SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In summary, the increases proposed are nothing unexpected, but still are important to note. The post Proposed Increases to Micro-Purchase, Simplified Acquisition, and Other Thresholds first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 9, 2024

It was great to receive a submission for the ‘a book for a blog’ competition, which you can read here. Original call for blogs* I am increasingly interested in the ways public procurement can contribute to slowing down public sector AI adoption. So I am launching ‘a blog for a book’ competition. See you in September!

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For background, a study highlighted that over EUR 200 billion (EUR 72 billion in imports and EUR 148 billion in exports) in 2021 benefited from EU inward and outward processing operations. The post Storage and inward processing dilemma when EU anti-dumping measures are in place appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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Coleman Jackson, P.C.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

However, it is important to be careful how you use your settlement because […] The post Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable? appeared first on Tax, Litigation, Immigration Law Blog. You no longer have to worry about medical bills, lost wages, or other expenses incurred as part of your accident.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In keeping with tradition, we are pleased to invite you to our annual Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference. The post 2024 Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In keeping with tradition, we are pleased to invite you to our annual Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference. The post SAVE THE DATE: Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 2, 2024

In this webinar, John Holtz and I will discuss the most important legal developments for federal contractors in 2023 and the first part of 2024. Regulatory Updates in Government Contracting hosted by El Paso APEX Accelerators, April 11, 2024, 10:00-11:30am MDT first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Japanese government initiated the anti-dumping investigation on imports of graphite electrode from China on April 24, 2024. The HS code for the product at issue is 8545.11.010 and the WTO customs duty rate for the product is 3.3 % and RCEP duty rate is 2.1%. The claimed anti-dumping duty rate by the claimants was 37.7%

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 16, 2024

From the importance of understanding the Small Business Administration (SBA) rules to forming effective joint ventures and teaming agreements. The post New Podcast out now with Govcon Giants first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Check out my podcast recording with Eric Coffie of Govcon Giants.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this webinar, Nicole Pottroff and I will cover some of the most important legal developments for federal contractors in 2023. The post Govology Webinar Event: 2023 Government Contracting Year in Review, December 7, 2023, 1:00pm EST first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Hope you can join us. Register here.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Register here to attend this important event. Find out the latest health care technology trends at the Potomac Officers Club's 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec.

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Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In this blog, we'll discuss Project Account Groups in Costpoint, what they are, their importance, and how to use them to segregate costs properly.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 21, 2024

APTAC supports the APEX Accelerators by providing important information, professional networking, comprehensive training and a voice in national government contracting assistance. The post Event Announcement: NAPEX Fall Conference 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Hope to see you there!

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 11, 2025

On March 4, 2025, the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) announced the launch of the anti-dumping (AD) investigation into hot-rolled steel plates imported from Japan and China. With protectionism on the rise in various countries and South Korea’s exports also struggling to grow, the unprecedented AD investigation against Japan is progressing.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 27, 2023

APTAC supports the APEX Accelerators by providing important information, professional networking, comprehensive training and a voice in national government contracting assistance. The post Event Announcement: APTAC’s 2023 Fall Training Conference first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. Hope to see you there!

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It is also important to note that the scope of the exclusion regime has been widened to include associated persons and connected persons. There are some important changes to the calculation of the standstill period which will impact upon a supplier's remedies for breach of the procurement rules.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Important stories included updates from a recent OIG SBA report, a bill to modernize federal cloud procurement, and the Army seeks to cut contract award times to six months. I just got back from presenting at the 35th Judicial Conference for the United States Court of Federal Claims. Have a great weekend.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 30, 2023

Those are examples of questions that employers might use to deeper an understanding of a job candidate’s fit for a job, according to a blog pos t at Indeed.com, a popular job site. Recent studies have found that employers increasingly emphasized the importance of soft skills when hiring and promoting workers.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news saw more insights on the new CMMC regime as well as important trends for 2024. Until then, everyone has been taking advantage of getting out and about without any major travel problems. We are all grateful for that.

