WIFCON: Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Crusius View the full article

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In this article we’ll explore the available options and show the advantages and disadvantages of each. In government co-ops, a lead government agency issues a solicitation for a good or service, evaluates proposals, and awards a contract. The post Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks appeared first on ProcureWare.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Check out this article to read more about how our own experiences do not necessarily mean that they tell the entire story! We are all going to have some level of bias , but only reading one article from one news source is certainly not going to give you the full picture. Have you ever heard of the Rashomon Effect? Expanding Your Lens.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the Public Procurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and Public Procurement Authority of Ghana. These outline the terms and conditions of the contract.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In February 2024, the fund called for faster evaluation of project proposals that support government adoption of AI. This article appeared in our guide, “ Agencies Draw a New Modernization Blueprint.” Like FedRAMP, it requires a multi-step approval process that can hinder quick tech adoption.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For FedInsider, he has written many articles and white papers and acted as the moderator for over 20 interviews featuring federal, state and local officials discussing technology, policy and governmental issues.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Overall, the rules proposed by the DOT largely mirror the rules of the hugely successful SEC Whistleblower Program, Kohn wrote in a Reuters article analyzing the proposal. The NHTSAs rule proposal states that specifically, the National Whistleblower Center provided a proposal that was modeled on the SECs and IRSs whistleblower reward laws.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 21, 2025

This includes mechanisms for reallocating budgets and evaluating expenditures to create fiscal space for contingencies. This includes mechanisms for reallocating budgets and evaluating expenditures to create fiscal space for contingencies. World Development, 168, Article 106250. 2] Gomez-Gonzalez, J. 2] Gomez-Gonzalez, J.

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FedInsider

APRIL 4, 2024

For FedInsider, he has written many articles and white papers and acted as the moderator for over 20 interviews featuring federal, state and local officials discussing technology, policy and governmental issues.

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FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

For FedInsider, he has written many articles and white papers and acted as the moderator for over 20 interviews featuring federal, state and local officials discussing technology, policy and governmental issues.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2024

Time: Showcase the evolution of a location over centuries using rich digital content, including pictures, newspaper articles, and memories. Turn curiosity into knowledge: The web app pieces together rich digital content such as images, videos, and news articles about the landmark. Narrative: Structure the thematic context by layers.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 9, 2024

(The Agriculture Department determined that the risk of using ChatGPT was “high” and established a review board to study proposed uses of generative AI tools) In the meantime, DOE has enabled a generative AI testing sandbox, which should allow employees to evaluate the technology in a secure environment.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 21, 2024

This article provides an overview of recent changes introduced to the arbitration regime of Ethiopia, such as the ratification of the New York Convention (“NYC”) and the subsequent adoption of a national arbitration law with a particular focus on the enforcement of interim measures and awards.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Articles and reviews written by him have appeared in numerous national publications including Chief Security Officer, Stars and Stripes, The Washington Post, NextGov Magazine, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Technology, Network World, The Sacramento Bee, The Boston Globe, Government Computer News, Up Front New Mexico and many others.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 11, 2024

Steve Orrin , federal chief technology officer at Intel , said in an article published Wednesday in FedTech Magazine that government agencies should prioritize governance and assurance as they start evaluating use cases for artificial intelligence and should protect data and training models as they work to deploy AI tools.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The different stages —initiating, planning, executing, evaluating and closing — are all going to take a certain amount of time and have their own substages and steps forward (and sometimes back.) This article appears in our guide, “ How to Change Things Up (and Make It Stick).”

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

This article seeks to disentangle these overlapping terms by examining the tools and methods that are often used interchangeably. Invitation for Bid (IFB), Bidding Documents QCBS, QBS, FBS, LCS Methods for complex procurements requiring evaluation of both technical and cost factors.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

After evaluating the quotations, CMS announced that the order would be awarded to Octane Public Relations. then filed a bid protest with the GAO, challenging various aspects of CMS’s evaluation. This article was originally published by Steven Koprince on LinkedIn and is reprinted with permission. Asking for a friend.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 15, 2023

To safeguard the integrity of development and evaluation of proposals in the merit review process, this memo establishes guidelines for its use by reviewers and proposers.” Madison Alder contributed to this article. The agency cannot protect non-public information disclosed to the third-party GAI from being recorded and shared.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Part of that expanded focus would include acquisition security at large and a requirement of the council to “proactively monitor and evaluate certain covered articles for ongoing risk.” “We We have bipartisan consensus that protecting our nation’s supply chains is key to national security,” Raskin said in the release.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The services, such as protective domain name system (DNS), can help companies meet some of the requirements that are evaluated under CMMC. The National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center for several years has offered free cybersecurity services to companies in the defense industrial base.

