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DoD raises formal performance concerns on multibillion dollar moving contract

Federal News Network

It was predominantly related to those missed pickups, and those are driven by their ability to access [moving industry] capacity, Ken Brennan, TRANSCOMs director of acquisition, told reporters Thursday. How are you getting that capacity? That is an ongoing conversation we are talking daily to ensure that theyre building that capacity.

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Marking 10 years and $120 billion of better public procurement for people

Open Contracting Partnership

We were never just after a bit more transparency though, we wanted to transform how procurement is done. We saw that early on in our life as OCP, where we supported a cross-sector group of reformers in Ukraine to create a radically transparent, open source e-procurement system called Prozorro.

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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

While it aligns with Liberia’s approach, the Model Law places greater emphasis on transparency, the documentation of justification for using restricted bidding, and minimizing disruptions to competition. The IFB or Bidding Documents are then employed as solicitation tools to engage suppliers and ensure a transparent process.

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Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Open Contracting Partnership

Currently, the Bank conducts procurement for these investment projects, putting pressure on internal procurement capacity at the Bank, and missing an opportunity for domestic procurement teams to modernise their own countrys systems and upskill procurement teams. At the Open Contracting Partnership, we stand ready to support these efforts.

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Modernizing Public Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

The Role of AI in Procurement AI offers powerful tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency in procurement processes. Invest in Capacity Building: Equip procurement professionals with the skills to evaluate, implement, and manage complex technologies like AI and blockchain.

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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. This holistic strategy—anchored in transparency, accountability, and technological integration—fosters a robust fiscal environment conducive to sustainable economic growth and enhanced public trust.

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Generative AI could raise questions for federal records laws

FedScoop

But the agency’s provisional approval of a few generative AI products — which include ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Claude 2, DALL-E2, and Grammarly, per a privacy impact assessment — call for closer examination in regard to federal transparency. DHS tracks its FOIAs in a public log.