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

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Previous projections for how IRA funding would impact the IRS’s revenue only took into account revenues that were directly connected to increased enforcement staffing. Accounting for IT modernization, the report noted, reveals “a wide array of potential revenue benefits.”

Efficiency 100

Efficiency Capacity Accountability Data 100

FedInsider

AUGUST 17, 2024

CPE The state of Ohio is pursuing an integrated customer approach that improves the user experience, such as creating a digital identity to simplify interactions with agencies while keeping information private and secure. Friday, September 6, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5

Integrity 59

Integrity Integration Government Government 59

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A series of recent scandals shows just how little accountability there is. A capacity-building curriculum is vital too. They can help ensure compliance as part of business integrity efforts and to understand markets by providing detailed data about their competitors and volumes of contracts. We think Mongolians deserve better.

Data 123

Data Corruption Supplier Public Procurement 123

Government Contracts

MAY 15, 2024

Court of Federal Claims decisions highlighting factors to consider before filing a protest alleging Procurement Integrity Act violations, and a decision from the U.S. Government Accountability Office about the capacity of an agency to interpret its own solicitation terms. Roke Iko at MoFo examines two U.S.

Bidding 52

Bidding Capacity Accountability Integrity 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, a key concern is to maximize the utilization of capacity to meet demand while avoiding overprovisioning. Amazon Forecast is a fully managed deep learning service for time-series forecasting which can be used to estimate future capacity needs enabling operators to make planning decisions with more confidence.

Capacity 81

Capacity Demand Distribution Data 81

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

He has been in numerous leadership roles in the private sector for over 25 years, spanning accounting, finance, technology & operations management spheres. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Virginia and Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM). Department of Veterans Affairs.

Accountability 142

Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration 142

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. Unfortunately ,they often have not been adequately integrated into the design of e-GP systems.

E-procurement 82

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Transparency 82

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Users only see information that is relevant to them, i.e. Requisitioners see expected delivery dates, Managers their budget consumption, Accounts Payable their pending invoices. For instance, purchase orders could be directly amended by a supplier to reflect his stock or delivery capacity. -Boosted stakeholder satisfaction.

Eprocurement 94

Eprocurement E-procurement Supplier Purchasing 94

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

RePath seeks to decrease recidivism, increase operational efficiency, improve participant outcomes, and reinforce adherence to conditions in both pre-trial and post-trial supervision, showcasing a commitment to accountable practices and economical solutions. Baltimore, MD R3 Score Technologies, Inc. Revir Technologies, Inc.

Innovation 135

Innovation Participation Efficiency Collaboration 135

AWS Public Sector

MAY 24, 2024

MAG has created a technology and data strategy in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate the elements of its complex ecosystems and deliver efficiencies. Data integration tools will lead to smarter planning The first step is to join up MAG systems and integrate data silos on-the-day operations to optimize staff planning.

Sustainability 75

Sustainability Efficiency Integrity Integration 75

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

For instance, Section 181 of the House NDAA would provide multiyear procurement authority for DoD to acquire domestically produced rare earth elements, including those that are a key component of large-capacity batteries used in electric vehicles.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 19, 2024

Integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) into public procurement processes holds significant promise for enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency, potentially reducing corruption. This minimizes human intervention, the primary source of corruption in public procurement.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Market Analysis 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We want to unlock its power to improve economic inclusion and sustainability, rebuild integrity and trust, and deliver the quality public services that we all deserve. It is an underfunded, paper-based government chore: we want to turn procurement into a smart, user-friendly, digital public service.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

FedScoop

APRIL 29, 2024

Small businesses account for 43.5% Inboxes and storage capacities hit their daily caps almost immediately. By making it easier to integrate apps and implement a knowledge base reference library, the modernization effort also allowed the SBA to consolidate information from various sources and streamline the decision-making process.

Integrity 79

Integrity Integration Efficiency Capacity 79

Federal News Network

APRIL 5, 2024

So it’s clear, consistent and more accessible and understandable to everyone will say the guidance, we believe strengthens accountability and integrity, accountability and burden reduction should be symbiotic not in conflict with one another,” he said. “In That said they can’t really handle all that capacity.

Management 95

Management Quality Budget Evaluation 95

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“The migration was frictionless and speedy, with excellent guidance from the AWS account team—working directly alongside our AZDHS leadership,” said Paula Mattingly, chief information officer (CIO) for AZDHS. “As Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) offers scalable computing capacity within the AWS Cloud.

