FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the program were incomplete and would need “a comprehensive accounting” ahead of a potential takeoff in 2025.

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Accountability Price Electronics Data 109

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The ever-increasing backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal agencies is due in part to technological issues facing the workers charged with fulfilling them, a new Government Accountability Office report found. When we search large volumes of data, we receive tons of records back that are potentially relevant.

Accountability 135

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 135

FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

cleared the chamber’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in May 2023. The Government Accountability Office has shown particular interest in the issue of redundancy in software purchases throughout the federal government, releasing a report in September 2023 that called out the Defense Department’s “duplicative” IT buying.

Purchasing 128

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 128

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The AI Research, Innovation and Accountability Act of 2023 , introduced Wednesday by Sens. The bill would also require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop recommendations for agencies regarding “high-impact” AI systems, which the Office of Management and Budget would then implement. John Thune, R-S.D.,

Transportation 103

Transportation Transportation Innovation Risk Management 103

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Its hugely positive that 20 Italian civil society organizations came together as a coalition to push for transparency and accountability in the delivery of the Games. will follow Simicos example and advance its transparency by detailing budget allocations, spending criteria, and fundraising progress too. billion for event operations.

Transparency 52

Transparency Bidding Sustainability Corruption 52

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Were you aware that in FY 23, a substantial $6.23B, accounting for 8% of total federal contracts, was allocated to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRs) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs), benefiting 3,230 businesses ? to the SBIR program if their extramural research and development budgets exceed $100M.

Contract 105

Contract Innovation Participation Utilities 105

FedScoop

JANUARY 19, 2024

Federal agencies have increased their use of FedRAMP, a federal program for authorizing cloud services, but more work needs to be done to fully address issues, a government watchdog found.

Budget 117

Budget Management Accountability Government 117

FedScoop

JANUARY 29, 2024

Federal agencies are missing out on cost savings and making too many duplicative purchases when it comes to IT and cyber-related investments, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Without better data, agencies also don’t know whether they have the right number of licenses for their needs,” the report continued.

Purchasing 108

Purchasing Inventory Accountability Budget 108

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

Michael Parrish, the VA’s chief acquisition officer and principal executive director, said during the hearing that the agency does not view the SCM as a “major” IT project because the VA has not established a “firm budget” or a “firm schedule.”

Supply Chain 107

Supply Chain Inventory Management Electronics Budget 107

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Understanding The Public Sector Contract Termination Under The Procurement Act 2023 Contract termination provisionsare a crucial aspect ofpublic procurement compliance UK, guaranteeing thatcontracting authoritiescan legally and efficiently handle supplier relationships under theProcurement Act 2023.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Supplier Public Procurement 52

Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 14, 2024

Introduced in March 2023, the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act aims to address the delays and other issues plaguing the program. A strong IRS Whistleblower Program is key to closing down the tax gap and holding tax cheats accountable,” NWC’s letter states. According to NWC’s letter, “H.R.

Negotiation 110

Negotiation Finance Budget Accountability 110

FedScoop

AUGUST 20, 2024

In a report made public Monday , the Government Accountability Office outlined 37 total priority recommendations to improve how the Office of Management and Budget encourages adequate technology-related practices across the federal landscape.

Electronics 124

Electronics Inventory Data Transparency 124

FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

That law requires the Office of Management and Budget to release “Phase II guidance” for agencies to implement its open data and comprehensive data inventories requirements. The GAO isn’t the only federal entity waiting on the guidance — a September 2023 letter from Sen. 28, 2023, but the senator never received a response. “At

IT 95

IT Data Transparency Inventory 95

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

Working with the Ukrainian government, especially the Ministry and Agency for Restoration as well as our friends in the RISE Ukraine Coalition , we were delighted to unveil the demo version of a Digital Reconstruction Ecosystem for Accountable Management (DREAM) in June, to lead on making the reconstruction digitally coordinated and accountable.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

That’s where the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023, introduced earlier this year, comes in,” writes whistleblower attorney Stephen M. A strong IRS Whistleblower Program is key to closing down the tax gap and holding tax cheats accountable,” NWC’s letter states. The annual money recovered by the program fell from $1.44

Budget 105

Budget Efficiency Accountability Networking 105

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Each Hub was given a particular theme, such as “strategic operations and innovation,” “accountability and compliance” or “community engagement and experience,” to name a few. Members hold each other accountable, according to Earp. “I Earp speaks at a Fourth of July event in Hutto in 2023. ‘I

Budget 52

Budget Leadership Education Management 52

GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

“Agencies have had difficulty finding employees with such knowledge and may have to pay a premium for specialized staff or contractors,” according to a recent report on modernization from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). This is called technical debt. That’s proving to be a costly assumption as those systems remain in place.

Demand 72

Demand Finance Budget Accountability 72

FedScoop

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In an interview with FedScoop last week, NRC CIO Scott Flanders said that even though the agency has turned the page on systems defined by the Government Accountability Office as “ outdated or obsolete ,” there is still work to be done for modernization and evaluation of the agency’s technology stack.

