Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Progress on transparency and lessons for delivery On February 14, 2025, we released the second Open Olympics 2026 report , analyzing for the first time the data from the portal (updated as of December 31, 2024). Making transparency a prerequisite for future Olympic bids would be the most effective integrity and sustainability safeguard.

Transparency 86

Transparency Bidding Sustainability Corruption 86

SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Here are some key points from this year: (1) the key effectiveness metric, showing numbers of sustains and corrective actions at GAO, was similar to prior years at 52% for the 2024 fiscal year and (2) total bid protest numbers were down slightly from 2023 but a little above the number for 2022. Why Are Cases Sustained?

Bidding 59

Bidding Sustainability Evaluation Price 59

Public Procurement Intl

JANUARY 14, 2025

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Procurement 130

Procurement Bidding Sustainability Government 130

The Softly Spark

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

When it comes to sustainability, “non-toxic” reigns supreme in consumer preferences. Sustainability Certific ations support sustainability claims and promote transparency for your product. Schedule a free consultation with Softly to learn more about avoiding the risks of sustainability claims. OBrien et al v.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Import Utilities 52

Federal News Network

JANUARY 9, 2025

A clause in the Defense Authorization law for 2025 has procurement attorneys sitting up in their chairs. Then sometime in the middle of calendar 2025, we’ll be able to see what this program looks like in detail. I do them and they’re not an insignificant part of my practice, but we all do a lot of other things, too.

Contract 105

Contract Procurement Bidding Accountability 105

VWV

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

From 24 February 2025, all contracting authorities must have regard to it when making procurement decisions (except for procuring authorities in Wales who have their own Wales procurement policy statement). This aligns with the stronger sanctions in the Act relating to performance, exclusions, and debarment.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Ethics 52

FedScoop

JUNE 26, 2024

As part of ongoing efforts to expand access research and sustain global leadership in R&D, the Office of Science and Technology Policy said its updated agency public access policies will go into effect by Dec. 31, 2025. , While final policies for public access policies are expected to be finalized and published by Dec.

Sustainability 90

Sustainability Leadership Integrity Integration 90

WashngtonExec

AUGUST 22, 2024

Joe Niehaus, senior vice president of logistics solutions at LMI, has been named chair of WashingtonExec’s Supply Chain Council for 2024-2025. At LMI, he leads logistics consultants developing and delivering advanced logistics solutions in acquisition and sustainment; infrastructure, energy, and environment; [.]

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Logistics Sustainability Consulting 75

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With features like Guardrails, Knowledge Bases, and Agents planned for 2025, Amazon Bedrock is reshaping how national security organizations process information and protect national interests. This milestone brings the power of frontier models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 to Intelligence Community and Department of Defense customers.

Innovation 59

Innovation Collaboration End to End Efficiency 59

SmallGovCon

AUGUST 23, 2024

South Carolina Residents Ordered to Pay $50,000 Fine and More Than $400,000 in Restitution Following Their Conviction in “Rent-A-Vet” Construction Fraud Scheme Targeting the United States Department of Veterans Affairs GSA releases FY 2025 CONUS per diem rates for federal travelers Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril Prime Contractors (..)

Bid Rigging 105

Bid Rigging Government Contracts Bidding Sustainability 105

SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here are some key points from this year: (1) the key effectiveness metric, showing numbers of sustains and corrective actions at GAO, was up even higher to 57% for the 2023 fiscal year and (2) total bid protest numbers are up slightly, reversing a downward trend in total protest numbers from the last few years.

Bidding 104

Bidding Sustainability Price Category Management 104

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

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. Of the protests resolved on the merits during fiscal year 2024, our Office sustained 16 percent of those protests.

Thresholds 90

Thresholds E-procurement Accountability Procurement 90

GovCon Wire

MARCH 30, 2025

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson has presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to Alpha Omega CEO Gautam Ijoor. Ijoor received his first Wash100 Award for his excellent leadership that focuses on propping up Alpha Omega for sustainable, long-term growth.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Leadership IT 52

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 21, 2023

Moreover, GAO statistics show that in approximately half of all protests filed, protesters got some form of relief, be it voluntary corrective action by the agency or a sustain on the merits by GAO. As envisioned by House Section 804, bid protests filed with GAO on or after October 1, 2025 would be subject to the three-year pilot program.

Bidding 130

Bidding Quality Sustainability Accountability 130

FedScoop

MAY 3, 2024

Ahead of the anticipated funding shortfall two years from now, the agency said it aims to “accelerate” several digitization efforts in fiscal 2025. that represent a cross section of industries including hedge funds, real estate investment partnerships, publicly traded partnerships, large law firms, and other industries.”

Electronics 114

Electronics Sustainability Collaboration Data 114

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In addition, a dedicated Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Competence Center was established in the LPPO to lead implementation and to support contracting authorities and suppliers in their adoption of green criteria. In 2023, the LPPO added a set of key sustainability performance indicators to its procurement dashboard.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Department of Defense said Friday the company will work through November 2025 to conduct testing on various gearbox assemblies and deliver corresponding logistics, calibration, maintenance and sustainment support. Navy and Marine Corps.

Logistics 59

Logistics Contract Sustainability 59

FedScoop

AUGUST 23, 2024

Ricky Clark, deputy director of NITAAC, said the agency is “very confident” that the new contract will be awarded before the end of CIO-SP3’s six-month extension to April 2025 that was announced last month. “We’re Court of Federal Claims, and expect to have a decision from the court in the next few months.

