FedInsider

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | Training Certificate The cybersecurity slogan for zero trust is a simple one: Never trust, always verify. 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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Participation Networking Import Leadership 117

SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The vast majority of active, individual 8(a) participants had to submit social disadvantage narratives (some, in just a few days). Since the federal court’s decision in Ultima (you can read all about here ), the 8(a) Program has been swept up in a whirlwind of change. The whole application process was paused and un-paused.

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Participation Efficiency Government Contracts Capacity 85

USFCR

JANUARY 14, 2025

It was designed to lower barriers to entry, enabling more contractorsparticularly small businessesto participate in disaster recovery. Exclusive Opportunities: Access to contracts specifically reserved for Viper Program participants. Monitor Deadlines: Keep track of important dates to stay on top of the process. FEMA, the U.S.

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Insurance Demand Participation Bidder 52

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 16, 2024

Telecommunications providers that seek to participate in important FCC programs like the High-Cost Program must comply with applicable rules, including those governing how they report the costs used to calculate their subsidies,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M.

Telecommunication 110

Telecommunication Internal Control Networking Import 110

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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E-procurement Sustainability Procurement Collaboration 64

FedScoop

JULY 17, 2024

The Treasury Department and an industry-led nonprofit on Wednesday released secure cloud adoption guidance for financial institutions, the culmination of a year-long effort that the agency’s deputy secretary called “critically important to our work on cybersecurity.”

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Transparency Participation Collaboration Import 135

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2% 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

Contract 105

Contract Innovation Participation Utilities 105

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Our AWS Partner Transformation Program (PTP) is an important part of this commitment, offering comprehensive assessment, training, and enablement to help our public sector partners build successful and profitable AWS-based businesses. Bhavesh Goswami, Founder and CEO of CloudThat Technologies Pvt.

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Innovation Education Finance Utilities 59

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 113

IT Participation Manufacturing Government Contracts 113

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lawmakers are currently undertaking the arduous process of reconciling these bills, while jockeying to include topics of importance in the final legislation. The NDAA is a “must pass” set of policy programs and discretionary authorizations to fund Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations.

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Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Using the formulation of objectives in the Procurement Act 2023 , this blogpost reflects on its kaleidoscopic view of the public interest. Objectives in the Procurement Act 2023 The Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) represents one of the UK’s attempts at ‘doing things differently’ post-Brexit. At first look, s.12(1) Equally, in ss.

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Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

A host of tech-related problems, including with FOIA request management systems and other processing tools, came up regularly during the January 2023 to March 2024 performance audit by the GAO, which conducted four virtual focus groups with senior officials representing 23 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies. “As It takes a lot of time.”

Accountability 135

Accountability Transparency Participation Efficiency 135

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.

Bidding 40

Bidding Participation Collaboration Networking 40

GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

More than two-thirds of federal employees still work remotely to some degree, according to a November 2023 Office of Personnel Management survey. It’s especially important for agencies to be up to date with the latest releases, updates and patches.

Collaboration 105

Collaboration Participation Management Integrity 105

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. The OIG also intends to issue a separate Special Report on this subject in December 2023.

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Management Data Quantity Evaluation 130

FedInsider

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | 2PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | 2PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 The Ukraine war demonstrates the importance of that resilience. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART? CART feed can be viewed on desktop, laptop, tablet or Smartphone.

Leadership 143

Leadership Networking Participation Data 143

Select GCR

JANUARY 30, 2024

Impact on Job Creation and Innovation The substantial investment in our economy during 2023 had a cascading effect on job creation and innovation. Federal Agencies Supporting Small Businesses Various federal agencies played a pivotal role in the small business initiatives in 2023.

Government 105

Government Government Government Contracts Networking 105

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For the past three years, the NDAA has dedicated a separate Title to cyber and cybersecurity, reflecting the increased importance of these issues in Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations. Of particular importance, the bill would require a three-year pilot program under which U.S. Next Generation Cyber Red Teams.

Networking 173

Networking Data Evaluation Government Contracts 173

FedScoop

AUGUST 12, 2024

As a result, the officials — who are responsible for data and AI initiatives in their bureaus — are also playing an important role in the department’s efforts to support its international affairs work. “We participants at the most recent UN General Assembly High-Level Week, Khan said.

