SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this webinar, Nicole Pottroff and I will cover some of the most important legal developments for federal contractors in 2023. The post Govology Webinar Event: 2023 Government Contracting Year in Review, December 7, 2023, 1:00pm EST first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Hope you can join us.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Leads generated from insiders are critically important to any financial enforcement program,” said Young. Introduced in July by a bipartisan group of senators , the CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act of 2023 addresses the funding crisis undermining the CFTC Whistleblower Program.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Top intelligence officials stressed the importance of partnerships — whether the collaboration be with other agencies, allies, academia or industry — in talks Monday at the 2023 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference in Portland, Ore. “We’re talking about leveraging emerging technologies,” said Lt.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

36 of 2023 on Import Policy and Import Arrangement on 11 December 2023 (“ MOT Regulation 36 ”), which will revoke MOT Regulation No. MOT Regulation 36 stipulates that import approval ( Persetujuan Impor/ PI) applications can only be submitted to the MOT after the regulation comes into effect on March 10.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 27, 2023

APTAC supports the APEX Accelerators by providing important information, professional networking, comprehensive training and a voice in national government contracting assistance. The post Event Announcement: APTAC’s 2023 Fall Training Conference first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Hope to see you there!

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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. Of particular note, 2023 saw the U.S. The post The Top FCA Developments of 2023 appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum. View the full article

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 26, 2024

On June 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of the Whistleblower released its Annual Report for the 2023 Fiscal Year. During FY 2023, the IRS Whistleblower Program awarded $88.7 million awarded in FY 2023 more than doubles the $37 million awarded in FY 2022. The fact that it takes an average of 11.26

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

2023 has proven to be another dynamic year under the Government of Canada’s trade agenda, which showed no signs of slowing over the summer. The official launch of CARM Release 2, originally scheduled for October 2023, was delayed until May 2024 for the majority of persons importing goods into Canada.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

And this range can have important multiplier effects in expanding the use of existing and proven digital solutions. “A A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). 94 PA 2023). This is an important issue that may require further discussion in a separate post. 20 PA 2023).

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Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Japan Customs has amended their import procedures in order to continuously realize both the effective border enforcement and the appropriate collection of taxes as well as securing the smooth import. As of 1 October 2023, the following amendments become effective.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 31, 2024

Below, we cover a few important GAO decisions you should know from December 2023. When an agency attempts to cancel or convert, it is important for offerors to review any amendments to ensure the agency possesses the requisite FAR authority to support its decision. 18, 2023, 2023 WL 8874140. [2] LLC , B-421676.4,

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In line with the Blog’s tradition of “year-in-review” series, this post looks back at some of the key investor-State arbitration developments that took place in Europe in 2023 as we covered them on the Blog (for relevant previous Year-in-Review coverage, see here and here ). They remain an important battlefield for all relevant issues.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The recent amendments to the Russian iron and steel sanctions that came into effect across Europe on 30 September 2023 have had a significant impact across sectors. We previously reported on the business consequences and recommendations on the tightened restrictions in our blog post available here.

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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, our annual community survey became even more critical for us as we shaped our new organizational strategy, which we are very excited to share with you next month. These will be important points to double down on in our new strategy. Both our 2023 score and our final strategy count landed on an average 6.9

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VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

As part of the roll out of the new Procurement Act 2023 (the Act), the Cabinet Office is releasing a suite of 38 guidance documents. Please feel free to get in touch if you would like support and assistance on how to get ready for the Procurement Act 2023. Contact Stephanie Rickard in our Public Sector team at 07384 251 896.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 11, 2024

While we have already posted some updates from 2024, it’s a good time to reflect on the important posts from 2023. This post revisits those blog posts from 2023 that were the most popular. It’s a good chance to look back on the important articles from 2023, and those topics of continuing interest to federal contractors.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As contracting activities are busy awarding new contracts, it is important to follow the trends related to successful and effective protests as you consider filing your own bid protest, or as you defend your award as an intervenor. 1, 2023, 2023 WL 8060261. [2] 17, 2023, 2023 WL 8120120. [3] B-421835.3,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The report also indicates that the Board’s alternative dispute resolution program remains highly successful, resolving 94% of appeals for which the parties completed ADR in FY 2023. The post ASBCA’s FY 2023 Report – A Look at the Numbers appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum. View the full article

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to announce the 2023 recipients of the Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Awards! The recipients of the 2023 EIP Awards demonstrated exemplary dedication, expertise, and commitment to advancing the partnership between government and industry.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

