FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

Modernizing the governmentwide compliance program for cloud services has been top of mind for Washington IT leaders in recent years, most notably with the passing of the FedRAMP Authorization Act in 2022 and the release of an Office of Management and Budget draft policy memorandum on overhauling program operations and governance in 2023.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The AI Research, Innovation and Accountability Act of 2023 , introduced Wednesday by Sens. Companies deploying “critical-impact” AI would have to perform risk assessments consistent with NIST’s existing AI Risk Management Framework, and these evaluations would then have to be submitted to the Commerce Department.

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WashngtonExec

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Theresa Campobasso Senior Vice President of Strategy, Exiger Government Solutions Theresa Campobasso is continuing to leverage her extensive expertise to educate public and private sector customers on how to move beyond a basic compliance-based approach to supply chain risk management and instead adopt a threat-based, risk-informed program to increase (..)

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The pace of change in procurement is accelerating as teams work to keep up with shifts in the macroeconomic environment, The post Rising to the Challenge: Driving Procurement Excellence in 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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FedScoop

JUNE 3, 2024

In a pair of priority open recommendations, the Government Accountability Office said the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission have succeeded in establishing coordination mechanisms with other federal regulators and financial working groups to identify the risks posed by blockchain-related products and services.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 30, 2024

In 2023, investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform has been influenced by growing concerns over climate change and state responsibility. This post summarizes key ISDS and climate change developments that took place in 2023. This led more EU member states to notify their withdrawal.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. Next is Contracts Executive of the Year finalist in the Private & Public Companies category Stephen Yuter, who is vice president of contracts, risk management and compliance at [.]

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The central premise of Office of Management and Budget Memo 22-09 laying out the Federal Zero Trust Strategy is that no actor, system, network, or service operating outside or within the security perimeter is trusted. Controlling access is everything. Army War College.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 25, 2024

In June 2023, the Journal of Economic Perspectives published a paper titled “How Far Goods Travel: Global Transport and Supply. The post Weight and Value x Distance: Studying Global Supply Chain Use and Cost appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity.

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ivalua

JANUARY 8, 2023

The German Supply Chain Act, or Lieferkettengesetz, is a new piece of legislation that came into effect January 2023 with an extended remit from January 1, 2024. The new set of regulations add an additional layer of compliance and risk management to the procurement process. What Lieferkettengesetz Means for Procurement?

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Today, government IT teams find themselves navigating a labyrinth of security controls, compliance requirements, and risk management practices. A major challenge: Managing workload identity Securing multi-cloud applications for state and local government entities presents a major challenge: managing workload identity.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 13, 2024

million in total annual AWS run rate cost optimization by the end of 2023. The decision to develop and host the CSP in the AWS Cloud put CSS among the first enterprises to adopt the cloud and build and manage one of the first mission-critical cloud-native applications. Plus, CSS realized $10.7

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Looking ahead, the panel discussed upcoming trade trends, such as the growing role of sustainability and carbon credits, Latin American companies expanding into Asia, opportunities arising from US-China tensions, India’s potential in services, and the importance of adaptability and risk management in international trade.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

And experts said merely withdrawing the technical assessment, which the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions (PEO-MLB) asked for as part of its risk management strategy, doesn’t offset the critical findings. million in 2023 and requested $6.5 ePS went live on Sept. million in 2024.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 20, 2024

3 for public comment: an Initial Public Draft in May 2023 and a Final Public Draft November 2023. 3 to maintain consistency with the SP 800-53B moderate control baseline: Planning (PL), System and Services Acquisition (SA), and Supply Chain Risk Management (SR). NIST has been working on the Rev. 3 Some ODPs return.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DGCP accompanied the institutions in identifying the corruption risks and inefficiencies in their organizations and working collaboratively on approaches to improve the procurement process based on their needs. DGCP trained staff on public procurement, risk management, and supplier due diligence. in 2020 to 96% in 2023.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Prior to joining ICE, Rob worked in leadership positions at several companies including Knowledge Consulting Group, Hewlett Packard (HP), and Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Eovito Commanding Officer, Cyberspace Operations Group Colonel Eovito assumed duties as the Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group on June 30, 2023. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity domain, with focuses on Risk Management Framework and Software Assurance. Eovito × Col Bryan A.

