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VA software license assessments called out in GAO recommendations

FedScoop

JUNE 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs has work to do in assessing its software licenses, the Government Accountability Office said in a report that included four other new priority recommendations to the VA.

Inventory

Inventory Purchasing Electronics Change Management

UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement: what makes it strong and what’s still missing

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The US-led Atlanta Declaration focused squarely on accountability and the role of non-state actors in the fight against corruption. 6) Beneficial ownership – loss Unfortunately, there was no link between beneficial ownership and public procurement data in the resolution.

Public Procurement

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT

Defining organizational roles with a RACI matrix

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 31, 2025

One powerful tool for accomplishing this is the RACI matrix, which defines who is responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed by activity. Legacy systems : Many public sector organizations have long-standing legacy systems and infrastructure that need to be accounted for and integrated with any new technology solutions.

Accountability

Accountability Consulting Collaboration Efficiency

Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Improving public procurement, which accounts for one in every three dollars spent by governments, is one of the core ways countries can do more with the same – or less. Strengthen rated criteria , and ensure these are clearly communicated and used in procurement, to account for factors beyond lowest cost alone.

Procurement

Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Capacity

Applying AI to Advance Agency Missions

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Singh is passionate about process and project management. 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.

Accountability

Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration

10 success factors for implementing e-procurement system

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. Clear communication and change management Governments must effectively communicate e-GP requirements, benefits, processes, and expectations to all stakeholders.

E-procurement

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Transparency

How to Engage Neurodivergent Talent in the Government Workforce

GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

Hiren Shukla’s experience spans more than 20 years across accounting, strategy, automation, innovation and change management. She is experienced in human capital strategy, designing and implementing large organizational transformations for federal, state and local governments.

Government

Government Government Innovation Demand

Help unleash the superpower of procurement in the United States: Join OCP!

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2024

Most government agencies at the city, state, or federal levels are not able to make data-driven decisions to ensure that government contracts deliver on their economic, accountability, or environmental goals because they lack access to the right data.

Procurement

Procurement Public Procurement Government Contracts Collaboration

Cloud Architecture Matters: Improve Cloud Security by Writing Natively to the Cloud (E165)

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

His knowledge of change management, data center consolidation and operations, network design and deployment and IT services management, coupled with his outstanding reputation and record of performance within the Department of Justice positioned him well to be a transformation agent.

Engineering

Engineering Strategic Planning Leadership Consulting

Cloud Architecture Matters: Improve Cloud Security by Writing Natively to the Cloud

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

His knowledge of change management, data center consolidation and operations, network design and deployment and IT services management, coupled with his outstanding reputation and record of performance within the Department of Justice positioned him well to be a transformation agent.

Engineering

Engineering Leadership Strategic Planning Data

Streamlining digital transformation in German healthcare with AWS

AWS Public Sector

JULY 25, 2024

Oberender AG, a management consultancy firm, collaborated with Fachklinikum Mainschleife, leading process reorganization efforts. AWS Organizations facilitates governance and control across multiple AWS accounts.

Consulting

Consulting Networking Data Management

Part II: Bridging the Gap between Procurement and Finance. A New Vision for Amrest

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Clearly, there are varying business expectations and the need to address transformational change management. Turn your Account Payables team into a strategic payments function! . Long-term, Amrest aims to have one global process for their procurement across nine different brands. How can Amrest start this journey?

Finance

Finance Supply Chain Procurement Supplier

Indigenous Procurement – An exciting new challenge

The Procurement School

MARCH 22, 2024

We formed small functional working groups, tackled intent questions, and ensured that different perspectives were captured in the design and change management practices we were developing. The individuals in this field understand the significance of their roles and strive to uphold the highest standards of ethics and accountability.

Procurement

Procurement Public Procurement Collaboration Bidding

Training is an Allowable Cost and Required for Government Contractors

Redstone Government Consulting

MAY 15, 2024

Training and employee development, in our opinion, must be looked at as a necessary investment in the future of a business as well as the business’ key resource - its employees.

Government

Government Government Government Contracts Contract

It’s time to evolve IT procurement

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

On-premises models over-provision to account for spikes and growth, risking underutilized capacity. Additionally, change management is essential as teams shift left towards iterative development and automated deployments. Workloads typically follow fluctuating demand curves. What’s next?

Procurement

Procurement IT Price Sustainability

Another possible challenge for DoD’s $19B moving contract: No movers

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.