Budget 60

Budget Accountability Evaluation IT 60

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Empowering individuals with ownership of their own data Starting in July 2023, hundreds of staff at the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ( HOPICS ) began using Kiip to store documents, complete forms and applications, and streamline communications with incoming customers.

E-procurement 119

E-procurement Management Procurement Strategies Accountability 119

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Office of Management and Budget will extend the public comment period until late December for its new Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) draft guidance, the deputy federal CIO told FedScoop. And because of that, OMB needs additional time to take those into account and continue to converse with the public.

Budget 97

Budget Management Accountability IT 97

Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As Congress looks to do more to go after wealthy tax cheats, a top priority must be to pass the bicameral and bipartisan IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023 – sponsored by Chairman Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Grassley (R-IA) in the Senate and Congressman Thompson (D-CA) and Kelly (R-PA) in the House.

Budget 104

Budget Accountability Networking Import 104

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For example, Fiscal Year 2023 runs from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 3023. The Government is now pressed to use up the remainder of its budget. This is the annual timeframe that companies and governments use for both budgeting and financial reporting. What’s the Fiscal Year Budget for 2023?

Budget 59

Budget Bidding Utilities Government Contracts 59

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market? Attendees will gain critical insights into: What’s next for the VA budget and healthcare investments? is less than one month away!

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market? Attendees will gain critical insights into: What’s next for the VA budget and healthcare investments? is less than one month away! Authored by Scott N.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Logistics Budget Procurement 52

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The guidance establishes that government devices taken abroad risk being stolen, compromised, or damaged physically — while also potentially exposing personal and government application data and account information. For a sense of scope, FEMA maintains tens of thousands of mobile devices, the OIG report outlines.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Disclose all facts and management decisions that have the potential to impact indirect rates ( e.g. , planned or projected changes in business activities, processes, capital assets, management objectives, business volume, or contract mix/type, management initiatives to reduce costs, budgets and forecasts, etc.). c (June 2023).

Negotiation 98

Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In discussions with in-house counsel and management, it became evident that in terms of budgeting, parties will have their budget corridors prepared at the outset of the arbitration proceedings for each step. It eradicates the risk of reticence from arbitrators as their work towards settlement will be fairly remunerated.

Negotiation 97

Negotiation Management Budget Efficiency 97

GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

The further behind your technology is, the more financially difficult modernization becomes because agencies must anticipate their budgets years in advance — often before the tools they need fully exist, Kowalski said. “Not only are you not benefiting from what these tools can provide, … you also can’t contribute anything,” she added.

Data 105

Data Quantity Education Budget 105

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Semarang City made a similar agreement in 2023. “We want to hold government accountable. These SOPs will not only serve as guidance for the auditors on how to carry out their work effectively but also for citizens on how to hold government accountable,” said Wana Alamsyah from ICW.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

GovSpend

JANUARY 4, 2023

It is January 4th, 2023 – the start of the 2023 calendar year, but also the start of the Q2 of the Federal Government Fiscal Year 2023. Interesting to note that the top 5 categories, out of a total of 19 categories, account for 52% of the contracts awarded. in FY 22, a 42% fall from FY 21.

Contract 52

Contract Manufacturing Engineering Logistics 52

GovSpend

JANUARY 4, 2023

It is January 4th, 2023 – the start of the 2023 calendar year, but also the start of the Q2 of the Federal Government Fiscal Year 2023. Interesting to note that the top 5 categories, out of a total of 19 categories, account for 52% of the contracts awarded. in FY 22, a 42% fall from FY 21.

Contract 52

Contract Manufacturing Engineering Logistics 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Navy ePS program is on track, on budget and hitting all of its milestones, and since the report came out, they’ve onboarded yet another tranche of users and migrated $1.6 million in 2023 and requested $6.5 Lawmakers and the Government Accountability Office also highlighted concerns about the program. million in 2024.

Procurement 117

Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 117

BLP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Throughout his years of experience, he has led the legal advice to different government institutions in administrative contracting processes and state procurement, transparency and accountability, administrative sanctioning procedure; as well as judicial processes in different matters such as Civil, Contentious Administrative, Labor and Criminal.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Export Procurement Collaboration 52

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A continuous, intelligent view of costs can aid in planning project budgets to minimize the impact of migration costs. Scanning for misconfigurations is especially vital, as those account for a significant portion of cloud security challenges. Sandeep Shilawat is vice president of cloud technology at Octo, an IBM company.

Consulting 76

Consulting Management Data Utilities 76

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While budget-conscious K12 organizations might be reluctant to invest in new initiatives, the cloud allows the chance to experiment—and even expand—successful programs. There were many variables to account for—language, culture, urban versus rural—as they approached potential new locations.

Education 81

Education Innovation Budget Engineering 81

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

However, as HolonIQ reports in its 2024 Global Education Outlook , funding sources slowed across the board in 2023, dropping 59% from 2022 levels. At AWS, we believe that optimizing IT costs (including cloud) helps unlock budget to invest in more innovation.

Price 75

Price Demand Education Efficiency 75

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

My eCISO includes recommendations from popular cyber frameworks such as the Center for Internet Security (CIS), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and more. This is due to the flexibility and power of the natural language capabilities of the AI tool.

Innovation 78

Innovation Data Education Evaluation 78