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ivalua

APRIL 25, 2023

Redwood City, CA, 25 April, 2023. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and KPMG Norway today announced that Aker BP has gone live with Ivalua’s S2C and Supplier Relationship and Risk Management (SRM) solutions to streamline its direct and indirect procurement operations.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Harwood, and Ashley Powers; Miller & Chevalier Chartered The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a new memorandum at the beginning of October, “Advancing the Responsible Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government” ( M-24-18 ) (the Memo), intended to help “agencies harness the power of AI.”

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 24, 2023

On July 30th, 2023, Yellow announced that they would cease operations after 99 years and declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy just. The post Who is to blame for Yellow’s demise? appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

MARCH 2, 2023

At Digital Outcomes 2023, Art of Procurement was pleased to have Jo Peterson, Vice President Cloud & Security Services at. The post Cloudy With a Chance of Cyber Risk appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

ASPR reports that in 2023, healthcare organizations saw a 128 percent increase in ransomware attacks. Having spent over $100 billion on information technology (IT) products and services in 2023, the federal government sees itself as a market driver able to steer industry policy through government-wide procurement strategies.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

I expect there to be fallout on the supply chain risk management side no matter what happens to Carahsoft. In fiscal 2023, Carahsoft won $1.4 I think the government and industry are asking that question now. That is where everyone is freaking out.” billion in federal contracts.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2023

My only fear is that more conservative agencies won’t believe that the benefits outweigh any of the risks and would rather ban it outright than come up with and enforce reasonable guidelines on how to use it effectively without violating policies or laws.” They still need to be viewed as computers and not metal humans.”

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 19, 2024

On December 12, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued guidance related to the process by which companies may request the United States Attorney General authorize delays of cyber incident disclosures, pursuant to a new Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rule. As a reminder, the SEC rule (which went into effect on Dec.

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The Contractor's Perspective

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As the government increases scrutiny of data privacy and cybersecurity, it is increasingly important to develop and maintain robust cybersecurity systems, educate employees, and ensure adequate risk management. Taking time now to shore up your data privacy and cybersecurity will help to avoid FCA challenges in the future.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On the third day of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2023, the ADR in Asia Conference, the flagship event of the Hong Kong Arbitration Week, hosted a panel discussion on the Hong Kong Outcome Related Fee Structures for Arbitration (“ ORFSA ”) regime. Risk Management Tools Ms. Utilize risk management tools : (as discussed above).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Williams, and Mickey Liebner; Mayer Brown Bipartisan, bicameral legislation in the US Congress would mandate the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (“NIST”) Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (“Framework”) by federal agencies. 2] 13 CFR 125.18(b)(2)(ii). b)(2)(ii). [3] 4] 89 FR 2910.

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Great Government Through Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report shows external actors were responsible for 83% of breaches. In March 2023, the White House released an updated National Cybersecurity Strategy with ongoing initiatives aimed at enhancing the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities and comprehensive approach.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Since May 2023, it has replaced FedBizOpps.gov, becoming the central point for finding contracts over $25,000. Effective contract management involves balancing compliance, risk management, and performance monitoring to ensure successful service delivery.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Navy says it’s seen many of the same benefits in its other BA-8 program, called Risk Management Information, a system officials use to track safety incidents across the fleet.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In addition to prioritizing use cases, the study recommends that agency leaders devote greater attention to training employees to use generative AI responsibly and capitalize on emerging resources, including NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework and resources assembled by the National AI Initiative.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Close AI/ML Portfolio Manager, Defense Innovation Unit Zach Whitman × Zach Whitman Chief Data Scientist & Chief AI Officer Zach Whitman is the Chief Data Scientist at the General Services Administration (GSA). He has been in this role since July 2023. Close Chief Information Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Comm.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In another recent report, Gartner predicted that by 2023, organizations that don’t really tackle the issue of supplier master data management will very likely have the wrong information for half of their suppliers. Cleanse and enrich existing and new data, and harmonize across systems.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Williams, and Mickey Liebner; Mayer Brown Bipartisan, bicameral legislation in the US Congress would mandate the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (“NIST”) Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (“Framework”) by federal agencies. 2] 13 CFR 125.18(b)(2)(ii). b)(2)(ii). [3] 4] 89 FR 2910.

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