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Fear and loathing in Defense IT: Time to enforce FAR conflict of interest rules and revolving door abuses

Federal News Network

DoD’s failure to embrace commercial innovations critical to war fighting has become the deputy secretary of Defense’s top priority, as seen with the elevation of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the growing embrace of public-private partnerships that are free of rice bowls. conflict of interest and false claims rules.

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Oil, Gas and Renewables: Hot Topics in Investing and Arbitrating in LatAm

Kluwer Arbitration

International commercial arbitration is restricted by public law forbidding the adoption of foreign seats for disputes of certain types, such as public-private partnerships. The only real exception, Nilo continued, is in strategic purchases where only one supplier exists, such as for weapons and vaccines.

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The Annual ICC FIDIC Conference Recap (Part I): Challenges and Emerging Trends in Construction Dispute Resolution

Kluwer Arbitration

While Korean contractors have become more cautious in bidding for new projects, they have been gradually transforming their business portfolios to focus on public-private partnership (PPP), independent power producers (IPP), and renewable energy projects. billion in 2012 to $1.8 billion in 2023.