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NSW Department of Education works with AWS to transform tech skills and the digital jobs landscape

AWS Public Sector

The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2023 estimates that 60 percent of workers will require retraining by 2027 to prepare for jobs of the future, in a world of intelligent machines and cognitive computing. The feedback reflected this, with 89 percent of participants recommending the training to fellow educators.

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Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland – One year on

Scottish Government Procurement

The plan will aim to consider how procurements are conducted and contracts are developed to reduce barriers and enable participation for SMEs and third sector organisations. This action plan will support the implementation of this strategy as part of its ‘Good for Businesses and their Employees’ objective.

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Federal contracting dollars for women-owned small business remain below 5%

Federal News Network

A team of 25 people then will spend the next 4-6 weeks analyzing those roughly 43 plans to see how they will meet the minimum set of zero trust capabilities by 2027. Space is limited to 25 participants per training course and OPM gives priority to those who have not previously attended.

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How NPOs and NGOs embrace digital transformation for sustainability with AWS

AWS Public Sector

UK Biobank , a nonprofit biomedical database, faced the challenge of managing massive amounts of data—about 30 petabytes—from 500,000 participants. WWF plans to scale Forest Foresight to 15 landscapes across 12 countries by 2027, aiming to reduce illegal deforestation by 30 percent in high-risk areas.

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Three new story arcs of ‘As GSA’s Acquisition World Turns’

Federal News Network

GAO also found the solicitation is consistent with FASA’s stated preference for the acquisition of commercial items as GSA took action to accommodate commercial item contractors and to encourage their participation. billion in 2027. GAO also said no other vendor filed a protest and BCG did bid on OASIS+ in the end.

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Collaborative Frameworks update: June 2024

Scottish Government Procurement

Framework Public Bodies are encouraged to complete the RFI and confirm their interest in participating in a User Intelligence Group (UIG) for the new procurement exercise. The award is imminent and participating bodies will be notified very soon. Early development work on the re-let has commenced.

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“(Don’t) Let the Chips Fall Where They May”:  FAR Council Previews Proposed Rule Implementing the Covered Semiconductor Prohibition  

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The statutory deadline for a final rule is December 23, 2025, and the semiconductor prohibition will go into effect on December 23, 2027. Comments and responses to the FAR Council’s questions are due on July 2, 2024.