FedScoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The ever-increasing backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal agencies is due in part to technological issues facing the workers charged with fulfilling them, a new Government Accountability Office report found. When we search large volumes of data, we receive tons of records back that are potentially relevant.

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the program were incomplete and would need “a comprehensive accounting” ahead of a potential takeoff in 2025.

Accountability 87

Accountability Price Electronics Data 87

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

Just days later, on March 5, 2024, House Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin introduced the Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act. This bipartisan bill would focus government resources on increasing transparency, oversight, and responsible use of federal AI systems and centrally codifying federal governance of agency AI systems.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

to take action on the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act by the end of this session, referring to the bill to bolster transparency and communication in IT spending across federal agencies as “must-pass legislation.” Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,

Purchasing 111

Purchasing Inventory Utilities Transparency 111

The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

Author : Chris Sheel Delivering major capital projects on time and on budget has always been a challenging and elusive goal. Budgets previously developed require reactive revisitation as estimates balloon. Trust is precious and essential, and it must be preserved, so be open and transparent about money up front.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The AI Research, Innovation and Accountability Act of 2023 , introduced Wednesday by Sens. The bill would also require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop recommendations for agencies regarding “high-impact” AI systems, which the Office of Management and Budget would then implement. John Thune, R-S.D.,

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Transportation Transportation Innovation Risk Management 88

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

In March 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo that provides more specific directions to agencies for compliance with the guidance outlined in the executive order. By using these capabilities, agencies can proactively identify and mitigate potential biases, fostering trust and accountability in their AI systems.

Government 72

Government Government Ethics Transparency 72

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan. The post Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade appeared first on FedScoop.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget recently released policy guidance to remove unnecessary barriers that hinder agencies’ responsible implementation of AI-centric solutions.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In 2021, Rhode Island’s Department of Labor and Training collaborated with AWS on a Working Backwards process that improved transparency for unemployment insurance claims. Contact your account team if you are interested in learning more about a Working Backwards workshop. Example AWS Services: AWS Budgets and Amazon SageMaker.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Three main challenges local communities face are obtaining information based on: Current conditions: Most available flood risk information is based on historical hydrologic data and does not account for extreme rainfall events. Current extreme rainfall events are often beyond the 1% or 0.2% annual chance events.

Insurance 64

Insurance Risk Management Data Management 64

BLP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Throughout his years of experience, he has led the legal advice to different government institutions in administrative contracting processes and state procurement, transparency and accountability, administrative sanctioning procedure; as well as judicial processes in different matters such as Civil, Contentious Administrative, Labor and Criminal.

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Public Procurement Export Procurement Collaboration 52

Extract Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Additionally, cloud services provide the foundation for data sharing and collaboration among different government departments, promoting efficiency and transparency. Transparency and Open Data Initiatives Advanced technology also plays a pivotal role in enhancing government transparency.

Government 52

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

Your proposal should demonstrate your company’s expertise, experience, and ability to deliver the project on time and within budget. Contractors must have robust systems in place to track costs, submit accurate incurred cost submissions, and comply with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates federal grants to states and local governments in FY2019 totaled nearly three quarters of a trillion dollars. trillion, making grants roughly 17% of the total federal budget. . Federal grants often make up a large portion of any state, county or municipal budget.

Management 52

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FedScoop

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s no secret that agencies grapple with aging systems, budget constraints or a risk-averse culture. This change encourages greater accountability and efficiency from IT service providers. For agencies that continue to embrace cloud innovation strategically, this future is closer than many might think.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Unfortunately, few defense IT programs deliver on time nor on budget in spite of over half of the budget going to consultants and system engineering and technical analysis (SETA) contractors. conflict of interests rules. conflict of interests rules. Snitches get stiches,” as the saying goes. Congress must enforce FAR 9.5

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Besides symbolizing a bygone era, Public Auditorium is one of many underused assets draining the city’s budget. To help create the plan, the city tapped Ernst & Young, a global professional services firm that traces its roots to a small accounting firm started in Cleveland in 1903 by Alwin Ernst and his brother, Theodore.

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Strategic Planning Government Government Professional Services 72

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. However, it also introduces complexities that demand forward-thinking fiscal strategies.

