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2025 Canadian Trade Outlook: Trade Remedies

Import and Trade Remedies

Before we dive into the export controls outlook, here is an overview of the current state of politics in Canada, which includes a discussion of the legislative powers that remain while Canadian Parliament is prorogued until March 24, 2025. The record closes in March 2025 and will conclude in May 2025.

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Why most government contractors are feeling confident about 2025

Federal News Network

I think most government contractors have contracts that are negotiated and the prices are negotiated upfront, and then they have to adhere to those prices over the course of the entire five-to-10 year contract. The post Why most government contractors are feeling confident about 2025 first appeared on Federal News Network.

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As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes

Federal News Network

The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are likely to increase in 2025. And the oversight and accountability of subcontracting efforts by prime contractors is getting more scrutiny. Source: OFPP memo from Nov.

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How Meeting Intelligence Helps Implementation Specialists Anticipate New Opportunities

GovSpend

For implementation specialists helping government agencies adopt new workflow management tools like CRM systems, HR performance platforms, or payroll and accounting software, timing is everything. On January 7, 2025, the City of San Francisco (CA) discussed moving to ServiceNow and needing to transfer data from their current software.

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Cost estimates for IRS’s Direct File program were incomplete, GAO says

FedScoop

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.

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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

This undermines business confidence, leading to low competition and higher prices for goods and services. The OECD recommends that non-competitive methods should account for 10-20% of the public procurement market. General government procurement accounts for nearly a third of that spending. by value in 2022, 3.2%

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UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement: what makes it strong and what’s still missing

Open Contracting Partnership

We are pleased to see “equitable” used to describe the tendering processes which implies moving beyond lowest price to foster economic inclusion. The US-led Atlanta Declaration focused squarely on accountability and the role of non-state actors in the fight against corruption.