Whistleblower Network News

JULY 31, 2024

July 30 was National Whistleblower Day and a number of federal agencies celebrated the day by highlighting the importance of whistleblowers and educating employees about their whistleblower rights. We hope to see each agency participate this year,” wrotes NWC Executive Director Siri Nelson in the letters.

Education 109

Education Import Media Capacity 109

FedScoop

JULY 25, 2024

At a speech announcing the policy, Administrator Samantha Power emphasized the need to invest in partner countries’ digital capacities. She also highlighted the importance of having the U.S. take leadership in promoting internet connectivity around the world, particularly as other countries try to do the same.

Capacity 87

Capacity Leadership Integration Integrity 87

FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

The mention of ‘Company’s record management and data storage processes’ could raise an issue of whether an agency has the capacity to access and search for these records when fulfilling a FOIA request,” she said in an email to FedScoop. Zhou also pointed to record management and data storage as a potential issue.

Electronics 132

Electronics Impact Assessment Transparency Thresholds 132

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 19, 2024

The parameter ‘r’ specifies the size (that is, learning capacity) of each adapter, and ‘alpha’ defines the scaling factor of the adapter weights. Depending on the use case, it’s important to use high-quality data that is representative of the model’s intended use. Python environment. transformers==4.41.2 peft==0.11.1 accelerate==0.30.1

Import 122

Import Data Quality Efficiency 122

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Company President and CEO Luke Savoie said in a statement Wednesday, “As Elbit America continues to grow our portfolio and capacity as a critical member of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, it’s important that […]

Capacity 59

Capacity Innovation Import IT 59

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 10, 2025

Implement constraints and quotas for each consumer account to prevent a single consumer from monopolizing available capacity. Its important to understand that CloudWatch metrics are aggregated and may have a delay of several minutes. Implement usage-based billing at the consumer account level.

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Utilities Accountability Capacity 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Imagine listening to your emails pile in your inbox while you are working on a major project before attending an important meeting that starts in 10 minutes. Why Saying No Is Important. Before declining a request from your supervisor or co-worker, it is important to assess if this decision is absolutely necessary.

Import 105

Import Efficiency Capacity Education 105

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

These lessons underscore the importance of designing procurement strategies that prioritize clear objectives, technical competence, and stakeholder collaboration. Invest in Capacity Building: Equip procurement professionals with the skills to evaluate, implement, and manage complex technologies like AI and blockchain.

Procurement 59

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

GovLoop

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The team builds out the city’s capacity to innovate by exploring several areas of community and workforce. Build Capacity Through an “Innovation Ecosystem” That’s what they call it in Philadelphia, where training programs for city employees complement funding opportunities, technology strategy, modernization efforts and more.

Innovation 98

Innovation Capacity Evaluation Management 98

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

As that process begins, federal officials discussing the migration are highlighting the importance of actions such as prioritizing high-value assets, working toward “crypto agile” systems, and purchasing compliant tools. What are our high-value assets that are subject to needing post-quantum encryption?

Inventory 138

Inventory Capacity Import Government 138

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As a result, addressing passive waste through capacity-building measures can generate large savings for governments. Transitioning to smart public procurement involves more than just capacity building; it requires a fundamental shift in approach. Sir Oliver Hart explains the guiding principles during the IDB event on Sept.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We designed a data analysis project to show how public open datasets can be used to uncover important issues and bring public attention to who is supplying what, for how much and whether there are any links between suppliers and high-ranking public officials. A capacity-building curriculum is vital too.

Data 123

Data Corruption Supplier Public Procurement 123

ivalua

APRIL 15, 2020

The conference will address a number of critical issues, such as: How to accelerate the digital transformations required to free capacity, improve decision-making and enable scalable collaboration with suppliers and stakeholders? How to manage today’s crisis, and prepare for the next?

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Innovation 17

FedScoop

JUNE 27, 2024

On top of that, AI — particularly generative AI in recent years — has been an important tool for the CIA’s mission to triage open-source intelligence collection, Raman said. “Imagine all of the news stories that come in every minute of every day from around the world. .”

Data 145

Data Logistics Capacity IT 145

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It enhanced our capacity to navigate challenges, safeguard digital assets, and ensure uninterrupted citizen services,” said Minister Hayrapetyan. “We “As we chart the course for our digital future, the deployment of CGIT as a robust digital resilience tool exemplifies our commitment to innovation and vision for cloud adoption.

Collaboration 119

Collaboration Innovation Efficiency Government 119

Select GCR

MARCH 11, 2025

Both are important steps for woman-owned small businesses looking to access government contracts and resources. Maintaining Your Certification Maintaining certification is as important as obtaining it. WBENC offers numerous educational programs to enhance the skills and capacities of women-owned businesses.

Networking 52

Networking Utilities Contract Government Contracts 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2015

There are two initiatives that we believe manufacturers should elevate to the top of the priority list for their company: tracing the upstream supply chain and supplier capacity management. Visibility into supplier capacity. Manufacturers must take it upon themselves to do the following important tasks: Verify supplier capacity.

Supply Chain 49

Supply Chain Manufacturing Supplier Capacity Capacity 49

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When we asked which issue areas are most important to you, we saw a deep alignment with our own increased investment in anticorruption, sustainability, and electronic procurement. These will be important points to double down on in our new strategy. More importantly, there was virtually no gap in our indicators across gender.

