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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

It is currently developing a methodology to calculate the impact of green public procurement on CO2 emissions in high-carbon sectors such as energy and transport and specific products such as paper. Therefore, it is important that targets balance well the ambition and readiness of buyers and the market to achieve them.

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Eyebrow-raising AI amendment passes Senate Commerce committee 

FedScoop

While roll call votes on Cruz’s proposals to repeal the AI executive order in its entirety and prevent environmental impact assessments on AI systems failed at the markup Wednesday, another amendment that would dull the teeth of federal government actions to prevent bias and discrimination in AI systems advanced in a substitute via voice vote. . —