GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

In order to manage those fluctuating costs, agencies need a way to set a consistent budget for their IT team, while still meeting their organization’s needs for data storage. If your organization consistently goes beyond its committed capacity, the vendor will adjust accordingly.

Strategic Planning 96

Strategic Planning Capacity Supply Chain Demand 96

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It comes after the House passed a similar bill that would improve data access for the Congressional Budget Office ( H.R. In a written statement, the organization’s director of government capacity, Taylor J. The Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act ( H.R. 7032 ) earlier this year, also by voice vote.

Data 71

Data Capacity Education Budget 71

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

On-premises models over-provision to account for spikes and growth, risking underutilized capacity. We have a limited budget. To fully harness the cloud’s potential, organizations should shift their mindset and adopt procurement processes that let them successfully evaluate options and choose the best solution.

Procurement 72

Procurement IT Price Sustainability 72

Federal News Network

JANUARY 11, 2024

industrial capacity and describes four main priorities for shoring them up: building more resilient supply chains, increasing the industrial workforce, using more flexible acquisition policies, and economic deterrence. and its closest allies currently can’t match that of China. government manages and fosters the defense industrial base.

Supply Chain 115

Supply Chain Capacity Public Private Partnership Manufacturing 115

GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

Here is a real-life example on how one civilian agency reduced its environmental footprint and budget demands: An agency was looking to reduce the power needed to heat and cool its primary data center by one-third. It achieved the same logical capacity in a greatly reduced physical footprint, which further reduced the power and cooling draw.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Capacity Demand Budget 52

FedScoop

JUNE 6, 2024

Cuts to programs for ocean observation, weather research, and staffing for the National Weather Service were a focus for House lawmakers at a hearing this week on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget request. NOAA’s budget request seeks $6.6 billion in discretionary appropriations, an increase of $224.8

Budget 85

Budget Sustainability Capacity Data 85

GovLoop

AUGUST 3, 2023

Adopting the as-a-service model has major implications for budget and procurement. Moving to a cloud ecosystem of products and services calls for a new way of thinking about everything from storage and compute to budget and acquisition. You’re replacing heavy upfront capital expenditures (CapEx) with ongoing operating expenses (OpEx).

Budget 52

Budget Strategic Planning Data Capacity 52

GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2023

Problem: Limited IT Budgets Slow Modernization Working with a limited IT budget typically forces an agency’s IT leaders to put up with outdated technology longer than they would. A small bureau in a massive agency, BIS does not have a robust IT budget. Not having the budget to overhaul the data center, Rao turned to the cloud.

Export 74

Export Budget Data Capacity 74

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

With many constraints and demands on local budgets, getting additional resources can be difficult—forcing educators to do more with less. When asked what their organization would do with 33 percent more capacity, both employees and employers identified task automation as the top productivity benefit.

Education 118

Education Demand Innovation Capacity 118

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Most of the time, international development partners make resources available under a project, or the government allocates a project implementation budget. Implementing e-GP requires training and capacity building for procuring entity officials and suppliers, auditors, evaluators, contract managers, and oversight bodies.

E-procurement 75

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Transparency 75

GovLoop

JULY 18, 2023

Of course, you must consider budget, too. There are so many things we do,” Barry said, “to help bring capacity online that can be redirected to an agency’s mission.” Agencies seeking to improve customer experience face multiple hurdles — some that start long before direct interaction with constituents.

Capacity 98

Capacity Transparency Budget Innovation 98

FedScoop

JULY 30, 2024

The release last week of long-awaited FedRAMP modernization guidance for federal agencies began with “a novel approach” from a pair of Office of Management and Budget colleagues that included room to test out some of their ideas. Everybody shares in the work and [it] delivers value faster,” Myklegard said. “So

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration Risk Management 87

Federal News Network

APRIL 2, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget is seeking help to inform the development of guidance to ensure the responsible procurement of AI by agencies. million over two years as winners of the capacity-building competition, to pursue activities that will help them achieve basic research excellence in areas relevant to DoD. (

Contract 118

Contract Networking Finance Capacity 118

Federal News Network

APRIL 5, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget’s 2024 Revisions of the Uniform Grants Guidance aim to streamline, simplify and expand the overall reach of the $1.2 Jason Miller is the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget. trillion in grants and cooperative assistance agencies pay out each year. Does it add value?

Management 98

Management Quality Budget Evaluation 98

Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

The technology’s potential to enhance the precision of economic forecasts, optimize budget allocations, and streamline tax administration is immense. AI can introduce data-driven insights for more evidence-based and transparent budgeting. However, it also introduces complexities that demand forward-thinking fiscal strategies.

Transparency 64

Transparency Data Efficiency Telecommunication 64

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

– Spend control through real-time visibility into budget consumption, negotiated prices, preferred suppliers, engagement channels. Users only see information that is relevant to them, i.e. Requisitioners see expected delivery dates, Managers their budget consumption, Accounts Payable their pending invoices.

Eprocurement 94

Eprocurement E-procurement Supplier Purchasing 94

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

Additionally, on March 28, 2024 the Office of Management and Budget released the final guidance on Memorandum M-24-10, Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of AI as we address here.

Government 52

Government Government Supply Chain Transparency 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

All countries in the region have signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to increase countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as stabilize global warming below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C C as possible. This objective implies two major challenges for finance ministries. of GDP for lower-middle-income countries and 0.9%

Finance 52

Finance Price Sustainability Capacity 52

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Sustainment: Budgets are finite, and organizations need solutions that offer a unified financial option. electrical generation capacity goes to data centers, according to estimates, Psaki said. Digital transformation fundamentally starts with your data,” Psaki said. What do you want to do with it? How do you want to leverage it?

