GovLoop

JUNE 4, 2024

When constituents receive the same level of service and convenience from government as the private sector offers — whether dealing with garbage collection, fishing licenses or social services benefits — people tend to think well of government. It’s the kind of government service that makes a real-world difference, here and now.

Balance 40

Balance Influencing Utilities Data 40

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The experience with the implementation of fiscal rules in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) shows that compliance with fiscal rules is far from perfect, and understanding the multiple factors that influence compliance is key to enhance the effectiveness of this instrument to promote the sustainability of public finances.

Influencing 52

Influencing Budget Quality Sustainability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 19, 2024

Rivera”) (collectively, the “Claimants”) sought over USD 100 million from the Republic of Panama (“Panama” or the “Government”). The Claimants suggested a test requiring proof of government misconduct contributing to contract terminations. The Tribunal also determined that the Government did not treat other contractors differently.

Corruption 52

Corruption Balance Capacity Contract 52

FedInsider

JANUARY 11, 2024

Originally designed to thwart minor malicious codes, Security Operations Centers (SOC’s) have evolved over the last 50 years what they are today; centers that provide 24 hour protection, 365 days of the year to for key government organizations. Prior to that, Roser served as the lab’s Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Leadership 72

Leadership Networking Engineering Capacity 72

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

These “socio-technical” risks are left to the expertise and professionalism of teachers, and the underpinning institutional educational values—which can be monitored and perhaps influenced by parents and other groups. The procurement of toys is usually only concerned with the first type of risks, not the second.

Procurement 67

Procurement Buyers IT Influencing 67

GovLoop

AUGUST 13, 2022

Cognitive diversity is what the federal government needs to balance speed and risk in today’s disruptable, tech-dependent world. When your organization is faced with a challenge, seek out diverse stakeholders and influencers to be part of the solution. So, where do we start? The answer lies in cognitive diversity.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Innovation Influencing Balance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 30, 2024

In 2023, investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform has been influenced by growing concerns over climate change and state responsibility. This gap would need to be filled by a combination of international, regional, and domestic legal frameworks that are layered to balance risk management and investment protection.

Influencing 59

Influencing Balance Risk Management IT 59

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Corporations have their own global private court system – called ISDS – which they use to bully governments. This process is governed by contracts that incorporate directly or indirectly most aspects of the host State’s regulatory framework, distinguishing it from other countries where these would be extracontractual matters.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Contract Tender 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Corporations have their own global private court system – called ISDS – which they use to bully governments. This process is governed by contracts that incorporate directly or indirectly most aspects of the host State’s regulatory framework, distinguishing it from other countries where these would be extracontractual matters.

Balance 52

Balance Transparency Contract Tender 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

This creates a regulatory gap —or rather a laissez faire environment—whereby the public sector is allowed to experiment with the adoption of digital technologies without clear checks and balances. And there are attributes or properties influencing the interpretability of a model (eg clarity) for which there are no evaluation metrics (yet?).

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

Likewise, were the ECT to remain in effect, the possibility of facing investment claims might prompt governments to more carefully consider introducing pro-renewable energy measures for short-term political gain. Although advisory opinions are non-binding, they are intended to influence domestic and international litigation.

Influencing 52

Influencing Balance Negotiation Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 15, 2024

However, the focus on delivering a conventional energy business in a value-focused way has led to more disputes due to finely balanced economics and resource shortages. This is because there is still a need to supply conventional energy to ensure energy affordability, security, and sustainability of supply while the energy transition occurs.

Price 59

Price Negotiation Finance Accountability 59

The Procurement School

AUGUST 21, 2024

Factors which influence outsourcing: Smaller public entities, in terms of budgets, typically do not fund staffing resources for procurement. Best practices in the governance of outsourced services see returns of 5-15% for a strategically managed spend. The balance between savings and values needs to be part of the conversation.

Procurement 52

Procurement Competitive Bidding Public Procurement Supplier 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

This has important implications for tax policies currently applied in countries, forcing governments to re-evaluate current tax rates and incentives to attract foreign investments. Second, government may face domestic political opposition against heavier taxation.

Import 52

Import Capacity Evaluation Government 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

Fortunately, Ukraine has a world-beating open government and open data infrastructure that can be leveraged to help address that challenge: we articulated a vision for how this can be done late last year. After the launch, the systems were transferred to the balance of the state in the form of a state-owned enterprise.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

Since governments depend primarily on voter confidence to remain in office, avoiding such negative publicity is of paramount importance to government bodies. Canadian companies, for their part, now have greater access to EU government contracts. This is particularly true for sub-federal entities.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Thresholds Transparency 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 5, 2024

Paulsson further emphasized the need to maintain ethical standards and avoid the pitfalls of professionalizing arbitration too much, which could lead to a system where decisions are influenced by factors other than merit.

