Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. There was a clear political agenda to digitize the process.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

This targeted approach offers clearer accountability, enhanced transparency, simplified risk assessment, and focused testing procedures. To assess if an AI system operates as intended, it is important to use accurate and representative training data. Each dimension is explored in depth in our responsible use of machine learning guide.

Government 75

Government Government Ethics Transparency 75

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As part of its AI Action Plan , New York City has announced that it is starting work to develop its own model clauses for AI procurement (to be completed in 2025). The issue of transparency is similarly problematic in its more general treatment under another specific clause (C4.6), which also only has a ‘pro-customer’ version: C4.6

Supplier 75

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 75

Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Under the new Regulation, operators may apply for a binding BVI decision from the relevant customs authorities in the EU (which would be binding across all Member States of the EU), in order to obtain certainty about the customs value of goods imported into the EU.

Transparency 45

Transparency Import 45

Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

FY 2025 forecasts predict a diverse array of federal contracts totaling over $27.3 billion across various sectors, highlighting the importance of staying informed about federal contracting data to find government contracts and government contract bids. What is SAM registration, and why is it important?

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sustainability Breakfast Briefing on February 20, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland, featured a panel of sustainability experts from AWS customers and partners, as well as educational talks on important sustainability themes.

Sustainability 81

Sustainability Data Quality Efficiency 81

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

Responsible AI mitigating the risks Organizations that use generative AI must build responsible AI systems that are fair, explainable, robust, secure, transparent, and safeguard privacy. It’s important to be able to justify how these process-support systems arrived at choices. Good governance is fundamental for responsible systems.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 78

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Importance of Competition in Public Procurement The essence of competition is to allow multiple suppliers to compete for a government contract under the same conditions so that the best value is achieved. Such platforms also help embed transparency by ensuring relevant information about each supplier is readily available to other buyers.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Framework Agreement 52

AWS Public Sector

MAY 28, 2024

AWS can support implementation of the EHDS At Amazon Web Services (AWS) , we welcome the EHDS as an important step towards unleashing the vast potential of health data to benefit citizens across Europe and beyond.

Data 85

Data Innovation Ethics Electronics 85

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This is important indeed, but enhanced transparency risks aggravating issues, especially when complex. Under Procedural Order No 3 on transparency, which again arose out of considerable disputation among the parties, hearings will be open to the public and so will the transcript (after redaction of confidential information).

Transparency 52

Transparency Integration Integrity Government 52

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. The Army has set aside $26 million for NCODE for both fiscal years 2025 and 2026. is less than one month away!

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

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.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

For example, payment compliance notices will come into force on the go-live date whereas pipeline notices will not need to be published until April 2025. Direct Award - Whilst there are some new grounds for direct awards, the main changes relate to the process.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder Tender Supplier 52

Extract Systems

JANUARY 30, 2024

The two remaining county groups will go-live in the summer and fall of this year and the final set of counties will go-live in 2025. The big benefits that the state will see from this switch include greater access, transparency, and efficiency.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Efficiency Integration 52

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.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Retail Transparency Quality 52

ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

Niul Burton wrote a great article in Industry Week titled “Procurement 2025: 10 Challenges that Will Transform Global Sourcing”. By 2025, many Directors will be Millennials and will drive to find renewable disposition and consumption approaches to resources while balancing ways to drive revenue. Sustainability.

Supply Chain 45

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Global Sourcing 45

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).

Procurement 80

Procurement Evaluation Participation Collaboration 80

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.

Price 52

Price E-procurement Logistics Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The New Law will take effect 180 days after its publication, on or around 7 February 2025. Another important update in the New Law is the shift from a cumbersome investment license regime to a more straightforward registration process in Article 7. M/1) 5/1/1421H (Old Law). In contrast, under Article 5.2

Balance 52

Balance Corruption Transparency Import 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

This ICCA Congress had as its theme “International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour,” which highlighted arbitration as a human activity and the importance of arbitration in human society. Referring to his seminal book ( Dealing in Virtue , 1994), Garth discussed the role and importance of people in developing arbitration.

Influencing 52

Influencing Participation Efficiency Transparency 52

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)

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

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). As always, ‘no data, no fun’ (see below 5).

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

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 most important update was the extension of phase one of the program’s implementation. Don’t Miss Out!

Price 52

Price Logistics E-procurement Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

She brings national and international experience in leading disputes practices in Melbourne and in Paris as well as valuable in-house experience at the front end of projects and the back end of disputes in construction and energy—two of the most important industries at ACICA. We will roll out the program again for AAW 2025 in Sydney!

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Quality Import Supply Chain 52

Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

New regulations regarding joint ventures are coming soon as there is more to discuss on the matter Bona Fide Place of Business Rule Extension The SBA extended the moratorium on the Bona Fide Place of Business rule until September 2025, providing additional time for stakeholders to adjust to potential changes.

Participation 52

Participation Government Contracts Procurement Contract 52

Select GCR

JULY 16, 2024

New regulations regarding joint ventures are coming soon as there is more to discuss on the matter Bona Fide Place of Business Rule Extension The SBA extended the moratorium on the Bona Fide Place of Business rule until September 2025, providing additional time for stakeholders to adjust to potential changes.

Participation 52

Participation Government Contracts Procurement Contract 52

FedScoop

MAY 16, 2024

However, current processes and resource levels will not work for reviewing electronic records, including classified emails, created in the early 2000s and beyond, jeopardizing declassification reviews starting in 2025. There are always demands and more work to be done, but to have the time to focus and learn is important,” Stein said.

Management 62

Management Transparency Efficiency Collaboration 62

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. Customs CARM After being postponed from its May 13, 2024, CARM Release 3 is scheduled for 3:00 AM EST on October 21, 2024, at which point it becomes the official system of record for imports into Canada.

Export 40

Export Import Supply Chain Consulting 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Demand data is shared publicly every other month through GSA’s Vendor Support Center To work towards its goal of “complete transparency” in government procurement purchasing, GSA has expanded its datasets and plans to make more data available over the coming years. GSA is also expanding TDR as an option to additional SINs in August 2024.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Data Price Thresholds 52

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.

Innovation 98

Innovation Government Government Transparency 98

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.

Data 75

Data Government Government Demand 75

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

and overseas governments can improve lives through public sector citizen services and increased transparency: two things that are critical to building and maintaining trust in institutions. At the Atlantic Council Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics panel, experts underscored the importance of democratizing AI technology.

Public Private Partnership 126

Public Private Partnership Distribution Transparency Innovation 126

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Effective communication between government officials and industry partners is of paramount importance in fostering a thriving procurement landscape. 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. In addition to Lt.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Contract 52

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).

Transparency 52

Transparency Utilities Quality Networking 52

Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Before we dive into Canada’s commitments to combatting forced and child labour, 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.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Manufacturing Import Budget 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 20, 2025

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) , the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Public Digital announced the recipients of the Future of Government Awards 2025. Judges received a record 336 nominations from more than 50 countries in 2025, the third year the awards have run.

Government 52

Government Government Leadership Innovation 52

GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three state and local experts share lessons theyll carry forward into 2025. The local partners do play a really important role [in data], both behind the scenes and then once it comes out, she said. Transparent data collection and dissemination through federal/local collaborations help constituents trust in and engage with the data.

Collaboration 99

Collaboration Data Distribution Transparency 99