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Transparency Data Efficiency Telecommunication 64

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The program holds valuable lessons for others working to empower contracting monitors with different skills and backgrounds to work closely together to foster transparency and better procurement practices in their regions. ” “Monitoring of public procurement is one of the main tools in the fight against corruption.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

The Procurement School

AUGUST 21, 2024

Factors which influence outsourcing: Smaller public entities, in terms of budgets, typically do not fund staffing resources for procurement. Outsourcing could potentially save the cost of two staffing positions at a minimal cost of $200,000 per year, realizing a budget reduction of $1,000,000 in that same 5-year period.

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Procurement Competitive Bidding Public Procurement Supplier 52

GovSpend

APRIL 29, 2024

Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act : Signed into law in 2014, the DATA Act builds upon FFATA by mandating standardized reporting of federal spending data.

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Data Contract Price Procurement 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

In India, according to the Ministry of Finance General Financial Rules (2017), all procuring authorities are responsible and accountable for ensuring transparency, fairness, equality, competition, and appeal rights in contracting. Facilitate matching with other public datasets (e.g.,

Data 52

Data Procurement Tender Public Procurement 52

Bonfire

MARCH 17, 2023

Educate on the benefits to both them and the organization if the rules are followed—such as spending budget efficiently, increased transparency, avoiding legal issues, streamlined workflows, etc. They need to understand what they’re complying with, why, and how to stay compliant, or else they’ll do what they feel is best.

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Risk Management Management Procurement Strategic Sourcing 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

“We want to hold government accountable. These SOPs will not only serve as guidance for the auditors on how to carry out their work effectively but also for citizens on how to hold government accountable,” said Wana Alamsyah from ICW.

Corruption 87

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 87

FedScoop

APRIL 16, 2024

They also stressed the importance of transparency and continuous feedback and focused on the tangible benefits of eased workloads and enhanced efficiencies. Doing so facilitates more seamless project communication, budgeting and reporting.

Collaboration 66

Collaboration Innovation Efficiency Integration 66

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At AWS, we believe that optimizing IT costs (including cloud) helps unlock budget to invest in more innovation. Visibility into ‘unit costs’ (for example, the cost-per-student of a solution) helps budget and product owners demonstrate a connection between the demand for an application and how this demand influences cost.

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Price Demand Education Efficiency 67

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

Free Vs. Paid Tendering Platforms: A Comparative Analysis Free tendering platforms may be desirable for companies with limited budgets because of the significant costs saved and broad accessibility. Public sector contracts, such as government contracts, are heavily regulated to ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But at the same time, this regulation doesn’t take any of that into account. Larysa Kautz It’s significantly less than 1% of the DoD’s budget. I mean, we’re talking about half of a percent of the DoD budget. A lot of those things are now becoming a priority and a requirement of the program.

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Procurement Price Thresholds Contract 93

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

Invoice to Pay is a request for payment by a supplier, and technology helps to make this simple, fast and more efficient for the Supplier and the Accounts Payable team. If this is done in a coordinated way, Invoice to Pay is more powerful than the traditional silo’s of Invoice software management, budget allocation and payments.

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Supplier E-procurement Accountability Networking 52

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The Evropaïki Dynamiki (ESP-ISEP) Judgment has been issued on the basis of Article 100(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ 2002 L 248, p. 1) (‘the Financial Regulation’). 114) (‘Directive 2004/18’).

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Collusion Public Procurement Transparency Tender 40

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

For the public sector, a transparent and stakeholder-focused sustainability strategy leads to an increased likelihood of citizen behavioural change, with resulting societal benefits. The main takeaway is that sustainability transformation takes time – but every step along the journey can be meaningful.

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Sustainability Data Quality Efficiency 74

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The most recent episode related to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries to invoke escape clauses to such rules to deal with the health emergency and that has led to large budget deficits and a significant increase in debt levels. What Are Fiscal Rules and How Can We Measure Compliance? Many rules are not binding in practice.

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Balance Budget Influencing Sustainability 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 7, 2023

New Model for Monitoring State-Owned Enterprises Taking all these issues into account and the experience and knowledge we have gathered from the field, the authors of this post propose an alternative policy recommendation. Secondly, the GDPE must have qualified and sufficient personnel to monitor existing public enterprises.

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Finance IT Evaluation Budget 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

Opportunity #4: Green Procurement Public procurement accounts for about 20 percent of total government spending in the region, so the contribution of green procurement policies and management to commitments under the Paris Agreement is potentially high. Learn more about the IDB’s work on fiscal policy and climate change.

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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

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. Why can’t we just focus on price?

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Procurement IT Price Sustainability 72