Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 21, 2023

Section 804 of the House-enacted version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 would establish a “loser pays” pilot program to require contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in “processing” bid protests that are ultimately denied by the Government Accountability Office.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

A minor deviation would be declared on a requirement if it does not result in a disadvantage against the procurement entity such as reducing the quality of the required goods , works or service, or violate the rights of other bidders. Thus, deviations from the evaluation requirement could either be material/major or immaterial/minor.

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Public Procurement Procurement Bidder Bidding 95

Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Government Accounting Office (“GAO”) receives numerous protests alleging that the time allotted from publication of a solicitation to submission of offers is unreasonable. Only a small number of such protests are sustained. Salvadorini Consulting, LLC, B-422376 May 16, 2024 is a typical example.

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Inter-American Development Bank

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

In this sense, digitally collecting accounting information from companies is crucial to enable TAs to better measure business activities, such as operations, financing, investments, the performance of companies, and their contractual relationships. CACAO stands for Accounting and Organizational Data Storage and Consultation System.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Why does Accounts Payable Need Heroes? In Accounts Payable, it’s the Supplier inquiry. Product quality improves and the supply chain is more likely to keep humming along, despite disruptions caused by global or political events — which seem to be common these days. You can learn more about Ivalua’s P2P solutions here.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 8, 2024

Most experts agree that the long-term potential of artificial intelligence (AI) depends on building a solid foundation of reliable, readily available, high-quality data. One area where data quality and readiness play a particularly crucial role for federal, state, and local government agencies is identity management.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The agency continued: “For all positions we are developing a strategy for future recruitment and retention efforts to obtain quality candidates with the desired skillsets. Areas that we are looking into include signing bonuses, retention packages, expanded outreach efforts, and other hiring incentive programs.”

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FedScoop

MARCH 21, 2024

But at the same time, we have to be absolutely assured that that information is a very high quality.” The Government Accountability Office, for example, has listed multiple AI use cases , including late-stage prototypes to summarize GAO’s legislative mandates and organize comments from Regulations.gov.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

EHR was later suspended in 2023 as part of a reset, and the department noted that it was working toward holding Oracle Cerner accountable for delivering high-quality services. The post HHS IT draft strategy aims to connect health data with systems appeared first on FedScoop.

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Data IT Strategic Planning Electronics 107

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

The fiscal cliff can lead to a range of negative outcomes that diminish community quality of life, strain household finances and stifle economic growth, including: Reduced services: Local governments may be forced to cut essential services, including public safety, education, transportation and social services.

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Redstone Government Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mastering efficiency, ensuring compliance, and driving growth is a constant challenge for government contractors. Amidst these challenges, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like Deltek Costpoint emerge as indispensable tools for streamlining operations, managing finances, and facilitating decision-making.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For example, the Government Accountability Office recently flagged that the agency’s air quality tracking systems require major updates. The contract is a reminder that software and other technology play a major role in assisting environmental regulators. It also comes amid a range of other IT challenges at the agency.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

4) Open data – win Paragraph 8 is very clear, and we are especially pleased to see the language on the need to “standardize and publish” open data being directly linked to the functioning of the e-GP system, which we believe is the shortest and smoothest way to quality open data from procurement.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 140

SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

Made Washington State Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Marketing and Selling Low-Quality Ballistic Protective Equipment Produced in China to Dozens of Law Enforcement Agencies and the U.S. Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Illegal Importation for Reselling Chinese Goods as U.S.-Made

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Ethics Government Contracts Media Quality 105

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

AUGUST 5, 2024

The HHS Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) ensures that small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) business development program, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUBZone businesses have access to contract opportunities with HHS.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

My journey in Accounts Payable started back in 1998, when I worked on my first Accounts Payable automation solution combining scanning, OCR and workflow. The perfect vision was that by merging e-Invoicing with a hammer called ‘No-PO No Pay’ the earth would move under Accounts Payable. or Accounting systems (e.g.

