The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

However, implementation of the final rule will be heavily influenced by opaque trainings and internal policy memos. It also lowered the approval threshold for EPA increase requests and allowed for the removal and re-addition of contract items at higher, renegotiated prices.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage. Publication of below-the-threshold tenders is voluntary. They used the data to address specific agencies, and posted about it on LinkedIn.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 22, 2024

In a recent 2023 survey (“‘Fair’ and ‘Equitable’ Treatment Provisions in Investment Treaties; A Large-Sample Survey of Treaty Provisions”) the OECD found 51 of these treaties (covering a total of 136 bilateral relationships). 128) and that the conduct of the Respondent was arbitrary, using a high threshold (paras.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 30, 2024

Amid concerns over the influence tech companies wield, States are starting to insulate their economies from perceived foreign risks of influence, while seeking to champion home-grown tech juggernauts. These changes have profound political, economic, and societal implications.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Under the bills, “artificial intelligence” is defined as: … a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. 1] LS3, LLC v United States, Court of Federal Claims, December 14, 2023. [2] 2] 13 CFR 125.18(b)(2)(ii).

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

36] This guidance affords contractors considerable leeway to try to influence the appropriate level at which to define the relevant geographic area. 48] DCAA considers all sole owners, partners, and persons owning more than 10% of the voting stock of a company to have influence over their own compensation. [49] DCAA, DCAM ¶ 6-413.1.c.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

will eventually ease monetary conditions to influence a lowering of interest rates. [15] 27] “He noted that in early 2023 this model suggested only a 12% chance of a recession[.]” [28] Other Negative Indicators On top of the foregoing, some negative indicators are sprouting. treasuries. [13] 13] , [14] Think of it this way. billion.”

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Under the bills, “artificial intelligence” is defined as: … a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. 1] LS3, LLC v United States, Court of Federal Claims, December 14, 2023. [2] 2] 13 CFR 125.18(b)(2)(ii).

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 , signed into law on December 22, 2023, makes numerous changes to acquisition policy. DODIG–2023–041). Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group discusses the most consequential changes for government contractors here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Learn more here Lawmaker to Introduce “Light Touch” AI Regulation Bill Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) is actively working to introduce The AI Research, Innovation and Accountability Act of 2023, first reported on in July. Most DoD assessments were found to take place above a threshold of $111.4

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

1] The latest CPI-U numbers, which BLS published in its March 14, 2023 summary, stated that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 6.0 5] CPI-U Month Increase/Decrease Over Previous 12 Months February 2023 +6.0% January 2023 +6.4% 5] CPI-U Month Increase/Decrease Over Previous 12 Months February 2023 +6.0%

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

On 30 October 2023, President Biden adopted the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the ‘AI Executive Order’, see also its Factsheet ). The use of AI by the US Federal Government is an important focus of the AI Executive Order.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

CBP has created a privacy threshold analysis an internal document used to analyze potential privacy risks associated with a new technology and whether a privacy impact assessment is necessary for Starlink internet, a step from agency officials that indicates that the SpaceX service is under serious consideration.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In 2023 , Latin American states accounted for 35% of ICSIDs new cases, and Latin American private parties were among the most frequent users of ICC arbitration. The reasons for this are largely historical: many Latin American legal systems are modeled on, or have been deeply influenced by, the French Civil Code.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 9, 2025

This streamlined approach provides efficiency for resolving less complex, lower-value disputes with QICCAs financial threshold of USD 264,000 comparable to Dubai International Arbitration Centre ( DIAC) but lower than Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) and Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 20, 2025

Conclusion Like 2023, 2024 can be summarized as a year of “ milestone achieved, uncertainties persist ,” albeit with more notable advances. The outcomes of 2024s deliberations are poised to influence ISDS reform efforts in 2025 and beyond. As ISDS reform continues in 2025 ( see also A/CN.9/1194 9/1194 , paras.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

GAO collected daily attendance data at the headquarters for three non-consecutive weeks in January, February and March 2023 and compared it to each building’s total capacity. The FAR rule will become effective on December 4, 2023, and will apply to new contracts and contracts subject to extension or renewal. VSBC-292-P (2023). [6]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In 2024, 27 Federal agencies reported 1,757 public AI uses, which is more than double the number of cases in 2023. 4] The General Services Administration (GSA) issued the OASIS+ multiple award small business set-aside solicitation on June 15, 2023. A firm submitted an offer on October 20, 2023.

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