Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

that prohibits SETA contractors from using their insights and influence to gain an unfair advantage or worse, commit fraud. Some major technology companies have sought to influence government contractors through kickbacks, job offers and special discounts. conflict of interest and false claims rules. Congress must enforce FAR 9.5

Public Private Partnership 102

Public Private Partnership IT Influencing Corruption 102

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Procurement as a Strategic Driver of Digital Transformation Public procurement wields immense influence over markets, technology adoption, and the direction of societal progress. Governments worldwide control vast budgets through procurement, giving them the power to: Drive innovation by demanding advanced solutions from vendors.

Procurement 59

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 26, 2024

For classified deployments, all ICMP ISVs must be vetted for foreign ownership control and influence (FOCI) by the government prior to beginning contract performance. If you are interested in learning more about AWS Marketplace in the AWS Secret Region, please contact icmp@amazon.com or your AWS account executive.

Purchasing 86

Purchasing Influencing Price Procurement 86

Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

At the Small Business Administration, BICs account for 45.6% Governmentwide, agencies avoided $16.7 billion in costs through category management in fiscal 2024, nearly 29% above their goal for the year. Governmentwide, 13.6% And the preponderance of agencies lie between those two extremes, such as the State Department, which logged 15.5%

Category Management 54

Category Management Management Purchasing Budget 54

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 30, 2024

In 2022, Emory launched the AI.Humanity initiative to explore the societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence its future development to serve humanity. It also offers a familiar HPC user experience, hiding AWS Cloud complexities.

Education 83

Education Ethics Efficiency Accountability 83

Federal News Network

JULY 25, 2024

A diligent review will typically include: Accounting for the parties’ relative business cases for entering into the agreement, including factors influencing negotiating leverage (is the subcontractor the only practical choice to supply the relevant goods or services, or does the prime have other options?)

Insurance 93

Insurance Bidding Influencing Negotiation 93

Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

government is the largest purchaser in the world, significantly influencing the purchasing landscape. Additionally, having a solid accounting system that adheres to generally accepted accounting principles is essential for maintaining compliance and ensuring successful contract management.

Bidding 52

Bidding Government Government Buyers 52

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Life-Cycle Cost One “green procurement” strategy is to take the full life-cycle costs of a product – including, potentially, its costs to the broader society due to greenhouse gas emissions – into account when assessing the product for award. the environmental characteristics of the subject matter.”

Procurement 147

Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This involves a high level of responsibility and accountability, as prime contractors must manage both the resources and subcontractors effectively to fulfill their obligations. They are accountable for managing all aspects of the project, ensuring that it is completed on time and within budget.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Participation 52

Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a joint letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Krupski and Greenspan raised questions about Tesla’s accounting practices. In 2022, Krupski was fired for bad behavior, poor time management, and being a “negative influence.” They plan to dispute that Krupski had been subject to retaliation.

Education 103

Education Whistle-blowing Media Data 103

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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. This will result in more accurate cost forecasting, and drive viable business models and pricing strategies.

Price 75

Price Demand Education Efficiency 75

ivalua

JUNE 28, 2022

A study by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Ivalua, found that businesses must digitize their operations in a timely manner while also allowing for visibility into payments – both of which were key factors in influencing suppliers’ willingness to collaborate with and share innovations with a specific customer. About C2FO.

Supplier 52

Supplier Finance Influencing Accountability 52

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 3, 2024

Watch the fifth episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast to learn more about how generative AI is influencing the global education space. An identity provider service set up to manage student identities and grant access to the application. Read more: Develop generative AI applications to improve teaching and learning experiences.

Education 128

Education Data Utilities Integrity 128

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But the Council doesn’t meet very often and no one at the top seems to pay any attention, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). So GAOs opinion is that they need more autonomy and a little bit more authority and influence, not less. Tom Temin Right. Travis Masters Yes, that’s correct. Potentially.

Influencing 86

Influencing Management Leadership Efficiency 86

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 30, 2024

Amid concerns over the influence tech companies wield, States are starting to insulate their economies from perceived foreign risks of influence, while seeking to champion home-grown tech juggernauts. These changes have profound political, economic, and societal implications.

Influencing 52

Influencing Thresholds Accountability Negotiation 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

There was a similar, there was a foci mitigation and foci is that foreign ownership and control and influence. And in fact, GAO, the Government Accountability Office, did an assessment of where we stood with all three of these acts, and released a report this summer. That was in the 2018 bill. And it’s pretty common.

Consulting 59

Consulting Thresholds Influencing Professional Services 59

GovLoop

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Stress and burnout influence job performance and long-term career growth.” According to the Partnership for Public Service, Gen Z accounts for just 1.6% . “Sixty-eight percent of Gen Z and younger millennials report feeling stress a lot of the time,” write Ryan Pendell and Sara Vander Helm at Gallup. More to Come.

Consulting 69

Consulting Collaboration Influencing Leadership 69

FedScoop

APRIL 16, 2024

Justin Waugh, head of platforms, ITG enterprise platforms team at UNOPS, highlighted the transformative impact of Google Workspace in managing extensive infrastructure projects involving frequent account and project turnover.

