FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Republican Commissioner Stephen Gilchrist also noted the “significant privacy” issues with facial recognition that are especially pronounced for “low-income tenants” as landlords and public housing authorities contract with private companies to store data on residents. The USCCR report notes that OMB has set a Dec.

Inventory 102

Inventory Transparency Purchasing Consulting 102

ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Department of State has approved the Israeli government's request to purchase nearly 14,000 tank shells and related equipment from the U.S. Army inventory. government under a potential $106.5 million foreign military sales agreement.

Export 59

Export Inventory Purchasing Government 59

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Agenda Learning Objectives Complimentary Registration Live Captioning CART Agenda Join us as thought leaders from government and industry outline the changes that 5G already is bringing to military networks, the role of cloud-native technologies, and the challenges ahead to achieve interoperability among the U.S. and its allies and partners.

Networking 140

Networking Participation Inventory Management Warehouse 140

NIH NITAAC

MARCH 1, 2021

On the procurement side, the strategy says federal agencies still lack a "basic understanding of the various types of cloud services" available on government-wide contracts and in the private sector. To mitigate these challenges, the OMB offered what it calls its Cloud Smart Buying Strategies. That's where NITAAC can help.

Quality 52

Quality Inventory Purchasing Budget 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

To summarize, tail spend is commonly labeled as the money a company spends on purchases that accounts for roughly 80% of total transactions, making up about 20% of the company’s spend by volume. Result is a spend cube – an analysis, at the line-item level, of global spend, telling you: What was purchased; .

Buyers 52

Buyers Supplier Purchasing Procurement Team 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Flexibility: Another way to reduce risk is to build flexibility into your supply contracts. This way, you’re not locked into long-term contracts with suppliers who may not be able to meet your needs in the event of a disruption. Insurance: You can also purchase insurance to protect against disruptions in the supply chain.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Yet in 2020, over two million people purchased goods online. While some shoppers will begin their research for products online, then visit the store to complete a purchase, others will visit the store to see and feel a product, then complete the purchase online. Attack GNFR Spend.

Retail 52

Retail Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

New release features AI-powered contract management, more seamless messaging and communications, supplier risk and performance enhancements and procure-to-pay efficiency . AI-powered contract management. On the AI front, Ivalua enhanced its leading CLM solution with AI-Powered Contract Data Capture.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Collaboration Innovation Supplier 52

Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 11, 2024

Where a contract imposes an obligation on the government, and that obligation is a condition that ensures the contractor can perform its duties, but the government breaches that obligation, an exculpatory clause in the contract does not relieve the government of liability. Restatement (Second) of Contracts, § 90(1) (1981)).

Government 52

Government Government IT Inventory 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The 140 year-old company has a strong market position; large volume provides necessary scale and competitive advantages in purchasing, sales, logistics, and business support. Tail suppliers are typically low-volume suppliers, often not under contract and with non-standard pricing. billion in annual sales.

Procurement 52

Procurement Retail Supplier Supply Chain 52

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2020

A reliable supply chain can decrease purchasing and production costs for manufacturers and sellers. From inventory management to customer shipping, leave nothing to chance when it comes to supply chain risks. Do this with an eye for quality and quantity, ensuring they adhere to the requirements agreed upon in your contract.

Risk Management 59

Risk Management Supplier Supply Chain Management 59

ivalua

JANUARY 24, 2022

Reaching those key suppliers, accurately assessing inventory, and making that data visible to stakeholders via a high level of integration is imperative for successful supply chain forecasting. Offering kickstart packages, you can mobilize and deploy sourcing or contract management in less than four weeks.

Data 52

Data Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group discusses the most consequential changes for government contractors here. If a contractor cannot make the required certification, DoD cannot award new contracts for consulting services. DoD contracting officers may also request a waiver, but waivers require congressional notification.

Government 40

Government Government Export Data 40

FedScoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“For the first time in history, the civilian government, we have a comprehensive inventory of our asymmetric cryptography across all the agencies and their critical systems,” Nick Polk, senior adviser to the federal CISO, said Tuesday at GDIT’s Emerge Quantum event, produced by FedScoop.

Inventory 100

Inventory Import Budget Purchasing 100

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In fact, OMB is expected to release an updated governmentwide inventory of AI uses cases on or around Dec. The 2023 inventory showed there were more than 700 AI use cases, but the expectation is that number could easily double or triple given the excitement around generative AI and expanded use of predictive AI.

Inventory 130

Inventory Budget Management Utilities 130

FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The VA is inching toward awarding contracts for its upcoming modernization of a supply chain management system, officials shared during a House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee hearing.

Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Inventory Management Electronics Budget 109

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Purchase Order has been touted as the only way to manage ‘maverick’ spend (stopping off budget expenditure), but it’s also a way to automate invoice processing. Is there a budget and contract (the purchase order is a contract) for these items? Have we received all the items and what items are outstanding?

