The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Learn “What’s Next” After the Election at the 2024 Fall Training Conference, Nov. 20-21 The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) kickoff the Healthcare Day of our 2024 Fall Training Conference on November 21. Happy Veterans Day!

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Coleman Jackson, P.C.

MARCH 18, 2024

LEGAL THOUGHTS – Attorney’s Update Episode 1 on CTA Beneficial Ownership Information Filing Requirements COLEMAN JACKSON, ATTORNEY & LEGAL COUNSEL | Transcription of Legal Thoughts Posted on March 20, 2024 Topic: The Courts Have Begun to Weigh in on the Transparency Law Welcome to Legal Thoughts!

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 22, 2024

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) kicked off Sunshine Week on March 11 with remarks on the Senate floor about the importance of whistleblowers in promoting transparency and accountability. The post During Sunshine Week 2024, Senator Grassley Sheds Light on Whistleblowers appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Join us at the Fall Training Conference, Nov 20 – 21 The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? The Coalition is pleased to announce that multiple sponsorship packages are still available for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Market Outlook: What’s Next? Less than Three Weeks Away!

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 17, 2024

On January 30, 2024, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule entitled “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” (“Proposed Rule”). Interested parties submitted written comments before April 1, 2024 for consideration in the formation of the final rule. Crowell served as outside counsel to the U.S. The post U.S.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Consilidation The Procurement Act 2023 will be a consolidation of: Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 but will need to be read alongside the The Procurement Regulations 2024 and the National Procurement Policy Statement 1.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. There are several benefits to this transparent discussion. It all starts with procurement. What’s next?

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 23, 2024

In a show of bipartisan support for whistleblowers, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) each gave remarks at the National Whistleblower Day 2024 celebration on Capitol Hill. Grassley and Wyden are two of whistleblowers’ leading champions in Congress. It’s a full time, year-round job.”

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Public Procurement Intl

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Photo credit: South African Tourism Colloquium Participants South Africa’s National Research Foundatio n (NRF) (which coordinates with the nation’s research institutions) hosted a weeklong conference, September 3-6, 2024, to discuss South Africa’s Public Procurement Act , Act No. 28 of 2024.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 16, 2025

We moved from transparency to transformation. In 2024, DREAM captured $4bn in projects; it now has over $14bn and counting! And we heard clearly from our community that this was just the kind of partner they were looking for.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

billion in costs through category management in fiscal 2024, nearly 29% above their goal for the year. Everyone is acting independently, without a lot of transparency, which leads to a lot of duplication. By the end of fiscal 2024, $384 billion of the governments contract obligations or 78.5% of its spending toward BICs and 71.9%

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FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 12:00PM – 5:00PM EDT | 3 CPE | Albany, NY The state of New York and many of its cities are aggressively pursuing a strategic overhaul of the delivery of services to residents. Our panelists will discuss how these programs can enhance the city’s relationship with its residents and deliver new services.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

The goalis to improve contractor performance, increase competition at the order level, increase transparency, and increase customer satisfaction. DoD, SBA to Pour Over $2.8 billion to 13 technology firms through the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology initiative for projects deemed vital to national security.

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the program were incomplete and would need “a comprehensive accounting” ahead of a potential takeoff in 2025. We found this as well.

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GovSpend

JANUARY 22, 2025

2024: A Year of Milestones and Momentum at GovSpend We began the event with reflections on 2024, a year where we set records for nearly every metric we track – users, product usage, new features released, and new highs for every data metric weve ever tracked. For this reason, I look forward to Gathers every year.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Stacey Dixon, principal deputy director of national intelligence, as an inductee into the 2024 edition of the Wash100 Award, the most prestigious recognition in the government contracting industry, for her contributions to achieving information advantage across the intelligence community.

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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”). Conclusion The future of arbitration can be shaped by integrating ESG factors and AI, and by prioritising diversity, accessibility, and transparency.