Contract

Contract Transportation Transportation Price

In the Middle East, the Need for Risk Management Guides the Transformation Journey to Procurement 4.0

ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

In fact, 54% cite this challenge as a key obstacle to digital solution deployment, along with change management and involvement of internal stakeholders — in other words, the human component of technology implementation. Next, organizations will adopt process intelligence to optimize procure-to-pay and accounts payable processes.

Risk Management

Risk Management Supply Chain Procurement Management

Data, talent, funding among top barriers for federal agency AI implementation

FedScoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Department of Energy said legacy methods of storing data, such as warehouses and databases, are outdated and weren’t designed to account for AI. “As As a result, the agency said it would continue to enable “effective change management” so workers can take advantage of those capabilities.

Data

Data Quality Government Government

Enhancing decision making for system changes with generative AI

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 7, 2025

In addressing this challenge, Booz Allen , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Services Partner, developed an innovative solution using Amazon Bedrock -powered generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the decision-making process for system changes. Architectural overview of the change management assistant.

Change Management

Change Management Evaluation Management Data

Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit now available on AWS Artifact

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Additional categories covered by the Full version include: change management, vulnerability scanning, third-party assessments, and PCI DSS. Customers that do not have an AWS account, can contact their account team for support in accessing the HECVAT.

Education

Education Accountability Demand Evaluation

Empowering women businesses in Uganda through contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 23, 2025

Research sponsored by IDRCs Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women – East Africa, found that just 1% of Ugandas government contracts go to women entrepreneurs, although women-owned and led businesses are estimated to account for nearly 40% of businesses in the country. Change is already visible.

Contract

Contract E-procurement Capacity Bidding

AI Is Only Part of the Picture

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For example, an automation could enter invoices into the accounting system rather than people typing them in by hand. It’s change management.” He is also looking for applications where AI could have the most cost-effective impact. We’re exploring ways we can leverage robotic process automation,” he said.

Data

Data Change Management Budget Accountability

Test and integrate ground segment with AWS Ground Station digital twin

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 5, 2025

Existing AWS Ground Station customers can use AWS Ground Station digital twin for ongoing configuration change management. The satellites must be onboarded to a nonproduction AWS account for use with the AWS Ground Station digital twin. The test environment uses AWS Ground Station with digital twin.

Integrity

Integrity Integration End to End Data

Establishing a robust cloud platform and operational model through the CCoE

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Platform perspective The platform perspective of the AWS CAF focuses on the core infrastructure and services that will underpin the organizations cloud environment.

Integrity

Integrity Integration Distribution Management

4 best practices to enhance research IT operations with AWS

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 11, 2025

Facilitate culture change The biggest challenge faced when introducing cloud technology into an established research institution is the people. Institutions need to invest in change management to see results. One effective strategy is showcasing cloud success stories from other researchers.

IT

IT Budget Collaboration Data

Improving Management of Complex Cloud Environments (E186)

FedInsider

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

His knowledge of change management, data center consolidation and operations, network design and deployment and IT services management, coupled with his outstanding reputation and record of performance within the Department of Justice positioned him well to be a transformation agent. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Management

Management Engineering Transportation Transportation

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VA software license assessments called out in GAO recommendations

UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement: what makes it strong and what’s still missing

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Defining organizational roles with a RACI matrix

Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Applying AI to Advance Agency Missions

10 success factors for implementing e-procurement system

How to Engage Neurodivergent Talent in the Government Workforce

Help unleash the superpower of procurement in the United States: Join OCP!

Cloud Architecture Matters: Improve Cloud Security by Writing Natively to the Cloud (E165)

Cloud Architecture Matters: Improve Cloud Security by Writing Natively to the Cloud

Streamlining digital transformation in German healthcare with AWS

Part II: Bridging the Gap between Procurement and Finance. A New Vision for Amrest

Indigenous Procurement – An exciting new challenge

Training is an Allowable Cost and Required for Government Contractors

It’s time to evolve IT procurement

Another possible challenge for DoD’s $19B moving contract: No movers

In the Middle East, the Need for Risk Management Guides the Transformation Journey to Procurement 4.0

Data, talent, funding among top barriers for federal agency AI implementation

Enhancing decision making for system changes with generative AI

Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit now available on AWS Artifact

Empowering women businesses in Uganda through contracts

AI Is Only Part of the Picture

Test and integrate ground segment with AWS Ground Station digital twin

Establishing a robust cloud platform and operational model through the CCoE

4 best practices to enhance research IT operations with AWS

Improving Management of Complex Cloud Environments (E186)

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