Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

34] And DFARS 252.216-7000(e) gives the Contracting Officer the option of terminating the cost-increase-impacted portion of the contract/order. [35] However, “[CICA sets forth no standard for determining when modification of an existing contract requires a new competition or falls within the scope of the original competitive procurement.” [57]

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here, I reflect on these documents from the perspective of AI procurement as a major plank of this governance reform. Procurement in the AI Executive Order Section 2 of the AI Executive Order formulates eight guiding principles and priorities in advancing and governing the development and use of AI. Section 10.1(b) Section 10.1(b)

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lire cet article en Français The capacity to efficiently process and analyze extensive datasets is not just an advantage but a necessity. 8xlarge with 2 TB storage, selected for their balance of compute, memory, and storage resources. Specifically, all machines were r5a.8xlarge

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The PAP includes other directives and guidance that raise questions regarding equity and balance in the evaluation and negotiation of FSS pricing terms. According to Nextgov , this goal is part of the larger target set by an EO issued earlier this year for the government to award 15 percent of Federal procurement dollars to SDBs in FY25.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

Latin America and the Caribbean are at a crossroads of environmental sustainability and inclusive development; and public governance plays a critical role in a fair green transition, especially given existing inequalities, limited fiscal capacity, and deteriorating public trust.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This compliance headache is shared by procuring Agencies, prime contractors, subcontractors, and supply chain vendors, among others. 14,042 is being implemented by each procuring Agency developing its own FAR Subpart 1.4 Generally, procuring Agencies seem to be adopting the FARC-recommended clause without changes.

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Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions trade federal funds (balances held at Federal Reserve Banks) with each other overnight.” [50] Nash previously addressed excessive deficit spending, calling it “an issue that should be of concern to all folks that work in the procurement arena.”

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