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Inter-American Development Bank

APRIL 3, 2025

How Compliance Leads to Greater Investment: What the Research Shows Empirical evidence suggests that by adhering to fiscal rules, governments are better positioned to sustain public investment over time, according to a 2024 study by Larch and van der Wielen on European fiscal rule compliance. Strong institutions make fiscal rules effective.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 26, 2024

On April 4, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, wrote a letter to Gary Gensler , the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about delays and lack of transparency in the agency’s whistleblower compensation. from FY 2021, organized by month.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

Significantly, ONC states that the federal government plans to encourage “education, outreach and transparency” about artificial intelligence use so that both individuals and health care providers are informed about the performance and privacy practices of the technology.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Following a January 29, 2024 White House announcement and Fact Sheet , on January 30, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( Proposed Rule ) on salary-history bans and pay transparency for applicants and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (“ CRCICA ”) issued its latest set of Arbitration Rules 2024 (“2024 Rules”), which enter into force from 15 January 2024. The 2024 Rules are presently available in English and Arabic , with a French version expected to be made available soon.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The 2024 Singapore Convention Week kicked off with a bang on 26 August 2024 with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) hosting its flagship SIAC Symposium at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. This was followed by a welcome address from Mr Davinder Singh SC.

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FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

A host of tech-related problems, including with FOIA request management systems and other processing tools, came up regularly during the January 2023 to March 2024 performance audit by the GAO, which conducted four virtual focus groups with senior officials representing 23 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies. “As

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FedScoop

APRIL 3, 2024

Sharpe noted that once the cycle is done for 2024 astronauts, both OPM and NASA plan to review the application process and determine any necessary changes or improvements. Sharpe said that because of the “success of the 2020 application cycle,” NASA decided to partner with OPM for 2024.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. Next is Gary L.

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GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

Deloitte examines each one through four different “trust signals”— humanity, transparency, capability and reliability — that relate to how the public perceives government. Transparency indicates that the government openly shares information, motives, and choices related to policy, budget, and program decisions in straightforward language.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JULY 19, 2024

The Client Guide to Construction Projects has been updated to incorporate Construction Policy Note (CPN) 1/2024 in Chapter 17 of Handbook 1. As a reminder, CPN 1/2024 required contracting authorities to publish a retention policy statement on their website by 31 August 2024.

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Extract Systems

JANUARY 9, 2024

2024 marks a pivotal moment for organizations, agencies, and departments seeking to streamline their workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Freshly into 2024, court and land records departments have the opportunity to revolutionize their operations through automation. Happy New Year!

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ivalua

JUNE 11, 2023

It introduces several amendments to the NFRD and expands the scope of reporting obligations to foster greater transparency and comparability. From 2024 onwards, 50,000+ companies in the EU have to comply with the CSRD reporting requirements. What Companies Are In-scope?

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A number of webinars we have held at GW Law School, including a July 2024 series on emerging international best practices, confirmed that there are many parallels between these “green procurement” strategies. Contractor ¶ 60 (Thomson Reuters, 2024). Strategies In “Green Procurement,” 66 Gov.

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 8, 2024

This restructure unified four separate organizations under a focused vision, aiming to deliver exceptional customer value through transparent and collaborative commercial [.]

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The DIS Autumn Conference , held on 10 September 2024, was the main event of the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days , which took place from 9 to 12 September 2024 and were jointly organized by the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) , the Federal Ministry of Justice , and the Humboldt University in Berlin.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 12, 2024

I strongly agree we should have an annual designated National Whistleblowers Day to acknowledge their inestimable contributions to government accountability and transparency,” Dellinger added. And my overriding goal will be to contribute to greater trust in government including by protecting whistleblowers vigorously.” “I

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 31, 2023

On 1 January 2024, the new version of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Arbitration Rules ( 2024 Rules ) came into force. The 2024 Rules apply to CIETAC arbitrations commenced on or after this date. The 2024 Rules also introduce rules on early dismissal. Under Article 48.2

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Coalition invites you to register for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! Showcase Your Brand at the 2024 Fall Training Conference! Identify unmet needs, broken processes, and problems around transparency, participation, and accountability.”

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It should be good at buying goods and services on behalf of the taxpayer and to provide those across the government and across their mission areas,” Joe Ditchett, industry executive advisor for federal civilian and DoD at SAP , said during Federal News Network’s Industry Exchange Cloud 2024.

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