The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Many procurement teams lack the technical expertise to draft precise specifications or rigorously evaluate proposals. Bid Evaluation : AI-powered tools can assess vendor proposals objectively and efficiently, ensuring fair and consistent decisions.

Procurement 59

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Scalability was our top priority in evaluating live video service providers, and that’s why we chose Amazon IVS. Amazon IVS addresses these challenges through adaptive bitrate (ABR), which automatically adjusts the video quality based on the recipient’s internet connection with no manual intervention or infrastructure considerations required.

Collaboration 81

Collaboration Education Quality Demand 81

ivalua

JUNE 12, 2020

The need for Procurement to improve collaboration with suppliers, and other stakeholders, has gained broad acceptance in recent years. Looking beyond Covid-19, virtually any of Procurement’s growing list of objectives can be better achieved through better collaboration. Improving CSR/sustainability? Accelerating innovation?

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Supplier Supply Chain Procurement 52

FedScoop

MAY 3, 2024

Doing so would serve the purpose of facilitating both domestic and international collaborations — like material exchanges and evaluating capabilities for respective mission areas — through “benchmarking activities,” according to the report. Significantly, the report reminds agencies that “facility closures may result in U.S.

Collaboration 132

Collaboration Evaluation Leadership Government 132

The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Navigating the public procurement process can be challenging enough then add in Buying Groups, GPO’s or group purchasing organization, collaborative procurement initiatives, purchasing networks, collaborative sourcing partners, they go by so many names. Firstly, what is collaborative procurement?

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Procurement Purchasing Public Procurement 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance. An audit helped the team realize the gaps it could not fill.

Management 94

Management Evaluation Efficiency Collaboration 94

AWS Public Sector

MAY 30, 2024

Within the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis (DMEPA) plays a critical role. DMEPA reviews premarket and postmarket drug labeling to minimize the risk of medication errors.

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Efficiency Evaluation Collaboration Innovation 128

FedScoop

JUNE 24, 2024

Callahan continued: “We have to develop guidelines and procedures in collaboration with the U.S. The agency is also recommending that the federal government create evaluation standards for LLMs “consisting of questions or lines of questioning and thresholds for unacceptably dangerous responses to improve the models.”

Evaluation 129

Evaluation Thresholds Participation Collaboration 129

FedScoop

MAY 2, 2024

Similarly, NIST would only have 30 days after the enactment of this legislation to initiate a “multi-stakeholder process” to evaluate if the consensus standards for vulnerability reporting accommodate AI security vulnerabilities.

Evaluation 123

Evaluation Collaboration Innovation IT 123

FedScoop

APRIL 3, 2024

While the astronaut process itself did not change, NASA became aware of OPM’s systems that support automation alongside continuous evaluations and improvements through the partnership between agencies, J. Patrick Sharpe, USA Hire program manager at OPM, said in an email to FedScoop.

Quality 127

Quality Evaluation Data Integration 127

GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In February 2024, the fund called for faster evaluation of project proposals that support government adoption of AI. Additionally, in July 2019, it established the National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation in Californias Silicon Valley, a strategic choice to ease collaboration between VA and innovating companies.

Innovation 59

Innovation Strategic Planning Collaboration Finance 59

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s, National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 44

FedScoop

JULY 22, 2024

The group, which includes federal agency representatives and members of the executive office of the president, calls in its report for bipartisan legislation and engaging in international efforts to collaborate on online safety, in addition to offering other information to the public.

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Telecommunication Education Evaluation Collaboration 115

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Open contracting approach : Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) worked collaboratively with civil society and a development partner, the German Development Agency GIZ to build a digital contract monitoring system. We only have three regional offices and hundreds of buyers.

Public Procurement 135

Public Procurement Procurement Contract Collaboration 135

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This pilot program could provide an opportunity for the DIB to become more directly involved in CMF operations and evaluations. Independent Evaluation of Requirement for a United States Cyber Force. Inclusion of Semi-Conductor Manufacturers in Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. CMF Occupational Resiliency.

Networking 173

Networking Data Evaluation Government Contracts 173

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s, National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

FedScoop

AUGUST 6, 2024

The collaborative agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. That testbed could also be used to eventually evaluate the tools that are created as part of the agreement.

Collaboration 123

Collaboration Data Evaluation IT 123

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

We value collaboration, and we strive to ensure a transparent process for our industry partners. The ambiguity of the RFP resulted in 6,700 questions, most of which are not being answered so vendors do not know what to expect or how they will be evaluated.” “The due date for proposals will be extended at a future date.”

Evaluation 104

Evaluation Bidding E-procurement Consulting 104

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

This can lead to the implementation of a more diverse workforce as well, which leads to improved collaboration, more creativity and greater innovation in our work environment. We can help influence others to freely share their opinions and, consequently, be open to other opinions. Overall, doesn’t it just feel good to feel understood?

