ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Transportation Command , with a 2024 Wash100 Award for her tireless work to advance the nation’s logistics readiness and strengthen partnerships. The esteemed Wash100 Award annually recognizes those with far-reaching influence in the government contracting field.

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USFCR

APRIL 25, 2024

As June 1st heralds the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, experts at Colorado State University (CSU) have released their annual April hurricane forecast, predicting an “extremely active” season for 2024. The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers This year, the Atlantic is bracing for an extraordinary hurricane activity.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

AI remains a critical focus of both the federal government and industry, with multiple efforts in recent weeks to address governance of the development and use of AI in the United States. On February 26, 2024, a U.S.

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FedInsider

APRIL 2, 2024

State and local governments are preparing for the election year by leveraging federal and private sector partners along with security tools to uphold election integrity. Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. and Stanford.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 7, 2024

As part of the 2024 London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”), Kirkland & Ellis hosted an event titled “ Panel Session on Sanctioned Countries ”. The outcome of these cases will significantly influence the role of sanctions in arbitration and reshape the broader legal framework that governs these disputes.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Available on Demand | March 13, 2024 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE After the events of the past few years, security is in the forefront of election officials’ minds. Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. and Stanford. She has held senior roles at the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 9, 2024

On 7 June 2024, the Dutch Arbitration Association (“DAA”) held its annual conference (the Dutch Arbitration Day “DAD”). They noted that VR and AR can be costly, complex, and raise questions of confidentiality, reliability, and influence.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

Recognising this, Templars, a top-tier Nigerian law firm, hosted an event on 6 February 2024, titled “The Role of Arbitration in the Energy Transition in Africa”, as part of the 2024 LCIA West-Africa Roadshow. In February 2024 , Total Energies announced its plan to sell its minority stake in a Nigerian joint venture.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

On 6 June 2024, Hogan Lovells and Twenty Essex co-hosted a London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”) event on the topic “ How Can Investment Protection Contribute to the Energy Transition? Although advisory opinions are non-binding, they are intended to influence domestic and international litigation.

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GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which aims to curb illicit financial activities like money laundering and other fraudulent activities, will go into effect on January 1, 2024. The information will then be stored in a non-public database to be used in a variety of government enforcement efforts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 12, 2024

The fifth edition of the Bucharest Arbitration Days (“BArD”) took place on 6 and 7 June 2024. Ziyaeva discussed the UK’s use of anti-suit injunctions to enforce arbitration agreements, highlighting the UK Supreme Court’s April 2024 decision in Unicredit v. The general consensus? Mission accomplished.

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FedInsider

APRIL 2, 2024

State and local governments are preparing for the election year by leveraging federal and private sector partners along with security tools to uphold election integrity. Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. and Stanford.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 5, 2024

Paulsson further emphasized the need to maintain ethical standards and avoid the pitfalls of professionalizing arbitration too much, which could lead to a system where decisions are influenced by factors other than merit.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

The 2024 London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”) was stage to several discussions regarding mass litigations. Europe has been seeing an exponential rise in mass litigation, particularly in the last twenty years, where aspects arising from environmental, social and governance issues have started to become a trend worldwide.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical role of flexibility in fiscal governance. While triggers and conditions regarding the escape clauses are generally straightforward, there is room for improvement in framing activation around events beyond government control.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 15, 2024

At the end of February 2024, the United Kingdom (“UK”)’s Energy Security and Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart announced his country’s decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”). And so is their interplay (for a more detailed account of the relevant questions, see Kehl & Wuschka, ZEuS 2024 , 59 (67 et seq.)).

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 12, 2024

On May 13, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an instruction implementing policies and procedures that DoD will use to identify contractors (including uncleared contractors) requiring foreign ownership, control, and influence (FOCI) determinations, review related information, and address FOCI concerns. View the full article

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

As part of the 2024 Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”), Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP hosted a webinar on “Amplifying the Voices of Developing States in ISDS Reform.” in these reform discussions, provided insights into the WGIII reform process, emphasizing its goal of fostering government-led and consensus-based solutions.

