal Court of Justice (“BGH”) set off a heated debate when it vacated an arbitral award based on the false application of certain sections of the German Competition Act (GWB) on September 27, 2022 (BGH KZB 75/21), conducting a full review of the arbitral award on the merits.

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Participation Efficiency Balance IT 59

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Introduction of the radio was just as important in World War I, while radar and sonar – other forms of conveying crucial information – played an important role in World War II. CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text.

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Networking Leadership Participation Engineering 52

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In Fiscal Year 2022, 1,595 bid protests were filed with GAO. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: [link]. (b) On average, the government awards over 11 million contracts per year.

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Participation Utilities Bidding Government Contracts 44

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 24, 2024

Shortly before the Investment Protocol’s adoption, in July 2022, the Africa Arbitration Academy issued the Model BIT , which African states can adopt as a standard BIT. A Clear Objective to Promote African States’ Interests and Participation in Dispute Settlement Mechanisms 1.

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Sustainability Participation Negotiation Corruption 52

ivalua

APRIL 17, 2023

Scalability Scalability is another important consideration when choosing a procurement software solution. At Ivalua, we understand the importance of having a single source of truth for your data. Can the software grow with you as your needs change? Procurement processes shouldn’t be considered set in stone.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Transparency Supplier 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Decision 4A_575/2022 (7 August 2023) concerned a dispute arising from a licence agreement for the operation of a telecommunications network in a part of the southern Republic of Sudan (now the Republic of South Sudan), concluded on 15 October 2003 between C. Decision 4A_486/2022 (26 April 2023) concerned a tennis player (A.)

Capacity 52

Capacity E-procurement Demand Participation 52

GovLoop

JUNE 16, 2023

Now, Cooke, who was appointed Chief Data Officer (CDO) in December 2022 after two-plus years as a data officer, focuses on helping other state employees learn how to bring data to bear on their work. Employees of a state agency or institution of higher education can request access through the Texas Data Literacy Program site.

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Data Education Quality Strategic Planning 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 25, 2024

The importance of the subject matter of the claim has been confirmed by several court decisions (e.g., As such, in the final analysis, the subject matter of the claim is likely a more important factor than the parties against which the claim is brought. most recently, Decision No. 2023/PN.Jkt.Sel and Decision No.

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Contract Participation Import Corruption 97

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Contractors rapidly found that their MAS offerings were no longer economically feasible and began removing important goods and services from their contracts. To alleviate the strain on industry and contracting officers GSA published Acquisition Letter MV-22-02 on March 17, 2022.

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Price Negotiation Transparency Utilities 49

GovLoop

JANUARY 12, 2023

31, 2022, although that will likely extend to June 2024. Macnak recommends three steps agencies should take to truly become digital: Understand which processes require human review of unstructured data and prioritize which are most important to automate with data extraction. Digital-first efforts are underway in government agencies.

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Efficiency Data Electronics Demand 59

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In October 2022, the KG requested through the Russian Ministry of Justice the service of documents to RZhD in accordance with the 1965 Hague Service Convention (“Hague Convention”). Therefore, RZhD seems unlikely to have an incentive to participate in arbitration in Vienna. Straight to Service Through Public Notification?

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Export Influencing Contract Utilities 52