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FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

That’s becoming increasingly critical as the number of experienced healthcare specialists qualified to perform diagnostic evaluations is declining in the U.S. This article was produced by Scoop News Group and sponsored by Google Public Sector. ARM’s impact also extends beyond individual diagnoses.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A state Department of Health, for example, used an integrated platform to evaluate Medicaid recipients who frequently used emergency services for non-emergency care. This article appeared in our guide, “ State and Local: Making an Impact.” But agencies that look more deeply can greatly impact lives.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A 2021 article reported that 92% of organizations that paid the ransom demand did not get their data back. For FedInsider, he has written many articles and white papers and acted as the moderator for over 20 interviews featuring federal, state and local officials discussing technology, policy and governmental issues.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Accordingly, this article will analyze the approach applied by Lithuanian courts regarding the enforcement of annulled foreign arbitral awards. OJSC Rosneft Oil Co , similarly evaluate annulment decisions based on international standards. Lithuania is no exception. courts, such as in the case of Chromalloy Aeroservices v.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 16, 2023

So your article, your blog, is entitled could “This Be the End of the 8(a) program?” They’re not going to be reevaluating, I presume, those that have very little ability to succeed, but they are going to be evaluating the social disadvantage. So should you really be in the program at all? Tom Temin All right.

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 19, 2024

transforming an article into a new and different article of commerce, with a name, character, or use distinct from the original article). The CO must not use the Buy American statute evaluation factors prescribed in Subpart 500 to provide a preference for one foreign offer over another foreign offer. FAR 25.001(c)(2).

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 10, 2024

View the full article Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 22, 2023

From January 2020 to January 2022, La Monte served as CISO for HHS’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) where he spearheaded a multidisciplinary cybersecurity team comprised of IT professionals, auditors, evaluators, investigators and attorneys focused on combatting cybersecurity threats within HHS and the healthcare industry.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We just completed two articles on the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) [1] and, before that, two articles on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits. and evaluate significant variances for potential defective pricing. [48] select items with significant variances for evaluation, and develop appropriate detailed audit steps.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 18, 2024

CMS evaluated Sparksoft and the eventual awardee, TSG, as follows: Sparksoft protested, challenging numerous areas of the agency’s evaluation, including challenges under both of the non-cost evaluation factors. View the full article GAO walked through challenge after challenge, rejecting each one.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

This article thus calls for a critical evaluation of the de novo standard with a view to developing a more balanced system that would pay due regard to the competing goals of efficiency and legitimacy of the arbitral process.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

This article provides some key considerations to enhance the reader’s understanding of the FAR prescriptions, AND, the user/participants experience using the CPARS. Does this policy establish that an evaluation cannot be performed on both the basic contract and each established order alternately during the contract term?

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The most prevalent grounds upon which GAO sustained protests in FY 2023 were (1) unreasonable technical evaluations; (2) flawed selection decisions; and (3) unreasonable cost or price evaluations. View the full article Thus, bid protests remain an important oversight mechanism for the federal procurement system.

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NIH NITAAC

JUNE 2, 2022

Now that you have learned about oral presentations and the multiphase downselect technique , the final article in our three-part series will examine the Comparative Analysis technique. Scoring and Ranking FAR 16.505 allows evaluators to use a more streamlined procurement process. What is Comparative Analysis?

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E-procurement Evaluation Electronics Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 10, 2024

This article provides an overview of the Law Commission’s review process before discussing its key recommendations and their potential impact on London’s position as a preeminent seat for international arbitration. The article also discusses the rationales underpinning the Law Commission’s recommendations.

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The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

The following article outlines the solicitation process and while not all steps have equal weight all steps should be considered. A lack of clarity will be reflected in the quality of the solicitation document, the evaluation criteria and the bid submissions. A RACI chart is part of the requirements gathering phase.

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