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Behind the technologies at the forefront of improving NOAA hurricane data

FedScoop

Streamsondes made by weather forecast and tech company Skyfora, for example, are a smaller parachute-less version of a dropsonde that stay in the air longer and get deployed in larger quantities, allowing NOAA to exponentially increase data collection. told FedScoop.

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Our health in the cloud: Enabling strategic policy goals for a data-driven vision for healthcare

AWS Public Sector

The report provides a balanced narrative on what cloud technology is and how it can be used safely and effectively as an enabler of broader health system goals, building on concrete examples of existing applications. “When it comes to addressing the social determinants of health, we tend to underuse technology.

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Re-imagining the future of mobility on islands

AWS Public Sector

Take for example, the urban mobility app Moovit which offers real-time journey planning across multiple modes of transport, aggregating large quantities of data from service providers and users. Increasingly, MaaS service providers are leveraging the cloud to address this challenge. This technology is moving from theory to practice.

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What Limits Does German Law Impose on Externally Determined Arbitration Agreements in Sports and Commercial Arbitration?

Kluwer Arbitration

Decision of the Court According to the Pechstein Decision, the constitutional limits of externally determined arbitration agreements are governed by the right to a fair trial balanced against the freedom of contract and the protection of private autonomy (para. Instead, a balancing of interests is required (para. 40 et seq.).

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

the quantity and depth of new information) and whether new information is actionable for key stakeholders such as bidding firms; and (ii) the nature of demand for transparency, that is the existence of data users who are willing and able to act upon the information published.

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Understanding Contract Types Government Agencies Use

Select GCR

This strategy provides a balance of risk between the government and the contractor. These contracts define minimum and maximum quantity limits and allow for the periodic placement of orders. These contracts define minimum and maximum quantity limits and allow for the periodic placement of orders.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

For contracts being developed or negotiated during this period of unusually high inflation, an EPA clause may be an appropriate tool to equitably balance the risk of inflation between the Government and contractor. Tenaglia wrote the following. Obviously, the bigger and more multi-faceted the contract, the more flexibility is afforded.