Bidding 118

Bidding Sustainability Contract Accountability 118

ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Marine Corps, will showcase the advanced capabilities of its MATRIX flight autonomy system through a series of demonstrations in 2025. Using an optionally piloted Black Hawk helicopter, the team will test how the system can support the Aerial Logistics Connector program by resupplying and sustaining Marines in contested […]

Logistics 52

Logistics Sustainability Collaboration IT 52

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Genatempo, who manages 2,700 personnel under his command and is responsible for a $21 billion portfolio that includes developing, producing, deploying and sustaining Air Force aerial networks, enterprise IT and cyber infrastructure, could have deployed AI tools in a number of different areas ranging from finance to logistics to the supply chain.

Data 64

Data Networking Finance Collaboration 64

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

So, that’s something we’re going to be working on into, delivering that into 2025. So, looking ahead to the challenges in 2025, theyre all there for us. And even more important that we see a real focus on environmental sustainability. So all the very best for that for the future.

Public Procurement 48

Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 48

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

Central to the event were the themes of generative AI, sustainability, security, and—importantly for Europe—digital sovereignty. Sustainability in the cloud There is increased recognition that sustainability cannot be a siloed approach within an organization. billion liters returned to communities annually.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 78

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The fourth initiative of the Army’s recent software modernization memo is to adopt a sustainment model that is focused on continuous improvement and development. This course is anticipated to be open for enrollment to the Army workforce in fiscal 2025.

Contract 110

Contract Innovation Electronics Networking 110

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

Public Procurement 140

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 140

FedScoop

JULY 5, 2024

Sustaining the agency’s digital momentum will depend in part on Congress. Brown said O’Malley has been meeting regularly with lawmakers to make the case for President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request and the 8% boost for SSA that comes with it.

Data 120

Data IT Budget Leadership 120

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sustainability and renewable energy Levy shared how a recent study that was commissioned by AWS and conducted by Accenture estimates that AWS infrastructure is up to 4.1 In December 2020, AWS pledged to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to provide free cloud computing training to 29 million people worldwide by 2025.

Sustainability 69

Sustainability Innovation Education Data 69

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

According to Gartner, up to 67% of ERP implementations fail — and as more solutions migrate to the cloud, they predict the failure rate could climb to as much as 90% by 2025. Sustainable master data management and governance: As much as 55% of projects fail due to data management issues.

Supply Chain 88

Supply Chain Management Total Cost of Ownership Warehouse 88

The Softly Spark

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The landscape of sustainability claims has evolved, and with the advent of the EU Green Claims Directive, an anti-greenwashing law, the days of casual and unverified claims are now over. It is imperative that brands craft a compelling sustainability narrative that is both clear and transparent.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Retail Transparency Quality 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Further details can be found here: Vehicle hire contract 2020 to 2023 – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Publishing, Print, Design and Associated Services (PPDAS) The existing Cat A Framework for Publishing, Print, Design and Associated Services (PPDAS) is due to expire on 30 September 2025. Early development work on the re-let has commenced.

Collaboration 67

Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

Public procurement, one-third of spending or more of every country, is critical to economic development and sustainability. Sustainability needs to be seen as a wider issue, not just green purchasing and the environment, but also supporting women businesses and local economic development.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

Federal News Network

JUNE 28, 2024

One fiscal 2025 spending bill that the GOP-led committee advanced this week includes language targeting teleworking feds. More House appropriators target federal telework, office space - Fedeal News Network) Two Defense Department projects made the cut for the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards the White House announced this week.

Internal Control 59

Internal Control Public Private Partnership Networking Sustainability 59

Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

more in funding for 2025 Between September and July, PEO-MLB has made an additional 20 software updates and currently supports 293 users and has executed more than 100 contract actions worth more than $1.5 million increase, for fiscal 2025. Navy requests $15.6M billion in contracts. The Navy asked for $22 million , a $15.6

Procurement 119

Procurement Electronics Contract Evaluation 119

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With a nationwide decrease in the number of students ages 18-22 enrolling in postsecondary education—known as the enrollment cliff—expected as early as 2025, the UNC System is addressing an increasing need for learning opportunities that enable students who cannot or do not wish to take classes in a traditional on-campus environment.

Professional Services 81

Professional Services Education Integrity Integration 81

FedScoop

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Development and deployment of the SDI operational prototype is now complete,” the agency said in an email, adding that the system is transitioning to sustainment funding in 2025.

IT 107

IT Transportation Transportation Integration 107

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Several key provisions aimed at streamlining the acquisition process made its way into the 2025 defense policy bill President Joe Biden signed into law on Monday. One of the notable provisions included in the 2025 defense policy bill codifies the middle tier acquisition pathway into law under Title 10.

Sustainability 96

Sustainability Budget Networking Procurement 96

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

We hope to drive more community impact across Thailand once the new AWS Region in Thailand goes live by early 2025, making it easier for organisations and businesses in the country to access emerging technologies for public good. Learn more about the Open Data Sponsorship Program and how you can share your datasets.

Quality 81

Quality Education Data Public Goods 81

ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

Niul Burton wrote a great article in Industry Week titled “Procurement 2025: 10 Challenges that Will Transform Global Sourcing”. Sustainability. 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. Globalization.

Supply Chain 45

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Global Sourcing 45