Public Private Partnership 52

Public Private Partnership Ethics Efficiency Influencing 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 22, 2024

And one of our primary goals for this facility is to really tap into the market need around both government and commercial customers. government, specifically customers. And the folks that do what I traditionally assembly integration and test are influencing some of that design capability.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Integration Integrity Efficiency 59

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Traditionally, investor-state dispute settlement (“ ISDS ”) has not been linked to Environmental, Social, or Governance principles (“ ESG ”). As discussed above, however, states are responsible for establishing the substantive standards and reciprocal protections that will govern this transition. At least not explicitly.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Corruption Balance Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

The Voices of Developing States in Multilateral Fora Ladan Mehranvar kicked off the discussion by presenting the findings of her upcoming empirical paper on the attendance and participation of government delegations in the WGIII negotiations. Canada and E.U. countries, are by far the most vocal participants in the discussions.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Participation Sustainability Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 12, 2024

First, the panelists discussed the concept of “controlling influence”, which, as Dobrý pointed out, varies in practice, and is not limited to structural ownership and can manifest via the exercise of veto power or the power to appoint board members. Smeureanu discussed expropriation protections. Cercel provided an overview of the topic.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Import Thresholds 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

The second panel, “ TechTalk: Unraveling the Tapestry – AI’s Influence on International Arbitration”, included Luke Sobota ( Founding Partner, Three Crowns LLP), Nilufar Hossain (Investment Manager and Legal Counsel, Omni Bridgeway), Rachel Thorn (Partner, Cooley LLP), and Marco de Sousa (Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP).

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Efficiency Quality Balance 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

It can help raise awareness in case someone was not yet talking about this and, more seriously, it includes an Annex A that brings together the several different bits of guidance issued by the UK government to date. Data and information generated under contracts already in place may not be subject to adequate data governance frameworks.

Tender 72

Tender Contract Bidding Supplier 72

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 3, 2024

This thus allows for increased efficiency in arbitral proceedings administration and the dispute resolution process, and the achievement of a greater balance between the right of countries to impose sanctions and the sanctioned parties’ rights in international arbitration.

Influencing 52

Influencing Balance Capacity Import 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The ART has the potential to significantly influence the strategies and outcomes of arbitration cases, which makes it a subject of considerable interest among legal professionals. These grounds may be described broadly as jurisdictional, due process, and public policy.

Innovation 52

Innovation Import Influencing Balance 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In 2013 the Slovak Government granted State aid to NFŠ to support the construction of the national football stadium in Bratislava. The Slovak Government decided not to purchase the stadium and it instead challenged the compatibility with EU law of the State aid package due to a fundamental breach of procurement law.

Procurement 52

Procurement Finance Purchasing Public Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For purposes of Section 68, the serious irregularities range from sustained and pervasive bribery of government officials and their lawyers to the Claimant’s owners’ perjured testimony to their lawyers’ unauthorized access to legally privileged government documents. Process & Industrial Development , paras. 158-80, 228-306).

Corruption 40

Corruption Contract Sustainability Import 40

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. The transparency interventions selected for each country predominantly led to more data in a more accessible format to be published by the government for the general public, including civil society, businesses, but also government agencies themselves (Table 1).

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Public Procurement Contract 40

FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

The challenges that civilian agencies must overcome are different than those facing the Department of Defense, for instance, while the components of the Department of Homeland Security often must balance their security requirements against their law enforcement or emergency services missions. and Stanford. A graduate of the U.S.

Leadership 52

Leadership Engineering Collaboration Management 52

Great Government Through Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For many agencies, implementing EO 14110 means formalizing a new position: the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, who will drive the creation of each agency’s AI strategy and establish new governance. I’m encouraged to see their counterparts arrive in government, including our own at GSA, Zach Whitman. But wait, there’s more!

Procurement 52

Procurement Risk Management Internal Control Evaluation 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The importance and positive contribution of public procurement law to the adequate management of public funds may seem difficult to appreciate in ordinary times, and there are recurrent calls for a reduction of the administrative burden and bureaucracy related to procurement procedures, checks and balances.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

For example, the PAP directs FSS contracting officers to “leverage the collective buying power of the government to obtain competitive, market-based pricing.” They do not require the government to purchase all its requirements from FSS program contracts. Yet, FSS contracts are not requirements contracts.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Price E-procurement Contract 52

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These changes require national and international interventions by business and thought leaders and governments. Business decisions have been influenced by the theory of the Invisible Hand. An unfettered free market does not want any government intervention. The pandemic exposed the lack of resilience in sourcing strategies.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Total Cost of Ownership Sustainability 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The use of AI by the US Federal Government is an important focus of the AI Executive Order. It will be subject to a new governance regime detailed in the Draft Policy on the use of AI in the Federal Government (the ‘Draft AI in Government Policy’, see also its Factsheet ), which is open for comment until 5 December 2023.

Risk Management 69

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 69

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While the last SIAC Manila Conference 2019 was an intimate gathering of only 80 participants, this year’s ‘ SIAC Manila Conference 2023: Deep Dive into Arbitration Trends ’ held on 25 May 2023 attracted more than 800 registrants, and SIAC had to cap the conference attendees at 500 practitioners, government representatives, and in-house counsel.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Participation Efficiency Influencing 52

Government Contracts & Global Trade

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

EOs are published directives to the federal government, while they are not legislation, they have the force of law. The EO broadly defines AI to include any “machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.”

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Education Collaboration Innovation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

It was held that unilateral arbitrator appointments undermine this principle, tilting the balance in favour of the appointing party. In case of sole arbitrators, the appointing partys influence raises legitimate concerns of bias. This would be consistent with the principles of party autonomy and minimal judicial intervention.

Balance 59

Balance Transparency Engineering Influencing 59