Innovation 64

Innovation Data Capacity Budget 64

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the past, regions that were slow to ask for assistance were left behind, and authorities lacked the capacity to understand if spending meets the needs of the most vulnerable, or whether it is helping build resilience to cope with future floods. McGovern Foundation. million people. McGovern Foundation.

Budget 52

Budget Finance Data Tender 52

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Policymakers’ Forecasts: Optimistic Biases Discourage Compliance Optimistic macroeconomic forecasts undermine compliance during the budget cycle: the probability of complying ex-post with the fiscal rule is lower when policymakers overestimate GDP growth ex-ante. Below, we summarize the main findings of the study.

Influencing 52

Influencing Budget Quality Sustainability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 19, 2024

Assessing Commercial Legitimacy The central question was whether Panama acted reasonably in a commercial capacity or engaged in illegitimate sovereign conduct. In the 2022 case of Omega Engineering LLC and Oscar Rivera v. Republic of Panama (ICSID Case No.

Corruption 52

Corruption Balance Capacity Contract 52

Federal News Network

MAY 22, 2024

Two of the Coast Guard’s biggest programs — the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter — are years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. And I think, OPC and PSC are delayed four and five years respectively, are now 11 billion and at least $2 billion over budget. They are on time and on budget.

Budget 69

Budget Government Government Accountability 69

Federal News Network

JUNE 25, 2024

I think that’s a good point, the data available actually from the budget side of the house, and from the White House, and OMB and the agencies, as well as from the appropriations committees of what they’re doing. So it’s really a benefit to both the government and to industry. Is it updated? Is it once a year?

Professional Services 92

Professional Services Bidder Procurement Bidding 92

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

According to current best practices , between 5-7 percent of a company’s IT budget should be spent on cybersecurity. percent of their IT budgets in 2022. With this move, Fachklinikum Mainschleife achieved a major change to the security, data encryption, and compliance of its on-premises architecture.

Consulting 69

Consulting Balance Data Management 69

Federal News Network

AUGUST 6, 2024

In my experience, having had a number of these under me when I was in private sector as a government contractor, it’s a great advantage to the small business, because you get a lot of investment in capability and capacity, and, you know, leadership development and workforce development. That’s what that executive order is about.

Procurement 109

Procurement Professional Services Contract Bidding 109

FedInsider

AUGUST 17, 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 CPE The state of Ohio is pursuing an integrated customer approach that improves the user experience, such as creating a digital identity to simplify interactions with agencies while keeping information private and secure. Michael received his B.S.

Integrity 59

Integrity Integration Government Government 59

FedScoop

MARCH 1, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds tremendous potential to help federal agencies augment security and workforce capacity to improve mission outcomes. So, during its searches, it can bring up not just one thing but a myriad of things that pertain to the uniqueness of that patent application or trademark registration. I see it as the future.

Data 57

Data Ethics Integration Integrity 57

The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

Author: Larry Berglund As part of the assessment on the ability of a supply chain department to deliver value effectively , is its ability to do so efficiently. The latter groups have a strong influence on the priorities to be realized and the time frames for their delivery. Good but a slight drop in the ROSMA score.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Balance Procurement E-procurement 52

NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

The budget includes $58.4 The article cited several factors that will require resolution, such as the high cost of shipping containers, lack of truck drivers and warehouse capacity issues. As one of the biggest purchasers of IT, the federal government is not immune to these challenges. billion for civilian agencies and $38.6

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Warehouse Electronics Capacity 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The team at B2Gov, based in Argentina and made up of 19 people, offers clients the chance to boost their business capacities in the public procurement market, to understand the competitive dynamics of the market in advance, to conduct performance assessments and devise strategies to succeed in future opportunities. Diegues says.

Data 55

Data Public Procurement Tender Price 55

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

The system is decentralized, with institutions having capacity in-house. It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes.

Public Procurement 73

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 73

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Platform has also facilitated the exchange of experiences among countries, strengthening the capacities of the region’s ministries in this area. Capital market development Leverage private capital The guide is being published by the IDB and will be useful for treasuries and public debt offices in the region.

Finance 52

Finance Sustainability Price Budget 52

Select GCR

MARCH 5, 2024

Budget Information: Provides details about the available budget and any specific financial considerations. RFPs are also employed for facility construction or renovation projects, collaborative initiatives, and training or capacity-building endeavors. RFP stands for Request for Proposal.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Professional Services Competitive Bidding Education 52

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

In March 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo that provides more specific directions to agencies for compliance with the guidance outlined in the executive order. Enabling agencies to build and strengthen AI governance Robust governance is the foundation upon which responsible AI initiatives must be built.

Government 72

Government Government Ethics Transparency 72

GovCon Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

President Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence was seen as a watershed, a ruling that acknowledged both the capacity for tremendous good and harmful risk inherent in AI technologies.

Capacity 64

Capacity Budget Government Government 64

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

His work in the private sector provided him an opportunity to learn and lead teams with Closing the books; SEC Reporting; IT and Business Auditing; Business Process design, Budgets & Reporting, Governance, Risk & Compliance; Technology implementations (Oracle, SAP) and Organizational restructuring. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Accountability 142

Accountability Leadership Consulting Collaboration 142