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Open Olympics 2026: progress and challenges

Open Contracting Partnership

Just before the pandemic at the very end of 2019, we had the pleasure of meeting the organizers of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics along with civil society and experts from Milan and Nottingham universities to discuss best practices. You can read more about it in our first report. of allocated funds.

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How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector

The 2023-2026 data strategy of the Government of Canada (GC) The GC’s data strategy describes how the Federal Public Service intends to utilize data over the next three years to deliver enhanced services and value to Canadians. Le stockage compatible avec Amazon S3 offre trois avantages importants.

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IRS lays out modernization priorities, sounds alarm on funding shortfall

FedScoop

The IRS believes it will soon be forced to scale back its business system modernization efforts, writing in a report this week that Inflation Reduction Act funding for that work will run out by fiscal 2026. But to stress the importance of continuing this momentum, the IRS will continue working to make a difference for the nation’s taxpayers.

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Acquisition reform through best value and the schedule

Federal News Network

The FoRGED Act is the procurement blueprint for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026. Sometimes, quality, delivery, innovation, or other benefits are more important than price. This proposed statutory authority will immediately open up a world of innovation and efficiency for the government and industry.

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ARPA Funds: A Primer for SLED Vendors

GovSpend

Expenditure Deadline: Obligated funds must be expended by December 31, 2026. Obligation Deadline: Recipients must obligate SLFRF funds by December 31, 2024.

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Mexico: Ministry of Economy published in the Federal Official Gazette an amendment to the Tariff Schedule of the General Import and Export Duties Law (“TIGIE” for its acronym in Spanish)

Import and Trade Remedies

On April 22, 2024, the Ministry of Economy published in the Federal Official Gazette an amendment to the Tariff Schedule of the General Import and Export Duties Law (“TIGIE” for its acronym in Spanish) increasing the duty rate applicable to 544 tariff items of the TIGIE.

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The Biden Administration Announces New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports and Solar Products

Import and Trade Remedies

trade actions that have or may impose new or increased tariffs on certain imports of Chinese merchandise and solar products. Section 201 On May 16, 2024, the Biden Administration announced changes to safeguard duties under Section 201 currently in effect on certain solar product imports from numerous countries.

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