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). 20 PA 2023). 20 PA 2023). 48 and 46 PCR 2015).

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Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 128

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

To answer these questions, civic group ACIJ (Civil Association for Equality and Justice) developed a methodology using open data and citizen participation to monitor progress. In 2021 and 2023, OCP partnered with ACIJ to assess the urbanizations real effects. Were residents included in decision-making?

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IT Participation Budget Accountability 57

GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

FTC said Monday it voted unanimously to approve the 2023 Merger Guidelines, which reflect advances in law and economics, the experiences of market participants and feedback gained through public

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Participation IT Finance 69

Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 1, 2024

According to the CFTC, starting around September of 2020, Empires Consulting used the company’s website and social media accounts to solicit individuals, referred to as “pool participants,” to trade commodities futures, options, and digital assets with Empires X. The CFTC’s litigation against the individual defendants continues.

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Consulting Participation Media Finance 109

Telles.eu

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Tomorrow I will be participating in the 2023 EPCO public procurement conference, sadly not in person but only online. It is fair to say not much has changed in an year, so I still see a very limited role the technology in procurement.

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Public Procurement Procurement Contract Participation 133

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

FedNow® launched in June 2023, and is the Federal Reserve’s new system for instant payments. The system is open to banks and credit unions of all sizes, and customers of participating institutions can send or receive payments securely at any time of day on any day of the year. Watch the re:Invent 2023 public sector Innovation Talk.

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Innovation Insurance Education Data 83

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Events on the world stage are also playing out in cyberspace. They’re also more brazen, and willing to get much more aggressive and personal to achieve their goals,” according to Mandiant in its 2023 report on trends in the global threat landscape.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

On 16 June 2023, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) resolved the Appeal in Special Appeal n. The main aspect of the discussion is, thus, the possibility and necessity of the relevant regulatory agency participating in arbitration that involves a subject that, in the administrative realm, would be under its jurisdiction.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The US Department of Education Office of Educational Technology’s 2023 Dear Colleague letter states bold actions are necessary to truly recover and re-imagine education in this post-pandemic world. Participating startups receive a package of benefits, including up to $100,000 in AWS computing credits.

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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. Together with the global community, we were able to close out 2023 with a big advocacy win, with the UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement passed in December.

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E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

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

FedInsider

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | Training Certificate It is hard to believe that ChatGPT isn’t even a year old yet, when you look at the tidal wave of new apps that have been released in its wake. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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Government Government Participation Data 142

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Machine learning and artificial intelligence already are playing a significant role in reworking call centers, in government agencies and private industry alike. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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Government Government Participation Media 131

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

And so when you have a very large multiple award procurement such as the CIO was before, a number of contractors want to participate because if you don’t get in the initial award, you are precluded from receiving any of the task order awards that would be competed underneath that contract.

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Bidding Sustainability Procurement Accountability 98

VWV

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Your guide to the Procurement Act 2023 with festive facts, key dates and practical resources for a smooth transition As the holiday season draws near, its a timely moment to unwrap the latest developments in the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act).

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Procurement Framework Agreement Electronics Public Procurement 52

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Agencies today are faced with the challenge of modernizing legacy IT solutions to streamline workflows and increase the speed and quality of their services. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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IT Participation E-procurement Procurement Strategies 139

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

Research participants also provided consent for linkage to their health-related records. Health data for the public interest The altruism of research participants is at the heart of UK Biobank’s existence. New findings continue to come thick and fast—there were more than 3,000 published reports in 2023.

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Data Participation Leadership Electronics 126

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

GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Procurement at Issue On February 10, 2023, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an RFP for the procurement of a geostationary extended observations (GeoXO) sounder (GXS) instrument for the weather satellite program. On September 11, the agency notified L3Harris that the contract was awarded to Ball.

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Bidding Procurement Evaluation Influencing 147

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | Training Certificate The federal government has a complex hiring process, governed by a host of regulations and policies. 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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Data Participation Leadership Networking 130

SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 3, 2023

SBA closed the portal to all new 8(a) Program applicants in early August 2023, following a decision from the Federal District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee that took away applicant’s presumption of social disadvantage for certain designated groups. We blogged on what makes a good social disadvantage narrative back in August.

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IT Participation Government Contracts Contract 102

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. Enhanced Visibility: Improved exposure for small and new businesses within the federal marketplace.

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Insurance Demand Participation Bidder 52

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 13 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS GovTech Accelerator.

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Innovation Participation Efficiency Collaboration 135

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

as part of the Current Legal Problems Lecture Series 2023-24 organised by UCL Laws. The lecture will be this Thursday 23 November 2023 at 6pm GMT and you can still register to participate (either online or in person). These are the slides I will be using , in case you want to take a sneak peek.

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Participation 83

Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits parties who participate in federal healthcare programs, such as the Energy Program, from knowingly and willfully paying or receiving any remuneration in return for referring an individual to, or arranging for the furnishing of, any item or services for which payment is made by, the federal healthcare programs.”

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Participation Quality Integration Integrity 113

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

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Many government agencies wrestle with their legacy systems and outdated processes every day, especially when it comes to cybersecurity and data flow. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. Live Captioning CART What is CART?

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Participation Data Media Networking 116

Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

These whistleblowers also “provided ongoing assistance by, among other things, participating in voluntary interviews, providing supporting documents to the staff, and identifying key witnesses that were critical to the investigation.” The SEC Whistleblower Program had a record setting year in the 2023 Fiscal Year.

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Participation Integration Integrity Networking 111

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 13, 2024

In the beginning of 2023, a diplomat told the Economi st that the Middle East was tired of conflict and that de -escalation and diplomacy would be the order s of the day. 585 of 2023 (Commercial) , that an arbitration clause within an invalid contract renders the arbitration clause as invalid as any other term in the contract.

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Efficiency IT Corruption Transparency 52

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2% 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 in FY 20 to $6.3B

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Contract Innovation Participation Utilities 105

Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

“Interviews with attorneys who participate in the program and a review of SEC decisions — along with court cases challenging some of those decisions — portray a program straining under the weight of its success,” the article states.

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Corruption Participation Networking IT 117

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)

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Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

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.

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IT Participation Manufacturing Government Contracts 113

Federal News Network

MAY 17, 2024

Currently, the Schedule program is deemed a competitive procedure if participation is open to all responsible sources and orders and contracts under the program result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs.

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Price Negotiation Participation Category Management 112

FedInsider

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Available on Demand | October 3, 2023 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE One Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) program that has been widely adopted throughout the federal government also is one of its longest-established – the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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Networking Data Participation Leadership 130

FedScoop

JULY 17, 2024

The suite of resources released by Treasury and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council as part of the public-private Cloud Executive Steering Group is intended to address gaps called out in the department’s February 2023 report on the industry’s use of cloud services. During a press briefing in Washington, D.C.

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Transparency Participation Collaboration Import 137

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The whirlwind of artificial intelligence tools in 2023 proved the government is eager to embrace the technology as soon as possible. In 2023, Kyle was named a Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 Executive honoree and a WashingtonExec Top Chief Technology Exec to Watch.

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Data Government Government Participation 119