E-procurement 94

E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Join us Next Week at the MAS Basic Training and GSA and VA Schedule Contract Training for In-House Counsel Courses! Time still remains to register for the Coalition’s MAS Basic Training: The Nuts & Bolts and our GSA and VA Schedule Contracting Training for In-House Counsel courses, which will take place next week on February 27 and 28!

Inventory 52

Inventory Price Supply Chain Contract 52

FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Thursday publicly released its anticipated memorandum on responsible AI acquisition in government (M-24-18), charting an initial path forward for agencies to buy products that use the booming technology in a safe and responsible way and placing new criteria on those contracts. And by Dec.

Purchasing 141

Purchasing Inventory Budget Buyers 141

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

There are four major categories of purchases covered in the CPI-U: food, energy, commodities like cars and clothes, and services like rent and healthcare.” [1] CPI may be more useful for some commercial products and services, because pricing for those contracts is more closely connected to consumer supply and demand. January 2023 +6.4%

Government Contracts 40

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

We also recommended that the contract provision in the proposed rule be updated to confirm that GSA intends to provide a single icon in GSA Advantage! million in Federal awards in the prior fiscal year to represent whether or not they publicly disclose a greenhouse gas inventory and/or a greenhouse gas emissions reductions goal.

Price 52

Price Data Contract Accountability 52

FedScoop

MARCH 27, 2025

A bipartisan group of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members reintroduced a bill Thursday that aims to overhaul federal software purchasing for better efficiency and reduced costs. Taxpayers deserve better than duplicative licenses and bloated contracts they deserve a government that actually knows what its buying.

Purchasing 96

Purchasing Transparency Inventory Innovation 96

Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

According to the government, ASD provided inventory management systems to retina practices at no cost to induce them to purchase drugs from Besse, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Offering improper incentives to health care customers can increase health care costs and disadvantage competitors who are playing by the rules.

Inventory Management 107

Inventory Management Inventory Purchasing Distribution 107

The Procurement School

JANUARY 20, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. There are risks of contracting or outsourcing procurement services to 3rd parties.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Contract Management Management Contract 52

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. There are risks of contracting or outsourcing procurement services to 3rd parties.

Consulting 52

Consulting Competitive Bidding Inventory Public Procurement 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The hallmark of that effort to date had been a proposed rule that would, if finalized, require thousands of federal contractors to inventory, publicly disclose, and, in some cases, seek reductions in GHG emissions (see our prior discussion here ). As explained in E.O. View the full article

Bidding 52

Bidding Evaluation Procurement Supply Chain 52

Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Unlike mail-order shipments, FS-used shipments are imported before a sales contract is concluded between the seller and purchaser. (**) Mail-order goods mean goods purchased through mail-order sales via the Internet, etc. apply to shipments that meet all of the following conditions. (1) provided by EC platform operators, etc.).

Import 45

Import Freight Inventory Management Inventory 45

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2025

Suppliers take into consideration many factors, including pricing to address excess inventory, pricing to meet sales goals or drive market penetration, and pricing in response to the buyers requirements. Outcome-based or performance-based contracting strategies drive innovation and cost savings.

Price 40

Price Efficiency Inventory Purchasing 40

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

MARCH 24, 2025

Engage with them to explore options such as renegotiating contracts, exploring bulk purchasing, or considering alternative sourcing strategies. Adapt Contracts to Include Tariff Clauses Review existing contracts to ensure they include terms that account for tariff-related cost increases.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Export Automotive Supplier 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The two discuss issues, like data-driven decision-making; the speed of innovation; IT modernization; and increased use of contracting flexibilities. Contracting officers will have established procedures for implementing FASCA orders in existing and new Federal contracts, as well as sharing potential supply chain risk information.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Price Procurement 52

FedScoop

MARCH 26, 2025

Newly installed Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia has called for agency CIOs to inventory licenses with the five software vendors that earn the most from the federal contracts by April 2 as part of a larger software accounting initiative. Efforts to better wrangle federal software licenses aren’t new.

Inventory 99

Inventory Accountability Purchasing Data 99

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Mismatches generate an email with the subject line “TDR Non-Compliant Submission Data for Contract XXX – it includes the problem field, the lines and entries flagged, and a suggested fix to use on your next submission. Only use cases that can be publicly disclosed are included in the inventory. eastern time).

Inventory 52

Inventory Procurement Data Thresholds 52

FedScoop

JULY 22, 2024

Social media and online monitoring The Secret Service appears to have used a series of services to monitor discourse online, based on online contract records, including Zignal Labs , an intelligence firm that can scan through online discourse for references to potential topics.

Media 85

Media Impact Assessment Budget Data 85