GovLoop

JULY 26, 2024

The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. Before the ADA, Public transportation, such as trains, were not required to have handicap access. It became known as “the Capitol Crawl.”

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

When the pandemic began, the Philippines government suspended all public transport. They turned their attention to sounding the alarm about the transport crisis , when they were approached by commuters’ rights groups who were also trying to organize at the time. But they didn’t stop there. Source: Kenneth S.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 26, 2024

When considering the implementation of emerging technologies, federal agencies should document changes in statutes, provide the public with information about their efforts and establish clear communication with Congress and other relevant stakeholders, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Thursday.

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Transportation Transportation Accountability Innovation 111

FedScoop

JUNE 18, 2024

The Government Accountability Office in September 2022 tasked the SBA with fully defining and documenting a process to ensure that the agency’s top privacy official is “involved in assessing and addressing the hiring, training, and professional development needs of the agency with respect to privacy.”

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Transportation Command’s systems with the vendors’ technology, called HomeSafe Connect, were the latest hurdle in implementing the moving contract, which Defense officials previously planned to being using for military moves last September. “The HomeSafe, the holder of the up to $17.9 Problems with integrating U.S. No, I’m not.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As of this July, all 24 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies completed an OMB requirement in its Cloud Smart strategy to ensure that CIOs oversee modernization efforts, according to the Government Accountability Office. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.,

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The reporting that agencies are required by a 2018 law to do on various website and digital services benchmarks is often incomplete and inconsistent, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

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Transportation Transportation Accountability Education 113

Inside Government Contracts

JANUARY 16, 2024

Thus, taking into account both merits decisions and dismissals, it appears that contractors received some type of relief in roughly 78% of appeals resolved in FY 2023 (21 merits decisions plus 125 voluntary dismissals, out of 185 appeals resolved). Typically, voluntary dismissals reflect a settlement by the parties.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The AI Research, Innovation and Accountability Act of 2023 , introduced Wednesday by Sens. and other members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, aims to provide clear distinctions on AI-generated content and other identification for AI systems, including those deemed “high impact” and “critical impact.”

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

Transportation Command officials said Tuesday. The positive feedback received from both customers and our transportation offices shows that we are headed in the right direction,” Andy Dawson, the director of TRANSCOM’s Defense Personal Property Management Office said in a statement. The expansion of work under the up-to-$17.9

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Learn how islands are leveraging digital technology to innovate across four of the main trends re-shaping our transport systems: promoting public transportation through mobility as a service (MaaS), active mobility, electrification, and autonomous vehicles. Islands can help us to imagine the art of the possible.

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Transportation Transportation Sustainability Innovation 80

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This blog summarizes some of the benefits of cloud-based ground segment architectures, and demonstrates how users can build a proof-of-concept using AWS Ground Station’s capability to transport and deliver Wideband Digital Intermediate Frequency (DigIF) data , along with the software-defined radio Blink, built by the AWS Partner Amphinicy.

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Data End to End Transportation Transportation 128

Government Contracts

APRIL 1, 2025

Department of Veterans Affairs reasonably rejected a business's proposal to provide wheelchair transportation services at an Atlanta medical center for failing to include details about how much it would charge for wait times, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A series of recent scandals shows just how little accountability there is. A group of journalists found links between politically exposed persons in a coal transportation company with the help of our tools. Mongolia’s economy is dominated by large state-owned mining companies that control much of the country’s wealth.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Government Accountability Office has thrown out Maersk's protest over the shipping giant's rejection from a $2.3 billion contract for military freight transportation services, saying U.S. Transportation Command wasn't obligated to tell it its pricing was too high.

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Price Freight Transportation Transportation 52

