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Dell Whistleblower Suit Leads to $4.3 Million Settlement over Non-Competitive Bids to the Army

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Dell allegedly operated a deal registration program that gave advantageous pricing to Iron Bow to sell Dell products to the Army. The United States relies on competition to get the best value and price for the American taxpayers,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M.

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FBI, DCIS raid Carahsoft headquarters

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According to court documents from July 2023, “Carahsoft has acknowledged that it has in its possession, custody or control thousands of documents that are responsive to the Civil Investigative Demand (CID) but that it has failed to produce.” Multiple emails to Carahsoft’s attorney, Richard Conway of Blank Rome, also weren’t returned.

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What is the FAR: Your Guide to the Federal Acquisition Regulation

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The FAR upholds the highest level of public trust, demanding complete impartiality and preventing preferential treatment in government business. For instance, FAR includes a provision at 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination, which ensures independent bids and prevents collusive pricing in government contracting.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

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Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

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Of all the expected benefits or functionalities, the most important ones are those attributed to public buyers and, in particular, the possibility of developing ‘category management’ insights (eg potential savings or benchmarking), systems of red flags in relation to corruption and collusion risks, and the automation of some tasks.