Federal News Network

APRIL 5, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget’s 2024 Revisions of the Uniform Grants Guidance aim to streamline, simplify and expand the overall reach of the $1.2 Jason Miller is the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget. That said they can’t really handle all that capacity.

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Management Quality Budget Evaluation 98

Federal News Network

MAY 22, 2024

Two of the Coast Guard’s biggest programs — the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter — are years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says those cost and schedule increases are signs of broader management and oversight problems. They are on time and on budget.

Budget 69

Budget Government Government Accountability 69

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

The technology’s potential to enhance the precision of economic forecasts, optimize budget allocations, and streamline tax administration is immense. AI can introduce data-driven insights for more evidence-based and transparent budgeting. A comprehensive strategy is essential to build the capacity necessary for successful AI adoption.

Transparency 64

Transparency Data Efficiency Telecommunication 64

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

All countries in the region have signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to increase countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as stabilize global warming below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C C as possible. This objective implies two major challenges for finance ministries.

Finance 52

Finance Price Sustainability Capacity 52

FedInsider

AUGUST 17, 2024

Prior to Illumio, Michael was a network and security solution specialist at VMware serving the Mid-Atlantic Public Sector market as well as a Named Account Executive at Citrix Systems responsible for Remote Workforce, SASE and SD-WAN solutions. Jim’s efforts extend to working with various teams across different departments.

Integration 59

Integration Integrity Government Government 59

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Leveraging their extensive experience of monitoring procurement for over a decade, ICW built local capacities to use the data available on Opentender to investigate public contracts and identify issues, and report their findings through LKPP’s official complaints channel e-pengaduan. “We want to hold government accountable.

Corruption 87

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 87

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

According to current best practices , between 5-7 percent of a company’s IT budget should be spent on cybersecurity. percent of their IT budgets in 2022. First, they set up a landing zone , a scalable, secure multi-account AWS environment. In Germany, hospitals only invested about 2.2

Consulting 69

Consulting Balance Data Management 69

FedScoop

MARCH 1, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds tremendous potential to help federal agencies augment security and workforce capacity to improve mission outcomes. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) are far along in their cloud migration strategies, which means that data security strategies must now shift to account for an explosion of digital resources.

Data 57

Data Ethics Integration Integrity 57

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In Latin America, thematic bonds issuance has increased significantly in recent years and represents 25% of regional debt from all issuers, with sovereign issuers accounting for a third of total issuance. 7- It is necessary to green public investment management systems.

Finance 52

Finance Sustainability Price Budget 52

The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

We know that issuing a formal purchase order to buy a low-cost item and make a payment through accounts payable is not a good use of resources. The efficiencies can reduce office space, reduce hiring, reduce on-going training, reduce investment in technology and continuous upgrades, and increase workload capacity.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Balance Procurement E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

According to the World Bank, public contracts account for 15% of global GDP. In turn, these dynamics may lower prices – since this information will aid governments’ budget planning, enhance the quality of goods and services for citizens, and increase the availability of open data on public procurement.

Data 55

Data Public Procurement Tender Price 55

The Contractor's Perspective

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Under the DPA declaration of policy, Congress has found that it is in the interest of national defense preparedness that governmental assurance exists for a certain capacity level to produce and provide renewable energy sources. 4502(a)(6). more efficient energy storage and distribution technologies, and energy conservation measures.”

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Manufacturing Distribution Utilities 40

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.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

According to a new Government Accountability Office report , those benchmarks have been cleared. The Office of Management and Budget, meanwhile, was told to convene the interagency Chief AI Officer Council, provide AI guidance to agencies, and issue instructions on agencies’ AI use cases. Relatedly, OPM, the U.S.

Capacity 89

Capacity Accountability Budget Management 89

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

On-premises models over-provision to account for spikes and growth, risking underutilized capacity. We have a limited budget. If you would like to learn more about Cloud Economics, please contact your AWS account team or the AWS Public Sector team directly. Nous avons un budget limité. What’s next?

Procurement 72

Procurement IT Price Sustainability 72

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Technology and innovation leaders from the Office of Management and Budget, the Federal Reserve, the Department of State, the U.S. AI dramatically expands the capacity of federal agencies to detect anomalies, analyze data, and automate responses to cyber threats, they said. Pritha Mehra, CIO of the U.S.