Distribution 80

Distribution Accountability Management Leadership 80

FedScoop

MARCH 26, 2024

Congressional support agencies, including the Library of Congress, the Government Accountability Office and the Government Publishing Office, have also recently shared how they’re exploring AI to improve their work and services in testimony before lawmakers. The office of Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., Rebecca Heilweil contributed to this story.

Accountability 103

Accountability Evaluation Innovation Data 103

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 21, 2024

For example, tax revenue accounting and return processing modules would run on the same tightly coupled infrastructure despite minimal overlap in business and process functionality. This increases the overall reliability and fault tolerance of integrated platforms. This limits the ability to scale these functionalities independently.

Integrity 64

Integrity Integration End to End Data 64

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Acknowledging the GDPR alignment of all AWS services , Kite Consult orchestrated the integration of various AWS services. First, they set up a landing zone , a scalable, secure multi-account AWS environment. It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity and frees customers from time-consuming database administration tasks.

Consulting 78

Consulting Balance Data Distribution 78

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 8, 2024

When the ITD Lab Director at UNO asked about reducing the costs, their AWS solutions architect recommended they consider using Amazon Aurora Serverless PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition with Babelfish integration. With Aurora Serverless, capacity scales automatically with demand. Pricing is based on Aurora capacity units (ACUs) at $0.12

Data 72

Data Integrity Integration Capacity 72

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. Open data is often lauded as a magic pill for anti-corruption: reveal what’s going on, inform the public, and, presto, government will become more accountable. Oh, and big data just means bigger gains, right?

Data 52

Data Public Procurement Procurement Buyers 52

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 3, 2024

MVD wanted a solution that would better support expansion to 24/7 call operations, new support functions for digital driver’s license enrollment, and integrate reporting and analytics. Additionally, the ability to only pay for actual usage rather than over-provisioning capacity for peak periods provides increased scalability.

Transportation 81

Transportation Transportation Telecommunication Efficiency 81

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from St. She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California. In her capacity as a leader, Johnson has received several awards of excellence for innovative leadership for California. Louis University.

Innovation 72

Innovation Leadership Education Insurance 72

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

Macroeconomic and fiscal policy is at the brink of a transformative shift due to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), which is poised to revolutionize fiscal governance and policy formulation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). A comprehensive strategy is essential to build the capacity necessary for successful AI adoption.

Transparency 64

Transparency Data Telecommunication Capacity 64

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 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

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.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

FedInsider

APRIL 3, 2025

AI for Smarter Cloud Management: Kevin Walsh, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity Team at GAO, suggests turning your focus on what weve learned from past use cases, especially for those who are overwhelmed with the idea of where to even begin their integration journey.

Leadership 52

Leadership Management Networking Efficiency 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ERP and SIS applications hosted in AWS can integrate with AWS’s broader suite of services , including its machine language (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) , application integration services , and more.

Evaluation 78

Evaluation Education Data Import 78

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 16, 2024

He began with the Government Accountability Office before serving as Chief Counsel to the then-GSA Board of Contract Appeals. As we bid farewell to Tom in his professional capacity, the Coalition extends our heartfelt gratitude for his years of service and wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement.

Procurement 52

Procurement Capacity Integrity Integration 52

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

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A convenient and highly cost-effective way to achieve this without having to manage the underlying compute infrastructure is AWS Glue , a serverless data integration service. All that’s left to do apart from this is to specify the peak processing capacity of your AWS Glue job by specifying the desired number of workers.

Data 78

Data Export Sustainability Capacity 78

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 60

Data Ethics Capacity Integrity 60

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 16, 2024

Despite these signals, the integration of AI into the daily workflow of arbitration professionals remains relatively modest. To this end, SVAMC AI Guideline 4 attributes accountability for “uncorrected errors or inaccuracies in any output produced by an AI tool” to the parties and their representatives.

Ethics 90

Ethics Data Integrity Integration 90

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 8, 2024

AWS services supporting the APEX solution include: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) – Secure and resizable compute capacity. AWS Glue – Simple, scalable, and serverless data integration. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) – Scalable storage in the cloud.

IT 72

IT End to End Innovation Efficiency 72

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 19, 2024

In this guide, we walk you through the process of adapting LLMs to specific domains with parameter efficient fine-tuning techniques made accessible through Amazon SageMaker integrations with Hugging Face. Access to an Amazon SageMaker Training g4dn.12xlarge 12xlarge instance type or larger, such as an ml.p3dn.24xlarge the initial weights.

Import 122

Import Data Quality Efficiency 122