Collaboration 67

Collaboration Innovation Efficiency Integration 67

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

If public sector bodies and organisations follow clear procurement regulations, they can help uphold high standards of accountability, while still achieving the best results for the general public. By using procurement intelligence solutions, companies may stay up to date on opportunities and changes in national legislation and regulations.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 52

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 10, 2023

Earlier analysis has also shown that there are pervasive risks of regulatory capture and commercial determination of the process of public sector digitalisation stemming from reliance on standards and benchmarks created by technology vendors or by bodies heavily influenced by the tech industry.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers Influencing Import 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Given that the main driver for the implementation and redesign of the system was to obtain efficiencies (aka savings) through the exercise of the NHS’ buying power, both the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) and the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are scrutinising the operation of the system in its first few years.

Supply Chain 64

Supply Chain Procurement Price Efficiency 64

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Government Accountability Office recently upheld the protest of a contract award from the Defense Intelligence Agency. It was clearly a problem, that it was disparate treatment and it could have influenced the decision, even though the source selection decision said didn’t. But GAO thought that mattered enough.

Bidder 83

Bidder Price Sustainability Evaluation 83

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

These actions range from improving IT infrastructure efficiency, to empowering sustainable hybrid working environments, to carbon accounting and smart building energy efficiencies, and more. Meath County Council in Ireland is utilising AWS technology for the purposes of gathering public health data to influence behavioural change.

Sustainability 81

Sustainability Data Quality Efficiency 81

Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

appropriately influenced economies of scale. BPA Fundamental Purpose and Benefit: “Simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing ‘charge accounts’ with qualified sources of supply.” IDVs are not established as “charge accounts.” Would the IDV be a more appropriate arrangement?

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Thresholds Price Accountability 52

Public Contracting Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

appropriately influenced economies of scale. BPA Fundamental Purpose and Benefit: “Simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing ‘charge accounts’ with qualified sources of supply.” IDVs are not established as “charge accounts.” Would the IDV be a more appropriate arrangement?

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Thresholds Price Accountability 52

Tracker Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2024

How Thresholds Influence the Find a Tender Solution Thresholds are crucial in the context of public bids and must be properly addressed. Easy Access: The Process of Find a Tender Service Login Tracker’s service login and account management procedures are easy to use and safe.

Tender 52

Tender Contract Bidding Public Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the Asian context, clauses often lack specific benchmarks for price reviews, whereas in the Australian context, clauses are very specific, such as defining what ‘long term’ and ‘comparable’ mean for the purpose of ‘taking into account prices under other long term comparable contracts.’

Price 59

Price Negotiation Finance Accountability 59

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This step, however, to some extent, is mitigated by those more restrictive provisions that are influenced by Shariah law in Saudi legislation. The recently revised Saudi Building Code also holds contractors accountable for latent and hidden defects that may emerge after project completion.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Influencing Efficiency Corruption 52

ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

Supply chains are particularly affected by these changes, as well as other external influences that threaten to disrupt their daily operations, such as: extreme weather conditions, supply shortages, global health issues, and economic crises. It is key to driving savings and growth in the connected supply chain ecosystem.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain End to End Transparency Logistics 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

So far, AI has already obtained credible influence in the way public procurement tenders can be drafted and submitted. However, the influence that this technology has had, and may continue to have, on our daily lives as citizens, is rapidly accelerating.

Public Procurement 59

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Evaluation 59

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 15, 2024

And so is their interplay (for a more detailed account of the relevant questions, see Kehl & Wuschka, ZEuS 2024 , 59 (67 et seq.)). In already formally notifying its withdrawal, the UK has therefore put itself into a position where it can no longer influence which version of the ECT it will sail into the sunset.

Influencing 52

Influencing Contract Negotiation Corruption 52

Select GCR

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A narrative is a structured account or story that describes a series of events or experiences. Describe Educational and Professional Challenges Delve into the impact of systemic barriers on your educational and professional pursuits and how these factors may have influenced your access to opportunities. What is a narrative?

Education 52

Education Competitive Bidding Networking Participation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Implementing an HHS-wide strategy to support greater enforcement and accountability. While the Memo is directed at agencies and does not impose new requirements on contractors directly, those providing AI products and services could soon see it influence contract requirements, source selection evaluation criteria, and contract terms.

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

FedInsider

APRIL 2, 2024

Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. Russia used these tactics during the 2016 and 2022 elections, and China is attempting to follow suit with a slew of fake social media accounts targeting candidates and sharing misinformation.

Media 83

Media Networking Project Management Integrity 83

Select GCR

JUNE 18, 2024

Ensuring Accountability and Configuration Management Identification When it comes to DFARS regulations, accountability is a key player. Defense contractors are required to implement robust accountability measures, ensuring that they are always on top of their compliance statuses.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Accountability Government Contracts Contract 40

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

And there are attributes or properties influencing the interpretability of a model (eg clarity) for which there are no evaluation metrics (yet?). Public procurement is thus increasingly expected to play a crucial gatekeeping role in the adoption of digital technologies for public governance and the delivery of public services.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

While the Memo is directed at agencies and does not impose new requirements on contractors directly, those providing AI products and services could soon see it influence contract requirements, source selection evaluation criteria, and contract terms.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Logistics Budget Procurement 52