Innovation 78

Innovation Government Government Transparency 78

Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

Compensation will always be an issue, but TRANSCOM has been a great partner and there are methods to take that into account. Helenthal said the industry is currently trying to persuade Congress to order a Government Accountability Office analysis to independently determine whether any company can turn a profit based on HomeSafe’s rates.

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Contract Transportation Transportation Price 119

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The team developed a three-pronged strategy: talk to MSMEs and build their capacity to bid on contracts; simplify the bidding process for smaller businesses; and use innovative technology to better measure and manage opportunities for small business vendors. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady.

Procurement 58

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 58

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

First, interest payments on the accumulating debt will accelerate, gobbling up more and more of the Federal budget. The current Congressional Budget Office (“CBO”) outlook shows, for FY2024, interest on the national debt is budgeted at $870 billion, and defense spending at $822 billion. [98] Idle Capacity).

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

have adequate accounting systems) Management & Advisory Services 829 115 Technical & Engineering Services 816 119 Intelligence Services 241 35 Research & Development Services 219 53 Logistics Services 160 31 Facilities Services 141 0 Environmental Services 87 8 A complete listing of all companies selected for award is posted on SAM.gov.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bidding E-procurement Risk Management 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-10 , Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (Memo), updating and implementing OMB’s November 2023 proposed memorandum of the same name.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Impact Assessment Innovation Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Significantly, FSS Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), which leverage individual agency requirements, now account for over 53% of the dollar value of orders under the program. billion, which accounted for 11.4 GAO recommended that OMB lead efforts with the FRPC to develop new benchmarks for utilization that account for telework.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Price Contract E-procurement 52

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Key topics covered include addressing concerns around data sovereignty, security, lock-in risks and budget control while highlighting AWS capabilities and commitments in these areas. Promoting data skills and literacy throughout the public service via training and capacity building.

Data 67

Data Government Government Demand 67

GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 26, 2023

DIB faces numerous challenges due to limited capacity to surge production, political obstacles to defense budgeting, and labor challenges. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been active in assessing the health of the DIB and recommending policy tweaks to support it.

Bid Rigging 147

Bid Rigging Bidder Bidding Efficiency 147

Federal News Network

AUGUST 22, 2024

A new report from the Government Accountability Office detailed Treasury and 22 other civilian agencies' actions across six topics and 12 common themes to fulfill the law's requirements. Auditors also analyzed the Office of Management and Budget's guidance and oversight of the legislation.

Networking 59

Networking Insurance Accountability Contract 59

Inter-American Development Bank

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Treasury bond markets play a pivotal role in the economic development and fiscal management of fragile countries, as they allow governments to secure funds from both the public and institutional investors, reducing the pressure on governments to print out money to finance their budgets. Total bonds accounted for 0.1 of GDP from 0.3%

Finance 52

Finance Budget Sustainability Capacity 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

lacks capacity in vital areas, such as precision-guided munitions and microelectronics. Finally, the Committee contemplated adjustments in contracting to account for the infrastructure needed for continuous AI model training. The condition of the U.S. defense industrial base has concerned experts for years.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Contract 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

Latin America and the Caribbean are at a crossroads of environmental sustainability and inclusive development; and public governance plays a critical role in a fair green transition, especially given existing inequalities, limited fiscal capacity, and deteriorating public trust. There is space to improve the green transition in the region.

Government 52

Government Government Data Public Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Our members collectively account for more than $145 billion dollars of the sales generated annually through government contracts, and span small, medium, and large business concerns from across the commercial market. The TMF also offers funding more rapidly than the normal budget cycle, giving agencies enhanced technological agility.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Procurement Government Government 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While the e-procurement system doesn’t include the quasi-governmental sector and sovereign wealth fund (which aren’t governed by the public procurement law) it provides full transparency on the general procurement market which accounts for at least a third of Kazakhstan’s public spending. million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

Procurement 113

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 113

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

31] Generally speaking, the PCE is based on the national income and product accounts (“NIPA”) data which BEA uses to determine GDP. [32] 36] Specifically, unlike the CPI, the PCE does not merely account for goods and services purchased by a consumer, but also purchased on the consumer’s behalf (e.g., households. [38] households. [38]

Government Contracts 40

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 40

FedScoop

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Last month, the Office of Management and Budget released an administrative policy statement opposing the passage of House Republicans’ Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2024, which does not include funding for the TMF. On the House side, for example, a couple of years ago, they actually zeroed out this account.

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Negotiation Capacity Accountability Budget 78