E-procurement 76

E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

Inside Government Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lawmakers are currently undertaking the arduous process of reconciling these bills, while jockeying to include topics of importance in the final legislation. The NDAA is a “must pass” set of policy programs and discretionary authorizations to fund Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Budget Bidding Participation 130

GovLoop

JULY 18, 2023

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. The key, Gardner said, is communication.

Capacity 98

Capacity Transparency Budget Innovation 98

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The report also emphasizes the importance of local-level digital government , which is often the first point of contact for citizens seeking public services. The framework aims to leverage digital technologies to enhance public service delivery, promote inclusivity, and achieve sustainable development goals.

Government 88

Government Government E-procurement Telecommunication 88

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

For instance, purchase orders could be directly amended by a supplier to reflect his stock or delivery capacity. This is important to maximize the adoption of the tool and eventually of the process. Freed resource capacity for strategic procurement. It is key to avoid maverick spend. 100% of electronic POs.

Eprocurement 94

Eprocurement E-procurement Supplier Purchasing 94

Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Some enablers, I think, are we need to continue to build the capacity of the supplier community, in my case, third sector suppliers to access more public contracts and to collaborate better, to access bigger contracts that are of wider scope.

Sustainability 85

Sustainability Procurement Supplier Public Procurement 85

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

PhilGEPS was such an important partner in the project,” says Abante. The research also examined the procurement agency’s processes and capacity, making recommendations for improvements and highlighting opportunities to collaborate with other agencies, civil society and other stakeholders for better procurement outcomes.

Budget 136

Budget Transportation Transportation Bidder 136

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The public procurement agency improved access to information about upcoming opportunities for women-led and small businesses and conducted training to improve their capacity to respond. The team have expanded their capacity to manage these updated processes.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Agencies also need capacity and modern practices, like product management and alternative procurement methods, to adopt new models and deliver technology effectively. Equally important is the need for more flexible repayment options.

Demand 83

Demand Sustainability Import Capacity 83

FedScoop

JULY 30, 2024

Agency voices To understand the priorities, experiences and risk appetites of the federal agency community, Mill told FedScoop that the team looked to the FedRAMP board, which he called a “really important representative of the agency community” and a representative of the “agency technology and security leadership community.”

Supply Chain 113

Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration Risk Management 113

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 3, 2024

Whistleblowers are very important for society and need to be encouraged to control wrongdoing in the system. There also must be “careful thought through rewarding mechanism and capacity building for the enforcement agencies.” It fails to protect whistleblowers’ identities and establishes a flawed reporting and investigative framework.

Corruption 102

Corruption Capacity Quality Participation 102

GovLoop

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Challenge: Because the ownership of these applications was spread throughout the agency, the security teams didn’t know which systems were most important, which applications they needed to prioritize. With applications scattered about in the cloud, IT leaders were struggling to put together an effective disaster recovery plan.

Capacity 52

Capacity Demand Import Data 52

SmallGovCon

APRIL 15, 2024

In some capacity, the market research must examine the capabilities of the potential offerors to determine not only whether two or more small businesses will submit offers, but whether they are capable of performing the contract requirements. See Mountain West Helicopters, LLC ).

Thresholds 110

Thresholds Price Bidding Purchasing 110

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

A recent Ivalua study with Forester identified capacity being consumed by operational and manual activities as one barrier, along with a lack of contextual access to insights, and poor data quality as other blockers. Soft skills and leadership are key enablers for procurement teams and are as important as technological competence.

Supplier 70

Supplier Capacity Procurement Team Procurement 70

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We will make sure our solutions are co-built with local partners who will own an important ‘problem’ and who will own and scale the approach. We are not trying to become a civic tech firm but we are bringing our procurement expertise to partners to help them be more radical and transformational.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

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.

Finance 52

Finance Price Sustainability Capacity 52

Federal News Network

AUGUST 16, 2024

And so I think it’s important to understand what has happened and then led to where we are today. So in order to build resiliency, to how we think about space, we need to have a lot more launch capacity, a lot more launch pads, like, if a fire breaks out at one of those launch pads, like it’s out for potentially for months.

Capacity 58

Capacity Demand Price Import 58

Federal Construction Contracting

JUNE 7, 2022

Oftentimes, contractors find it difficult to differentiate between the government’s acts taken in its sovereign capacity as opposed to those taken in its contractual capacity. On appeal, the Air Force asserted the Sovereign Acts defense.

IT 59

IT Capacity Contract Balance 59

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When considering the value of resilience, it is important to factor in the intangible, or implicit, costs of your decisions, specifically in the domains of people, the risk to technology and data, and the possible future impact to the organization. It’s important to consider the long-term value implicit value that may be harder to quantify.

Evaluation 78

Evaluation Education Data Import 78

Federal News Network

JUNE 25, 2024

Because this is really why it’s important. By the way, this is equally important to both large businesses and smaller businesses, because nobody has an infinite amount of bid money that they can spend, they have to pick and choose what they work on. But let me just highlight a couple of those key attributes.

Professional Services 85

Professional Services Bidder Procurement Bidding 85