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Innovation Through Procurement: Across Europe

Public Procurement Intl

DIANA was established by NATO to find and accelerate dual-use innovation capacity across the Alliance. Utrecht PhD student Nathan Meershoek has written on the challenges of innovation in defense procurement; NATO’s unit to foster innovative technology, DIANA, is one answer to those challenges.

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Kristen McLeod Promoted to Calibre Systems EVP, CFO

GovCon Wire

Kristen McLeod, most recently senior vice president of finance and accounting and controller at Calibre Systems, has assumed the roles of executive VP and chief financial officer at the Alexandria, Virginia-based management consulting and digital transformation company.

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GlobalFoundries to Expand Chip Manufacturing Capacity With $1.5B Investment From Commerce Department

GovCon Wire

GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) will receive a potential $1.5 billion investment from the Department of Commerce through the CHIPS and Science Act to build and expand new manufacturing capabilities to produce more semiconductor chips for automotive, defense, aerospace, artificial intelligence, internet of things and other applications.

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Intelsat to Buy $250M in LEO Capacity From Eutelsat’s OneWeb Constellation; Dave Wajsgras Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

The agreement also includes an option to buy additional OneWeb LEO constellation service for another $250 million to increase the global coverage and capacity of Intelsat's network connectivity, the telecommunications service provider said Tuesday.

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How Developing Countries Reduce the Impact of Climate Vulnerability on Sovereign Risk

Inter-American Development Bank

Our findings highlight the asymmetric impact of climate risks on financing costs, particularly for high-risk countries, and emphasize the critical role of investments in climate preparedness, resilient infrastructure, and economic diversification. Make sure to select newsletters option, after choosing the fiscal policy and management topic.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

As a result, addressing passive waste through capacity-building measures can generate large savings for governments. Holistic Integration of Procurement and Public Finance Management Goals To effectively address both active and passive waste, it is crucial for LAC countries to shift towards smarter spending practices.

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Economy and finance ministries in the face of climate change: 7 advancements in the green fiscal agenda

Inter-American Development Bank

There is no turning back now, the ministries of economy and finance are at the heart of climate action. What are finance ministries doing and discussing to advance green fiscal management? In recent years there has been an enormous increase in the development of these strategies, with around e 40 worldwide.

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