Federal News Network

JUNE 10, 2024

The Grants Quality Service Management Office over the last year helped several micro agencies buy award management services. Andrea Sampanis is the acting director of the Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) in HHS. “We They are live, on target and on budget, which is not an easy thing to do.

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Procurement Budget Quality Management 57

GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

Transparency indicates that the government openly shares information, motives, and choices related to policy, budget, and program decisions in straightforward language. Capability reflects the belief that the government can create high-quality programs and services and has the ability to meet expectations effectively.

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Retail Education Transparency Quality 102

FedScoop

MAY 1, 2024

But the agency is working on a strategy to also onboard commercial services and looking to ensure that information it provides is fresh so people will want to regularly return, Steve Krauss, a senior advisor for OPM’s HR Quality Services Management Office, or QSMO, told FedScoop.

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Budget Management Finance Quality 100

Select GCR

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A Strategic Approach for Federal Contracting: Maximizing your Marketing Budget As the year draws to a close, businesses find themselves at a pivotal juncture where strategic decisions can impact their financial standing and future growth. For companies engaged in government contracting, leveraging the remaining marketing budget before Jan.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 14, 2024

Despite the seen-it-all quality to Kaouk’s federal government career, serving as chief artificial intelligence officer and CDO at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission since December has kicked things up a notch. For starters, there’s a machine-learning tool that detects anomalies in algorithms that’s focused on improving data quality.

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Data Quality Inventory Ethics 98

SmallGovCon

MARCH 22, 2024

Made Washington State Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Marketing and Selling Low-Quality Ballistic Protective Equipment Produced in China to Dozens of Law Enforcement Agencies and the U.S. Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Illegal Importation for Reselling Chinese Goods as U.S.-Made

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Ethics Government Contracts Media Quality 86

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. In the third, poor quality materials had been used. I’m proud of the quality of reports done by civil society last year because they were escalated by the procurement agency to the auditing authorities.

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Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 87

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

Michael Parrish, the VA’s chief acquisition officer and principal executive director, said during the hearing that the agency does not view the SCM as a “major” IT project because the VA has not established a “firm budget” or a “firm schedule.”

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Supply Chain Inventory Management Electronics Budget 92

FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The USPTO in 2021 sent its top engineers to Google to be certified in TensorFlow and develop neural network feedback loops for patent examiners to rate algorithms, as well as to apply machine learning and AI to patent classification, search and quality. Our budgeting process is stupid. Our procurement is stupid. Holcombe said.

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Government Government Budget Quality 96

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The subcommittee’s first recommendation was simply for the Office of Management and Budget to push federal law enforcement agencies to follow a checklist when testing AI tools in the field. It’s a win-win … if we can really get the best information, high-quality information, [on] what’s working and what’s not.”

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Impact Assessment Inventory Transparency Quality 81

The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Solicitation Processes Once a government buyer has issued a solicitation, they must balance meeting the government’s needs with maintaining the interest of quality vendors. To have sufficient budget for the successful submission Assume that the costs for past similar procurements have not significantly changed.

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Supply Chain Buyers Budget Quality 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.

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Influencing Budget Quality Sustainability 52

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.

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Management Quality Budget Evaluation 92

GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

to the SBIR program if their extramural research and development budgets exceed $100M. Moreover, agencies with an extramural R&D budget surpassing $1 billion must reserve 0.45% for the STTR program. Participating Agencies It’s worth noting that participating agencies are mandated to allocate 3.2%

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Tendersinfo

MARCH 24, 2021

The Procurement Team involves divisions like Procurement Manager, Budget Holder, Management of the contract, and representatives of different sectors. Procurement Formalization- It determines the sources, budget, and approach to formalize the requirements. Procurement Professionals evaluate Tenders based on Price v/s Quality.

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Public Procurement Procurement Tender Bidding 52

GovLoop

MARCH 6, 2023

Only then will they be able to offer high-quality services on par with the private sector. To make that transformation a reality, three challenge need to be addressed: 1) not enough IT staff to skillfully make the changes needed, 2) tight budget considerations and 3) a change-resistant culture.

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Quality Budget Efficiency IT 52

Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Framework will appoint suppliers who are assessed as having the skills and expertise to design and deliver high quality and inclusive engagements with a wide range of people – particularly those identified as being seldom heard and furthest from decision making.

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Framework Agreement Participation Supplier Public Procurement 76

DemandStar

MARCH 1, 2022

A procurement network also can match your project with high-quality vendors and email the RFP right to their inbox. Price check – We know working within a budget, especially a government-provided budget, can be challenging. Have you ever posted an RFP and had no bids? Did you find out how to get more bids for your project?

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Bidding Budget Procurement Networking 52

GovLoop

DECEMBER 9, 2022

San Antonio launched an initiative called SASpeakUp in 2015 to gather better input on the city’s budget and its services. Reviewing and commenting on the city budget. That trust is essential to the city’s ability to achieve its most important metric for success: the quality of feedback. Building on Early Success.

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Media Quality Budget Import 59

Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Developed by the Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO), the 2023 Strategy describes the approach to improving the organizational environment within which DoD leaders and warfighters will be able to make rapid, well-informed decisions by expertly leveraging high-quality data, advanced analytics, and AI for enduring decision advantage.

