FedScoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a Thursday letter to lawmakers, the GAO disclosed that it received 2,025 cases in fiscal year 2023, 367 more than the previous fiscal year. There were 368 in fiscal 2023, compared to 344 in fiscal 2022. The only place you can go is GAO once you meet certain dollar thresholds.”

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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 Draft Rule 14.1(b)

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 26, 2024

et autres, Court of Appeal of Paris, , 12 September 2023 Nataliya Barysheva, Valentine Chessa and Yoshie Concha Takeshita, MCL Arbitration, ITA Reporters for France The Paris Court of Appeal confirms its stance to protect dual nationals under treaties silent on the matter. Société OB Lavau et autre v. République Socialiste du Vietnam v.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

18 months since the Procurement Bill was introduced into Parliament, it received Royal Assent and has now been passed into law as the Procurement Act 2023 (The Act). January 2024 - Revised thresholds for new procurements come into effect. Existing threshold (until 31 December 2023) (incl.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 28, 2024

The housing was not structurally accessible because of failures like slopes that were too steep, counters that were too high, and thresholds that did not permit wheelchair access,” the government further alleges. In this case, the whistleblower’s share has not yet been determined. The bill is widely supported by whistleblower advocates.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Following the success of previous editions (see here for previous coverage), the fourth edition of Copenhagen Arbitration Day took place in October 2023. 2016.1558/2H), which sets a high threshold for any setting aside arguments. 1, to what arbitration could be like in 2035. The Supreme Court decision (U.2022.1117)

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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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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 16, 2024

18/14721, 10 January 2023 Nataliya Barysheva and Valentine Chessa, MGC Arbitration, ITA Reporters for France In the Moldova v. Société Stileks Scientific and Production Firm LLC, intervenante volontaire à titre principal pour la Société Komstroy, Court of Appeal of Paris, RG No. Alstom Transport et Société Alstom Network UK Ltd v.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 16, 2024

21, 2023, highlights the complexities that can arise in calculating a task order’s value. The awarded task order reflected GreenXT’s proposed cost of $24,848,774, which was just below GAO’s $25 million jurisdictional threshold. million, was below the $25 million threshold. million, was below the $25 million threshold.

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Federal News Network

JULY 12, 2024

Depending on the item and the value of the acquisition, the TAA or other specific free trade agreements might apply because the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has waived the BAA for many supply acquisitions above specific thresholds, ranging from 50,000 to 174,000.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. Growing Concerns According to a November 2023 report by the U.S. 4148 ) This bill was introduced on June 15, 2023, by Sens. 2004 and H.R.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

IDB staff calculations based on The Conference Board’s Total Economy Database (TED). (*) Data for 2022 is estimated and for 2023 is projected. This means that there is a tipping point, or threshold, at which higher debt levels become detrimental to growth. For LAC countries, this threshold is at approximately 53 percent of GDP.

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is fair to say I did get some pushback for my view and how that implied an unreasonably high threshold of competence and behaviour by decision makers in the run up to a serious medical emergency. of unused PPE items had expired and by 2023 3bn items of PPE had been disposed of. In early 2022 1.5b

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VWV

APRIL 23, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. It is not known whether the SQ will still be used once the Procurement Act 2023 comes into force on 28 October 2024 or if the Central Digital Platform will be used to pull the necessary information through. or subscribe to our Public Sector law brief.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

Last week, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and HM Treasury launched a public consultation on the introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), following its announcement in December 2023. The CBAM proposal forms part of the UK government’s wider strategy to tackle carbon leakage.

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VWV

MARCH 1, 2024

This applies to all above-threshold procurements. It is not known whether the SQ will still be used once the Procurement Act 2023 comes into force on 28 October 2024 or if the Central Digital Platform will be used to pull the necessary information through. or subscribe to our Public Sector law brief.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

During the 2023 Fiscal Year, the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower programs of the U.S. “Passing the $2 billion threshold in whistleblower awards is a major milestone for the Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs and a testament to how they have revolutionized the enforcement of white-collar crime,” said whistleblower attorney Stephen M.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

GSA created the CPI program under a proof-of-concept moniker with awards to Amazon, Fischer and Overstock Government in 2020 under direction from Congress with a goal of capturing data on and managing products under the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. Overstock Government decided not to bid on the next generation platform, sources say.

