Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

Working with the Ukrainian government, especially the Ministry and Agency for Restoration as well as our friends in the RISE Ukraine Coalition , we were delighted to unveil the demo version of a Digital Reconstruction Ecosystem for Accountable Management (DREAM) in June, to lead on making the reconstruction digitally coordinated and accountable.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

To celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025, we’re spotlighting 25 pivotal moments that reshaped the way the government operates. Everyone is acting independently, without a lot of transparency, which leads to a lot of duplication. At the Small Business Administration, BICs account for 45.6% Governmentwide, 13.6%

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

This targeted approach offers clearer accountability, enhanced transparency, simplified risk assessment, and focused testing procedures. Transparency and explainability AWS AI Service Cards provide transparency on the intended use cases, limitations, and responsible AI design choices for AWS AI services.

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VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. The Act was initially set to go live on 28 October 2024, but this has now been delayed to 24 February 2025. When does the Procurement Act take effect?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

20-21 The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. Implementing an HHS-wide strategy to support greater enforcement and accountability. is less than one month away!

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

For the public sector, a transparent and stakeholder-focused sustainability strategy leads to an increased likelihood of citizen behavioural change, with resulting societal benefits. The main takeaway is that sustainability transformation takes time – but every step along the journey can be meaningful.

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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? Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. Requests for transparent pricing across the AI lifecycle.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

FY 2025 forecasts predict a diverse array of federal contracts totaling over $27.3 Providing a transparent pricing structure, detailing what the client is paying for, avoids hidden costs. Defining clear objectives and requirements is crucial for effective government contract management, ensuring accountability and reducing disputes.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability. At first look, s.12(1)

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This includes, alongside increased transparency by private actors developing frontier AI capabilities, appropriate evaluation metrics, tools for safety testing, and developing relevant public sector capability and scientific research’ (emphases added).

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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? ! Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. An official Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is expected before 2025.

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The Softly Spark

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It is imperative that brands craft a compelling sustainability narrative that is both clear and transparent. The changes won’t take place overnight— the EU Green Claims Directive will likely not be fully implemented until late 2024 or early 2025. Brands must inform consumers about the harms related to the beneficial claim.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A long-term action plan was also created, with milestones set for strengthening the legal mandate for green procurement, further professionalizing the process, and introducing new tools into the e-procurement system that will facilitate greener procurement choices by 2025. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. As of 2025, the system could establish links with additional external data sources ’ (at 2).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Register for the Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? The Coalition invites you to register for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! The Coalition expects this rule to be in effect sometime during the first half of 2025. Don’t Miss Out!

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Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) also plays a significant role in addressing protests and corrective actions related to federal procurement. It means that until September 2025, contractors will be allowed to conduct business as usual.

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Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) also plays a significant role in addressing protests and corrective actions related to federal procurement. It means that until September 2025, contractors will be allowed to conduct business as usual.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Additionally, many of summer 2024’s consultations foreshadow changes that we expect will impact trade compliance into 2025. We are in the midst of a cutover period (October 5 to 21), during which imported goods will continue to be released, but accounting activities and the CARM Client Portal will be unavailable.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She stressed how the company’s principles for responsible AI — including accountability, inclusiveness, reliability, safety, fairness, transparency, and privacy and security — and Microsoft’s experience working with federal agencies can help agencies capitalize on AI to innovate faster and more effectively.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Trust and transparency will be prioritized as more data is collected and leveraged. Overall, contractual guarantees, financial transparency, competitive choice and commitments to localized Canadian presence that nurture national talent are crucial to deliver taxpayer value through cloud partnerships while upholding public sector duties.

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FedScoop

JUNE 27, 2024

Projections from the IRS have those funding sources drying up in fiscal year 2026, and Collins reiterated in her report that Congress should reallocate or permit the tax agency to move IRA funds to those buckets from its enforcement account. Multiple fiscal 2025 objectives for the IRS called out in Collins’s report are tied to technology.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 29, 2024

The White House set a 15% goal for 2025. This represents the third consecutive year of record-breaking awards to SDBs under President Biden, and puts the administration on track to reach the President’s goal of increasing federal contracting dollars to SDBs by 50% by 2025 ,” the White House said in a fact sheet released today.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 22, 2024

NTEU is now calling for FDIC leadership to implement more stringent anti-harassment training, as well as more transparency on how and when workplace incidents are resolved. The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents FDIC workers, said it continues to hear from feds who say they still see improper behavior going unpunished.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

His proposed schedule also recommends beginning consideration of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations as early as May to pass all 12 bills before August 2024. Finally, the Committee contemplated adjustments in contracting to account for the infrastructure needed for continuous AI model training.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2025 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). The UM committee was established in April 2023 in the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4201-F).

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Capital Edge Consulting

MARCH 21, 2025

Capital Edge Tip Line March 20, 2025 Navigating Government Contracting Updates with Chad Braley Government contracting continues to evolve rapidly, marked by significant policy shifts, budget changes, and heightened scrutiny of contractor spending. Looking Ahead Next Weeks Focus: DCAA Audit Program Updates Whats coming? Have Questions?

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 7, 2025

Significant Advancements in Dispute Resolution Frameworks Southeast Asian countries launched modernised arbitration laws and innovative court projects, reflecting the region’s efforts to enhance arbitration accessibility, transparency, and efficiency.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 10, 2025

However, there remain valid concerns about transparency and the potential loss of nuanced human judgment when utilizing such tools. The Act emphasizes transparency, safety, and accountability, and aims to lay a foundation for responsible AI use. Key concerns were raised here , here , and here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) has recently introduced new arbitration rules , effective from 1 January 2025 (2024 Arbitration Rules). The 2024 Arbitration Rules enhance protocols for selecting and appointing arbitrators, emphasising party autonomy and transparency. Article 12.3 Article 12.2

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 9, 2025

The Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) has introduced updated rules (the 2024 Rules), which were adopted by the Board of Directors on 15 September 2024, effective 1 January 2025. However, the lack of specified consequences for breaching confidentiality raises concerns about enforcement and accountability.

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The Softly Spark

OCTOBER 27, 2024

As regulatory agencies crack down on corporate greenwashing—from product labels to ambitious promises in annual reports—companies are increasingly held accountable for their environmental claims. This campaign has committed to using sustainable materials in 75% of its products by 2025.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Through the past quarter century, federal employees, together with their contracting partners, have striven to keep the government agile, responsive and accountable. In 2025, the IRS continues to expand online transactional capabilities for more taxpayers and more tax-related functions.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The fundamental risks are that AI must not be biased; it must be responsible, inclusive, accurate, transparent, and deployed to meet high standards. AI is everywhere: In the cloud, PCs, Smart Phones, Gaming, Edge CPUs, etc. What are the risks? biometric identifiers: faces, irises, fingerprints, etc.)

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Government Contracts Navigator

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Bodner On February 26, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) that states that it commences a transformation in Federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans to ensure Government spending is transparent and Government employees are accountable to the American public. Casimir, Justin A. Chiarodo, and David L.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 30, 2025

As we move into 2025 and look further ahead to our upcoming 50 th anniversary, we are reenforcing our commitment to advancing common sense in government procurement by embracing the Coalitions full name – The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Congress Releases Compromise $895 Billion FY25 NDAA Meritalk reports that the House of Representatives and Senate published their final negotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled that NITAAC must certify the scores.

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A century ago, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote those words about the power of transparency into government, and they are words we believe in deeply at GovSpend. USASpending.Gov Photo: Homepage of usaspending.gov, February 17th, 2025. NEA Protect Our Public Schools Protest Photo: Geoff Livingston, February 12, 2025.

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