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E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

The MSPV program accounts for approximately $700 to $800 million in purchases in support of veterans healthcare. An automated ordering platform tied to existing contracts and sources through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), will reduce or eliminate credit fees while leveraging existing contract vehicles for price, quality, and compliance.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A series of recent scandals shows just how little accountability there is. Resolving challenges Mongolia puts a lot of effort into disclosing information in databases on public procurement, beneficial ownership, and declarations by public officials about their assets and income, but the data quality is low and not interconnected.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Federal agencies have increasingly looked to RPA “bots” to offload basic but cumbersome processes to free humans up to focus on higher-quality work. The automations, which require basic knowledge of IRS and accounting protocols, run the gamut in terms of complexity and frequently call for coordination between multiple external systems.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 2, 2024

” “President Lincoln believed in democracy, and knew that whistleblowing was democracy in action – relying on citizens to hold the powerful accountable,” says NWC Chairman Stephen M. “By taking action today, individuals can continue improving whistleblower laws and commemorate President Lincoln’s anti-fraud legacy.”

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ExecutiveBiz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A group of women-owned businesses led by Intellect Solutions has landed a $35 million contract from the Defense Health Agency to support the Uniform Business Office and Data Quality Management Control program.

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Quality Management Contract Quality Accountability 59

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” He points out that these kinds of contracts ensure quality and reliability by involving vendors who have been vetted through a competitive selection process.

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Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

FedScoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Challenges to a $50 billion government-wide IT contracting vehicle, CIO-SP4, contributed to a 22% increase in bid protests handled by the Government Accountability Office, according to numbers the agency submitted to Congress. There were 368 in fiscal 2023, compared to 344 in fiscal 2022.

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Bidding Accountability Thresholds Quality 84

FedScoop

AUGUST 12, 2024

Currently, the department has hired 14 people in BCDO roles, accounting for roughly 25% of its bureaus, Khan said. The goal of this is really to harness the power of data to advance diplomatic efforts, improve operational efficiency, and ensure transparency and accountability in the Department of State’s activities,” Khan said.

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Data Collaboration Efficiency Accountability 107

Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 30, 2024

Inclusion of Whistleblowers Involved in Criminal Misconduct: According to Kohn and Nelson, the DOJ must follow other whistleblower programs and extend whistleblower eligibility to individuals involved in (but not the primary perpetrators of) misconduct to obtain the highest quality of information and maximize the chances of successful prosecution.

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Quality Accountability Networking Import 106

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Agencies today are faced with the challenge of modernizing legacy IT solutions to streamline workflows and increase the speed and quality of their services.

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FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

For a federal agency charged with administering health insurance programs, upholding quality standards at facilities and enforcing a seemingly countless number of arcane rules , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is especially reliant on institutional knowledge.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 12, 2024

Steps for manual set up of a landing zone on AWS A landing zone is an AWS solution that enables organizations to set up a secure and scalable multi-account AWS environment. Prepare your AWS accounts – Prepare your AWS accounts by creating the necessary accounts and configuring the required settings.

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Accountability Networking Data Management 81

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. “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.

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Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

This position also assists agency staff with purchasing activities to ensure that purchase requisitions and activities comply with Kitsap Transit’s procurement policies; receives and reviews requisitions for products and services; ensures proper authorizations, and accuracy of account numbers and descriptions.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Insurance E-procurement Bidding 100

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The implementation of EHR was later suspended in 2023 as part of a reset, and the department noted that it was working toward holding Oracle Cerner accountable for delivering high-quality services. The post Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade appeared first on FedScoop.

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Supply Chain Inventory Management Electronics Budget 109

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

They are encouraging dialogue about who bought what from whom to improve visibility and accountability over the spending and the improved outcomes seen in the examples provided. Before G-Cloud, the average IT tender elicited three to four bids; after G-Cloud, it elicits eight or nine.

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Government Accountability Office has agreed with the U.S. Army's decision to deem unacceptable an engineering firm's bid for construction deals in South Korea, as the watchdog found the bids unclear on who would perform certain quality control and safety activities.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 25, 2024

In an open letter to several members of Congress , key whistleblower organizations—The Government Accountability Project, National Whistleblower Center, EMPOWR Oversight, The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF Coalition), and Whistleblowers of America—expressed their concerns about the bill.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

From late 2019 through 2022, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued twenty-one whistleblower awards to individuals who provided high-quality information about wildlife crime. In 2018, the agency was told by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to update its regulations to better incentivize whistleblowers.

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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 The guidance has been fully rewritten from top to bottom in plain English.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Oversees the analysis of cost, performance, quality, service and delivery. Ensures accountability, compliance and consistent interpretation and application with all current and applicable state and federal laws, agency policies and procedures, rules and regulations.

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Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100