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VWV

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

However, the big announcement in 2021 was that the introduction of a new procurement regime is unlikely to come into effect until 2023. PPN 10/21 Procurement Thresholds and VAT The procurement thresholds are reviewed every two years, and new procurement thresholds apply as from 1 January 2022.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Draft Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Disputes was adopted by UNCITRAL in July 2023. Explicit recognition of this lower threshold in investment arbitration may prima facie appear to have resolved the complication arising out of the interpretation of the term “manifest” in Article 57 of the ICSID Convention.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The threshold [for review] is $250 million and over. At that dollar threshold, we’re expecting program offices to have a more formalized plan and approach for program management. It’s a flagship effort to really start to think about how we do major acquisitions differently,” Derrios said. So it’s pretty high.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The 2023 SCCA Arbitration Rules (commented on in a previous blog post ) increased the threshold amount in dispute for expedited proceedings to approximately USD 1.07 million – a response to the growing criticism directed at DIAC’s significantly lower threshold of around USD 270,000. million in value. 34 of 2021 (“ Decree No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 2, 2024

On 26 April 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC ” ) rendered decision 4A_486/2023 , upholding the unpublished Final Award in Clorox Spain S.L. This criticism, even if it were true, would not reach the high threshold for a violation of public policy, in any event (para. decision 4A_486/2023 , para.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, there remains a lack of clarity as to the threshold of proportionality applied. After analysing the tests applied, and judicial and arbitral attitudes towards LDs, the article moves onto arbitral decision making, and questions whether arbitral tribunals possess the same powers as national courts to amend LDs.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 2, 2023

On 15 September 2023, the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) reformed the legal framework governing arbitration. 15) of 2023 (“Amendment Law”), specific amendments have been introduced to key articles of the Federal Arbitration Law No. (6) Under the recently issued Federal Law No. (15)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

Depending on the item and the value of the acquisition, the TAA and/or other specific free trade agreements might apply because the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has waived the BAA for many supply acquisitions above specific thresholds, ranging from 50k to 174k.

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FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The implementation of EHR was later suspended in 2023 as part of a reset, and the department noted that it was working toward holding Oracle Cerner accountable for delivering high-quality services. The post Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade appeared first on FedScoop.

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Inside Government Contracts

MARCH 12, 2024

FHWA sought comments on its longstanding manufactured products waiver in March 2023 and received over 9,400 comments from the public. FHWA proposes that the domestic iron and steel in those manufactured products would count towards the 55% domestic component threshold.

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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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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

On October 5, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an interim Federal Acquisition Regulation rule (FAR rule) that implements the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA). Additional information about the rule and its relationship to existing FASCSA regulations is outlined below.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 1, 2024

GSA purchased a total of 150 video conference cameras from Owl Labs, which manufactured their video conferencing cameras in China until mid-2023. The IG’s report centers on two separate transactions occurring in March and October of 2022, respectively. He also said GSA has no intention to purchase any more Owl Labs cameras. But Erickson Jr.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This decision reminds protesters that if the task order award amount is below the jurisdictional threshold, even if the evaluated price is above the threshold, the GAO will likely dismiss the protest, absent very unusual circumstances. 29, 2023. [4] 25, 2023. [5] 21, 2023. B-422171, Jan. 22, 2024. [2]

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 24, 2024

Essentially, the SCC reiterated that regional High Courts of Justice generally must not reopen the merits or substance of a dispute, and that cases that meet the public policy threshold are highly exceptional. In particular, the SCC clarified that the provision in Article 37.4 Instead, to determine if the duty in Article 37.4

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

One change in the guidance reflects the April 2023 executive order that raises the monetary impact threshold to $200 million from $100 million. Under the new guidance, OMB details how agencies and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determine if the rule is considered "major."

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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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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

On October 5, 2023, the FAR Council released an Interim Rule on “ Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders.” In other words, there are no exceptions for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold or the simplified acquisition threshold.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 12, 2024

billion spent in fiscal 2023,” the spokesperson said. It may also cause more turnover because smaller companies handling these orders will more quickly size themselves out of the small business thresholds.” “NASA’s SEWP plays a critical role in helping the agency innovate for the benefit of humanity with the help of small businesses.

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