2023 stands out as a pivotal year marked by substantial advancements in arbitration across the African continent. Moreover, the rarity of successful challenges under Section 68 of the EAA amplifies the importance of this judgment. Malawi adopted a new legislative framework for international commercial arbitration on 7 December 2023.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. Next is Government Healthcare Executive of the Year finalist William Tinston, who is director of the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office at FEHRM.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

2023 marked a milestone in the reform of investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS”). This year-in-review post, featuring the perspectives of our contributors from 2023, primarily focuses on the efforts of UNCITRAL Working Group III (“WG III”) in ISDS reform and the adoption of the Codes, and offers a brief status report on ECT modernization.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

What closes and what keeps running in a federal government shutdown Federal Real Property:Preliminary Results Show that Increased Telework and Longstanding Challenges Led to Underutilized Federal Buildings A Message to IAM Federal Employees and Federal Contract Workers Regarding a Possible Government Shutdown US Department of Labor Recovers $101K in (..)

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 12, 2024

ICSID reported that, out of the new forty-five registered cases, twenty-one were brought against Latin American and Caribbean states (the annual report covers the fiscal year from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023). Further, the easement on US sanctions on Venezuela in 2023 might also impact the foreign investment the country receives.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48 recently considered the question whether a party must challenge a witness and expert evidence in cross-examination if it wants to have that evidence discredited or disregarded. The decision has important implications for arbitration. D [2019] EWHC 1277 (Comm) ; BPY v MXV [2023] EWHC 82 (Comm)).

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

On December 18, Kirkus Reviews announced its Top 100 Indie Books of 2023. On December 6, Readers View gave the book 5 stars , noting: “‘ Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right ’ by Stephen Kohn is an eye-opening book that will lead you to a better understanding of the important role whistleblowers play in our lives.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Several important but lower-profile decisions with the potential to impact government contractors have been decided this year, addressing and clarifying issues such as limits to protesting task orders and when the bid protest deadline clock actually starts ticking.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 10, 2023

These leaders are undoubtedly supporting one of the government’s most important missions: to secure and defend the nation’s citizens, economy and institutions. National security leaders play key roles in the modernization, protection and defense of the technologies that fuel missions on land, sea, air and space.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. Now, there’s just not enough time for me to mention every highlight of 2023.

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Discussions & Clarifications

AUGUST 15, 2023

On August 22 & 23, 2023, Joshua Duvall will be participating in the 2023 National HUBZone Conference in Leesburg, VA as both a presenter and panel moderator. The 2023 National HUBZone Conference is a 2-day event packed with matchmaking, networking, and workshops.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Nominations are now open for the Future of Government Awards 2023 , a global awards program that celebrates practitioners, teams, and leaders who are transforming people’s lives by applying digital solutions and leveraging technology to reform the public sector for those it serves. Nominations will close on December 14, 2023.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 8, 2024

The uncertainties faced by investors and stakeholders in 2023 was intensified by the notable shift in Latin America’s political regimes. We discuss below the most pertinent commercial arbitration-related developments in the region in 2023. Mexico also hosted the first Mexico Arbitration Week that took place in Mexico City in May 2023.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 4, 2024

2023 was another year of growth for arbitration in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. We explore some of these key themes below. Australia Cases Australia’s investment arbitration jurisprudence made particular strides in 2023. & Anor [2023] HCA 11.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 7, 2024

In 2023, the United States courts expanded the role of international arbitration under existing law and wrestled with the application of new arbitration law and fact patterns. 2023) and Yegiazaryan v. 2023) , which harmonized U.S. Chongqing SENCI Import & Export Trade Co., Bielski , No. 22-105 (U.S. Smagin , No.

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ivalua

APRIL 5, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris: Recap + Photos! April 6, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris Day 1 + 2 Recap Paris may be the City of Lights, but Ivalua NOW was a bright beacon in its own right! For now, our “Breaking New Ground” Ivalua Now 2023 Recap provides a great summary below.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 2, 2024

Supreme Court of Chile, 71.508-2022, 05 October 2023 Laura Aguilera Villalobos, Centro de Arbitraje y Mediación de la Cámara de Comercio de Santiago (CAM Santiago), ITA Reporter for Chile The Supreme Court of Chile grants exequatur, recognizing and authorizing the enforcement of a foreign arbitration award from France, based on Law No.

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