Whistleblower Network News

MAY 28, 2024

Boynton reaffirmed the DOJ’s commitment that “those who are obligated to pay money to the United States, whether in the form of travel fees or other types of payments, are held accountable for what they owe.” In discussing the settlement, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The report stated: “By not classifying, accounting for and dispositioning its sensitive and high-risk property, BNL is at risk for potential adverse impact on public health and safety, the environment, national security interests and proliferation concerns. The IG conducted the audit from January 2022 through July 2023.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Transportation Command first noticed the issues during an initial round of IT testing in August, and they first believed the bulk of them would be resolved by the end of 2023. MilMove will be the initial customer interface where [base transportation offices] will build out their initial move requirement,” he said. Officials at U.S.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Government Accountability Office rejected a Virginia-based contractor's challenge to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's denial of its $74 million security screening contract proposal, saying it was not prejudiced by the agency's "latent ambiguity" in its solicitation.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Through the standards issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, or the U.S. The report concluded that federal agencies had failed to implement accessible technology systems and that the government accountability measures were not effectively tracking compliance and progress. The GSA and Sen.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Government Accountability Office that an $896 million contract for transportation services supporting the Office of Refugee Resettlement's program for unaccompanied children wasn't properly awarded, landing it among the2024 Law360 Government Contracts Groups of the Year. Hogan Lovells succeeded in persuading the U.S.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

The employee and certain dependents also receive a free transportation pass on Kitsap Transit. Education and Experience: High school graduation/GED and some college level coursework or technical training in purchasing, finance, business, or accounting and two years of experience in a purchasing position/positions.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 8, 2024

Government Accountability Office tossed a challenge to a pending $2.3 billion freight transportation services deal, saying Monday that the complaint concerned audit requirements that were already being litigated in the Federal Circuit.

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Freight Transportation Transportation Accountability 52

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 31, 2024

AI and ML empower transportation agencies to extract valuable insights from their raw data collected using IoT devices like sensors and cameras, enhancing the quality of services. Download the transportation dataset to your local machine. Access to an Amazon SageMaker Canvas subscription. Access to an Amazon QuickSight subscription.

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Transportation Transportation Export Data 78

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Transportation Command and that new vendor, HomeSafe, spent the summer testing the new approach and the new IT infrastructure it will require, with 212 short-distance local moves. DoD issued its first task orders for interstate moves last week: 40 of those orders have been placed with HomeSafe so far. .

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

And that doesn’t even account for an igloo-sized elephant in the room. The findings, released in 2021, detailed challenges ranging from inapplicable building codes to logistical nightmares in transporting equipment and materials to far-flung regions. The $600,000 HUD issued to Nome is part of a $1.6

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GovSpend

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Improve transportation options for millions of Americans and reduce greenhouse emissions through the largest investment in public transit in U.S. of Transportation and Army that account for 5% of the total awards. In terms of the top NAICS, construction related NAICS codes account for more than $1.4B.

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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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Government Government Budget Quality 97

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Members of the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development were largely in agreement on the need for regulations in these mostly uncharted waters. But they also have the potential to bake in existing inequities and to reduce accountability and even limit opportunity.” Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.,

Price 110

Price Insurance Finance Transportation 110

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Creating fossil-free postal transport and logistics In 2021, Posti Group , the leading postal and logistics service company in Finland, signed the Climate Pledge , co-founded by Amazon, and committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across their business operations by 2040.

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Sustainability Innovation Transportation Transportation 81

GovSpend

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Improve transportation options for millions of Americans and reduce greenhouse emissions through the largest investment in public transit in U.S. of Transportation and Army that account for 5% of the total awards. In terms of the top NAICS, construction related NAICS codes account for more than $1.4B.

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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.

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i360 Federal IT

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

From NextGov : A Government Accountability Office report found that the agencies responsible for managing infrastructure in the healthcare and public health, energy and transportation sectors need to better assess their cyber risk mitigation strategies.

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Transportation Transportation Accountability Management 40

Government Contracts

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Transportation Security Administration must revisit proposals for a $19.45 Government Accountability Office decided. million task order because it failed to document how the experience of a Maryland company that won the contract corresponded to the required work, the U.S.

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Transportation Transportation Accountability Contract 40

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 3, 2024

Within the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) , MVD employs more than 600 customer service representatives in 44 offices across the state to help meet residents’ needs and get them on the road with ease. The motto of the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is “Out of the line and safely on the road.”

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Transportation Transportation Efficiency Telecommunication 81

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 17, 2024

Transport Transport as a form of waste could relate to more deliveries coming than needed. If a team member has some accounts queries, are they treating them all individually where they could save them up and just have one meeting? In a process are the people or the machines moving in a way that is effective.

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Inventory Manufacturing Transportation Transportation 59

Federal News Network

JULY 18, 2024

The company completed a contract to update the big C5 transport places with new engines. So, the contract wasn’t really repair contract, the contract was intended to modernize the C5 transport aircraft and to kind of get them online a greater percentage of the time and have them be more reliable.

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