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Education Influencing Import 52

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 15, 2024

This capability has vastly improved collaboration efficiencies within PNNL and between the lab and external collaborators. Aether has a DynamoDB first policy for databases, evaluating if DynamoDB is viable and using Aurora for use cases that require a relational database.

Risk Management 122

Risk Management Management End to End Data 122

GovLoop

JUNE 19, 2023

The index was developed in collaboration with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and it ranks communities based on pollution levels, environmental hazards, poverty, quality of education, walkability and other factors. 4 Tips for Using Open Data Evaluate your repository.

Data 104

Data Evaluation Education Quality 104

FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

The initiative is a collaboration between the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA), DOD’s Defense Innovation Unit, Google Public Sector and Jenoptik. That’s becoming increasingly critical as the number of experienced healthcare specialists qualified to perform diagnostic evaluations is declining in the U.S.

Public Private Partnership 114

Public Private Partnership Collaboration Efficiency Innovation 114

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The NSF Simons CosmicAI, for its part, will be led by the University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with the University of Utah, University of Virginia, UCLA, and NSF’s NOIRLab , which focuses on nighttime astronomical science, and its National Radio Astronomy Observatory , which is made up of multiple radio telescope facilities around the U.S.

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Collaboration Data Evaluation IT 96

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

By Kim Koster, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Unanet The 2024 GAUGE Report, a collaboration between Unanet and CohnReznick, is an essential resource for the government contracting community.

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Evaluation Collaboration Government Contracts Contract 59

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Agenda Learning Objectives Complimentary Registration Live Captioning CART Agenda Join us as thought leaders from government and industry look in depth at current AI initiatives, their implications, and the future of AI and government-industry collaboration. Close Director, National AI Institute, U.S.

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Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration 142

Federal News Network

AUGUST 21, 2024

The RFP, in this case, provided for a two phase evaluation process with the agency evaluating the most important non price evaluation factor in the first phase, which was past performance, experience and team structure. Tom Temin And the GAO then, in evaluating the protest, sided with the agency. From a subcontractor.

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Evaluation Procurement Contract Price 98

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There seemed to be some recognition of the need for more State intervention through regulation, for more regulatory control of standard-setting, and for more attention to be paid to testing and evaluation in the procurement context. Public procurement is an opportunity to put into practice how we will evaluate and use technology.’

Procurement 80

Procurement Evaluation Participation Collaboration 80

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2024

NLB collaborates closely with tech organisations, like NCS and AWS, to make Singapore content accessible and relevant and weave it into other areas of learning. This innovative prototype allows citizens to discover the stories behind Singapore’s iconic landmarks from their devices at any time.

Innovation 118

Innovation Education Collaboration Transportation 118

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 1, 2024

Moreover, a well-structured catalog fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing, helping users discover new approaches and optimize their LLM prompts. It also serves to standardize evaluation of specific task performances such as retrieval or text generation. You also have different options to choose from for prompt catalog storage.

Evaluation 84

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integrity 84

FedScoop

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Those agency analyses, which asked officials about their investments in digital accessibility, like their staffing and technical evaluations, were due to GSA back in August. Agencies were previously required to submit semi-annual reports.

Government 129

Government Government Budget Evaluation 129

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With the addition of these baselines, we cover the vast majority of business collaboration suite of software as a service offerings that everyone uses and relies on to conduct their work every single day,” said Chad Poland, director of cyber shared services at CISA. CISA has already published configurations for Microsoft 365 products.

IT 115

IT Networking Evaluation Data 115

FedScoop

MARCH 26, 2024

Cross-Boundary Mission Effectiveness : Some of today’s most pressing problems transcend agency boundaries and require effective cross-agency collaboration. Fair and Equitable Government : Agencies will continually evaluate and evolve to serve constituents equitably.

Government 83

Government Government Supply Chain Influencing 83

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 6, 2025

Creating an MLaaS solution on AWS Precise worked with the federal government agency to evaluate their needs and established a team of solution architects, software developers, data scientists, and cloud engineers to create an agency-wide MLaaS platform.

Participation 52

Participation Warehouse End to End Data 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Finally, it includes recommendations and best practices for data protection, such as collaborative communication, continuous education, and regular assessments. The award decisions received protests on the evaluations of small business participation, veteran employment, and relevant experience. All other protests were dismissed.

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.” No question, government procurement is different from acquisitions outside the public sector, Cunningham believes.

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Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

An integrated platform saves money, automates routine tasks, encourages collaboration, and allows state and local agencies to provide more personalized services. A state Department of Health, for example, used an integrated platform to evaluate Medicaid recipients who frequently used emergency services for non-emergency care.

Integration 97

Integration Integrity Data Quality 97

FedInsider

AUGUST 7, 2024

Edwards organized and currently leads Tenable’s role in the OT Cybersecurity Coalition, a group that works collaboratively with industry and government stakeholders, advocating for vendor-neutral, interoperable, and standards-based cybersecurity solutions to enhance the nation’s collective defense. “If

Collaboration 75

Collaboration Inventory Networking Data 75