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Great Government Through Technology

JULY 25, 2024

As agencies continue transitioning to cloud solutions that make government services more efficient and accessible, simplifying how they pay for these solutions may seem a minor detail, but it is critical and it’s a big deal.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

Columbia Arbitration Day (“CAD”) was held on 1 March 2024 at the Skyline Level of Columbia’s Faculty House. CAD is notable as an entirely student-organized event on the international arbitration calendar. Speakers included Yermek S.

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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 disputes are likely to continue rising as government crackdowns on the cryptocurrency industry worldwide gain traction.

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Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

The program aims to foster the growth and development of these businesses by providing access to government contracts, specialized business training, and networking opportunities. One of the primary benefits of 8(a) certification is access to federal government contracting opportunities. How 8(a) certification benefit small businesses?

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Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

The program aims to foster the growth and development of these businesses by providing access to government contracts, specialized business training, and networking opportunities. One of the primary benefits of 8(a) certification is access to federal government contracting opportunities. How 8(a) certification benefit small businesses?

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 22, 2024

Interview transcript: Ellen Chang So H4XLabs is a division that was started in 2019 to get at how do we help the government commercialize technology, often starting with [Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)]? How they should go about talking to different government entities who have similar requirements.

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GovLoop

JUNE 4, 2024

When constituents receive the same level of service and convenience from government as the private sector offers — whether dealing with garbage collection, fishing licenses or social services benefits — people tend to think well of government. It’s the kind of government service that makes a real-world difference, here and now.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

With government-mandated climate action targets, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting requirements, and demands from end consumers on the environmental and social impact of goods and services, sustainability needs to be intrinsically linked with each organisation’s unique value proposition.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

However, the English High Court (the “Court”) has departed from this default position in its recent ruling in General Dynamics United Kingdom v The State of Libya [2024] EWHC 472 (Comm) (“General Dynamics”). In this post, we dissect the Court’s decision in General Dynamics and reflect on its principal takeaways.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Meet the Beneficiary: A Deep Dive with Paws for Purple Hearts The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to support Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) through the Joseph P. GSA is also expanding TDR as an option to additional SINs in August 2024. government is pouring into sectors across the country is going.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 21, 2023

These changes significantly influence the process of accrediting arbitrators and the enforcement of arbitral awards. Bulgaria: Advances and Prospects The Bulgarian National Report, authored by Assen Alexiev, covers recent case law and outlines the substantial 2023 amendments to the Law on Mediation, set to be effective from 1 July 2024.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The start of 2024 was no exception to this phenomenon. Set to start operations on 1 February 2024, arbitrateAD is the latest addition to the region’s expanding institutional landscape. ArbitrateAD’s arbitration rules are set to be published on 1 February 2024. million in value. 34 of 2021 (“ Decree No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 7, 2024

This post reviews some highlights and looks forward to developments anticipated during 2024. The Second Circuit further found that failure to state reasons for an award “best fits under Section 11 of the FAA” governing modifications and corrections of an award rather than Section 10 of the FAA which governs vacatur. 22-105 (U.S.

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FedScoop

APRIL 16, 2024

This capability is particularly transformative for government agencies, where quickly retrieving and correlating information can influence policy-making and public service delivery. AI-powered search tools within Google Workspace can easily access vast amounts of data to find relevant documents, emails, and files.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Joint Notice is a response to questions arising out of a recent change to SBA regulations and a subsequent Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision. The post New Guidance on Joint Venture Classified Information Access Determinations appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

This has important implications for tax policies currently applied in countries, forcing governments to re-evaluate current tax rates and incentives to attract foreign investments. Second, government may face domestic political opposition against heavier taxation.

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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. Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group discusses the most consequential changes for government contractors here.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 11, 2024

Originally designed to thwart minor malicious codes, Security Operations Centers (SOC’s) have evolved over the last 50 years what they are today; centers that provide 24 hour protection, 365 days of the year to for key government organizations. Prior to that, Roser served as the lab’s Chief Information Officer (CIO).

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Inside Government Contracts

JANUARY 9, 2024

This post continues our ongoing coverage of the FY 2024 NDAA. The FY 2024 NDAA includes numerous supply chain and stockpile management provisions aimed at addressing a host of perceived vulnerabilities and weaknesses in Department of Defense (“DoD”) supply chain networks used to secure goods and services for our national defense.

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