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Supply Chain Government Contracts Contract Import 105

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

When thinking about benchmarking the most common area that is reviewed is price, but as we know (and as mentioned in previous blogs) price is not the sole factor. Price forms part of cost, and cost is what we should be benchmarking, therefore in procurement areas such as the following should be regularly checked against standards.

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Supplier Supply Chain Price Procurement 59

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We previously reviewed AWS serverless and container services to build modern applications in the previous blog post, “ Modernizing public sector applications using serverless and containers.” In other applications, the number of users accessing the system might be low and sporadic, but still provides an important citizen function.

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 1, 2024

Chevron Deference It is important to note first that we are not constitutional law scholars or practitioners. Historically, agency interpretations of those acts, and others, would be deferred to, something we noted in some of our older blog posts. Today, we’ll generally explore what this decision means for federal contractors.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The importance of inclusion There are 1.5 Not all citizens have the same ability to identify and digest the information that’s important to them, so councils have to invest in alternative versions of documents in a format known as Easy Read. This was as important to us as the technology collaboration.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last weeks FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalitions Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. We look forward to followers of the FAR & Beyond blog providing their recommendations for the GPEL. The GPEL will be shared with key stakeholders across government.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

But it’s important not to confuse ease of use with effortless deployment. The value of generative AI is inextricably linked to the technology’s reliability and traceability, as described in our earlier blog post, Generative AI: Understand the challenges to realize the opportunities.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 26, 2025

Why is this important? So, what are the important takeaways here? in Ostensible Subcontracting Review) first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog. By looking at the contracting dollars received by the prime contractor from the government as compared to the dollars paid to non-similarly situated entities.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 24, 2024

The post Mexico: Secretaría de Economía publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Decreto por el que modifica la Tarifa de la Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación (TIGIE) appeared first on Import and Trade Remedies Blog.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 22, 2024

Its owners ran afoul of an important distinction in OHA’s appeals jurisdiction, particularly the substantial difference between appealing a competitor’s protest of a contractor’s SBA certification and the government’s initial denial of a program certification. first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It is important to note that these changes have no effect on any first tier subcontracting requirements. But what is a small business subcontracting plan and why is it important? And they are important to “provide the maximum practicable subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns.”

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Government Contracts Contract Import Government 105

SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news had some important updates, including a new GSA schedule catalog platform, a report on savings in software purchases, and a revamped SBA training program from small businesses. 2, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The SBA is replacing it with a new portal called MySBA Certifications which as of the writing of this blog post is now live. We here at SmallGovCon think it is important for Federal Contractors to be aware of these changes before utilizing this new portal.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 19, 2024

This week in federal government contracting saw some important stories, including the one-year anniversary of the SBA takeover of the SDVOSB program and the new defense industrial strategy. I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are ready! We hope that you are staying warm in your neck of the woods.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 11, 2024

As a side note, it is always important to fully respond to questions from SBA or other federal government agencies. As we noted on the blog , SBA made some comments that it wanted to introduce more flexibility into some of these rules, including the full-time devotion requirement.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 19, 2024

Depending on the use case, it’s important to use high-quality data that is representative of the model’s intended use. A follow-up post to understand how you can take these model weights and deploy them to an inference endpoint hosted on an Amazon EC2 instance will be published on the Public Sector Blog at a later date. peft==0.11.1

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last weeks FAR & Beyond blog launched the Coalitions Government Procurement Efficiency List (GPEL) for the new federal market. We look forward to followers of the FAR & Beyond blog providing their recommendations for the GPEL. The GPEL will be shared with key stakeholders across government.

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The CGP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Keeping with the title and theme of the Coalition’s Fall Training Conference, “ What is Fair and Reasonable,” this week’s blog addresses what is fair and reasonable transparency. Look for next week’s blog to continue the focus on “What is fair and reasonable transparency?”

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 6, 2024

With so many actors in our field talking about AI more generally, this blog post is meant as a gentle introduction to getting started on applying AI in practice. Applying AI could help you create short versions of the documents retaining the important information, by either extracting existing text or generating new text.

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