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Quality Data Government Contracts Budget 52

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

With hard work and a commitment to quality, you can achieve success in this challenging and rewarding field. The best business developers tend to have a combination of these qualities and are able to apply them effectively in their work. This can help you stand out in a competitive market and increase your chances of success.

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Quality Media Government Contracts Networking 52

Mercell

APRIL 2, 2019

Although our solution was clearly superior in increasing their efficiency and raising the quality of their work, the manager insisted on the no cost option …. Why would the ‘free-for-buyers’ solution care about increasing the efficiency and raising the quality of the work of buyers? Less competition increases cost and lowers quality.

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E-procurement Buyers Procurement Supplier 52

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

It is a favourite for businesses who want high-quality tender opportunities because of its comprehensive coverage and user-friendly interface. Using such tools improves the quality of these submissions while deepening understanding of the tendering procedure at large, significantly increasing success rates if appropriately utilised.

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Tender Bidding Competitive Bidding Buyers 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

Hilary Tam, AWS principal sustainability transformation lead, noted that IDC Europe, a leading research consultancy, identified that 62 percent of large EMEA organisations will spend at least 5 percent of their IT budgets on sustainability actions in 2025.

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Sustainability Data Quality Efficiency 73

Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 25, 2024

However, the CVF is currently below budget. Indeed, data shows that giving whistleblowers an incentive to come forward despite the threat to personal safety is extremely effective in actuating the disclosure of original, high quality information that results in successful prosecutions.

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Quality Budget Consulting Data 78

Select GCR

AUGUST 6, 2024

They oversee the entire project, ensuring that it meets all specifications, timelines, and budget constraints. They prioritize small businesses with a history of delivering quality work on time and within budget, as this indicates reliability and competence. A prime contractor is a business that is the primary contract holder.

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Contract Utilities Collaboration Government Contracts 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson said the FAR case is on pause to allow further analysis of security considerations, such as roles and responsibilities for the lifecycle management of the data. “The AI has come a long way in four years.” OFPP recognized the acquisition professional behind the bot in 2022.”

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Evaluation Bidding Contract Data 90

ivalua

APRIL 20, 2023

With an intuitive e-commerce experience, Ivalua’s eProcurement platform will help Hutchinson globalize and streamline purchase requisitions, digitalize and automate large volumes of purchase orders, simplify receiving processes, and improve budget tracking.

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Eprocurement Procurement IT E-procurement 52

Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 7, 2024

The 8(a) STARS III GWAC is designated as a Best-in-Class contract by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), further affirming its value and effectiveness in meeting government-wide IT needs. This designation reflects the contract’s high standards, competitive pricing, and ability to deliver quality solutions.

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Innovation Efficiency Procurement Contract 52

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2023

So we made a recommendation, Tom, to [Office of Management and Budget (OMB)] to issue guidance, to clarify expectations for federal agencies to monitor contractor enrollment and end use of the E-Verify program. USCIS itself, the Office of Management and Budget and the contracting agencies themselves all have a task here. Tom Temin Yes.

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Import E-procurement Quality Contract 62

Import and Trade Remedies

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Since the Spring Budget 2023, the government has reviewed the authorisation application forms and commenced the co-design process of a Modernising Authorisations policy with industry partners.

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Government Government Export Quality 45

Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As a refresher, this Common Form will be used by federal agencies to obtain attestation from software developers regarding the security of their products, in accordance with Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) Memoranda M-22-18 and M-23-16.

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Supply Chain Utilities Quality Budget 52

NIH NITAAC

MARCH 1, 2021

All the while producing efficiencies and providing mission-driven high-quality experiences for end users. NITAAC Best in Class GWACs are here to help agencies implement their cloud strategy by providing access to low-cost, high-quality IT products and services through our pre-vetted, highly qualified contract holders.

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Quality Inventory Purchasing Budget 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Corruption in public procurement can lead to: 1) Overpriced public procurement contracts contributing to larger budget deficits. 3) Adverse impact on growth through lower efficiency of public investment, lower quality of public services and higher volatility in markets with substantial public presence.

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Corruption E-procurement Public Procurement Contract 52

Extract Systems

JULY 11, 2023

Aside from the obvious benefits of having a file that doesn’t degrade in quality over time, counties are also able to provide increased access for constituents while freeing up county staff. As a result of legislation and their own initiatives, counties across the US continue to move their records away from paper and into digital formats.

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Quality Budget Data Government 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This is despite 62% of respondents saying they have sufficient budget to achieve all or most of their objectives and deliver on their supply chain transparency aspirations. Many organizations still rely on conventional data sources such as contracts, invoices, and audits to support their supply chain transparency initiatives.

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Supply Chain Transparency Procurement Procurement Team 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Purchase Order has been touted as the only way to manage ‘maverick’ spend (stopping off budget expenditure), but it’s also a way to automate invoice processing. We need to take the good parts of the networks (data quality) and go back to look at AP Automation and invoice matching. When shall we pay the Supplier?

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E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94