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Data Collaboration Efficiency Accountability 103

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

We need really common operating standards to which we are aggressively held, versus this sort of voluntary, participative notion — ‘get in touch with us when you need it’ kind of thing,” said Jeff King, Treasury’s principal deputy chief information officer.

IT 131

IT Collaboration Participation Balance 131

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.

Innovation 72

Innovation Education Participation Demand 72

Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. B‑421740, B-421740.2, View the full article

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Sustainability Bidding Evaluation Consulting 40

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This post highlights the most significant arbitration-related decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) in 2023 that are of interest to the international arbitration community at large. Decision 4A_486/2022 (26 April 2023) concerned a tennis player (A.) as licensor and B. as licensee. Before the SFSC, A.

Capacity 52

Capacity E-procurement Demand Participation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 26, 2023

On 22 August 2023, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“ SIAC ”) published the Draft 7th Edition of the SIAC Rules (the “ Draft Rules ”) for public consultation. The public consultation period remains in effect until 21 November 2023 and comments can be submitted via email to rulesconsult2023@siac.org.sg

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Efficiency Thresholds Consulting Management 59

AWS Public Sector

JULY 23, 2024

As the pace of technological change advances in every market, the need for a globally diverse, digitally skilled pipeline has never been more important. To ensure that the program continues to amplify the state’s priorities, AWS will work closely with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Economic Development Corporation.

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Education Demand Collaboration Quality 122

Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

The TAA provides a holistic approach to strengthening the supply chain, by taking advantage of the economic advantages and technical capabilities of our domestic sources and our allies, with the added benefit of providing domestic firms with the ability to participate in the procurements of allied countries.

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Supply Chain Price Telecommunication Purchasing 84

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. Fewer than 300 MSMEs participate in a procurement market worth almost US$3 billion annually.

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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

Moreover, some of the other proposals around prototypes and light-touch procurement processes can be problematic when coupled with the Procurement Act 2023 (soon to enter into force). This would significantly raise participation costs and be prone to litigation and other problems. 41 PA23 and Sch.5 5 paras 2 and 3). 41 PA23 and Sch.5

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Procurement Tender Supplier Innovation 64

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The third edition of the annual Uzbek Arbitration Week (UzAW 2023), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 10-15 September 2023, continued its mission to establish Uzbekistan as the preferred seat for arbitral proceedings in the CIS region and beyond. This post provides an overview of the key highlights from the event.

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Collaboration Transparency Efficiency Influencing 52

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Lost in Public Space: Exploring the Unknown with the Norwegian Public Sector Segment May 9, 2023 | | Public Sector /by he I have spent most of my career in the private sector and started to get in contact with the space in recent years.

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Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Set-asides for small businesses ensure that they have a fair chance of winning contracts, encouraging their participation in the government contracting process. Registering in SAM Registration in SAM is a prerequisite for participating in government contracting. What is the importance of registering in SAM for government contracting?

Bidding 52

Bidding Government Government Buyers 52

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. This is about participation.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

GovLoop

DECEMBER 1, 2022

gives federal employees an important tool for saving money on out-of-pocket medical and day care expenses. In 2023, you can set aside as much as $3,050 in this account. In 2023, you can put up to $3,050 in this account, plus, if you don’t use it all this year, you can carry over up to $610 to next year if you re-enroll.

Accountability 59

Accountability Insurance Participation Utilities 59

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 25, 2024

The importance of the subject matter of the claim has been confirmed by several court decisions (e.g., 2023/PN.Jkt.Sel and Decision No. 2023/PN.Jkt.Sel, both from the District Court of Jakarta Selatan). The problem is, there is no legal obligation for this third party to participate in the arbitration.

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Participation Contract Import Corruption 97

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”). Immediate next steps and timeline EU manufacturers and/or exporters interested in participating in the investigation, must register with MOFCOM by 25 January 2024.

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Export Manufacturing Participation Quantity 45

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

While fiscal 2023 isn’t available yet, HigherGov, a government market intelligence company, estimates that DoD had over 1,200 active OTAs worth about $23.6 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 90

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

In 2023, Ukraine awarded 270,000 public contracts through competitive procedures , worth 555 billion UAH ($15.2 In 2023, Clarity users submitted 1,410 complaints, of which 80% were fully or partially successful. In 2023 alone, businesses filed 10,500 complaints with the AMCU, 69.5% of complaints submitted to AMCU in 2023.

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Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 67