Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

whistleblower attorney is in Geneva, Switzerland to address the United Nations Human Rights Council , highlighting the essential role of whistleblowers in defending human rights and fighting corruption worldwide and stressing the importance of stronger legal frameworks. On September 11, Stephen M.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JUNE 14, 2024

On 12 June 2024, the European Commission proposed provisional countervailing duties for imports into the European Union (“ EU “) of new battery electric vehicles designed for the transport of persons (“ EVs “) originating from the People’s Republic of China.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This blog concerns an update of our previous blog on the extension of the definition of “consigned from”, to be found here. In 2023, the EU applied anti-dumping or anti-subsidy duties (together “AD/AS duties”) on imports of 141 products from 20 countries. Therefore, stainless steel originating in, say, the U.S.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

The definition of benchmarking according to the Oxford English Dictionary is: Evaluating (something) by comparison with a standard Benchmarking in procurement can take many forms, the most basic being, simply comparing quotes or bids from incumbent suppliers to ascertain the best value. Procurement is all about achieving value for money.

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GovLoop

JUNE 9, 2023

When asked how leaders could create a team culture that’s ready for change, Kerestesy explained that first, you must decide what culture is. “My go-to definition is a ‘shared rationale for how employees do what they do,’” he said.

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GovSpend

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Treasury’s Obligation Interim Final Rule provides clarity on this process: Definition of Obligation: An obligation is a binding agreement for specific goods or services, including contracts, subawards, and purchase orders. Obligation Deadline: Recipients must obligate SLFRF funds by December 31, 2024.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

However, it is important to recognize that solicitation tools are distinct from procurement methods. It is important to note that Shopping refers to the procurement method , while the solicitation tool employed in this method is the Request for Quotations (RFQ).

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GovLoop

MAY 12, 2023

Burnout’s Three Symptoms — and How to Combat Them WHO’s definition of burnout cites three symptoms. In Reeve’s definition, self-care is “about rewiring you to prioritize you.” A big part of managing stress and burnout is understanding [that] the journey to the result may be even more important than the result itself,” he said.

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Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

And so that group includes small businesses, who, by definition, are exempt from the cost accounting standards. And so, DoD, on the one hand, is pursuing a number of policies that are important for protecting national security and policy interests, whether that’s cyber security, supply chain restrictions, domestic preferences.

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FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

Agency and user-generated content may meet the definition of Federal records as determined by the agency,” reads the agreement. If AI is being used in some of these processes, then this is important to cover in the processing notes, because requesters are entitled to a search and review conducted with integrity. “

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I don’t think the whole story has been told, but I think the one thing that’s definite is that this is going forward. To achieve this, we require a certain level of disruption and of course, disruption leads to change,” he said. I’ve got a lot of work to do to convince them,” he told Federal News Network. “I

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GovLoop

MAY 26, 2023

By definition, data ethics refers to the norms of behavior that promote appropriate judgments and accountability when acquiring, managing or using data. But AI’s expansive use has made data ethics increasingly important. Or about facial recognition systems that are less accurate with darker skin tones.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

On December 6, Readers View gave the book 5 stars. “‘ Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right ’ by Stephen Kohn is an eye-opening book that will lead you to a better understanding of the important role whistleblowers play in our lives,” the review states.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 22, 2024

The Arbitration Bill followed the latter approach, showing the importance of statutory recognition of emergency arbitration. The Law Commission in its Final Report (July 2023) rightfully departed from its initial recommendation, thus acknowledging the importance of section 44(5).

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Previously, Kirkus praised Rules for Whistleblowers in a review, calling it “definitive and compulsively readable.” Kirkus additionally awarded Rules for Whistleblowers The Kirkus Star, which recognizes exceptional merit in books. Kohn’s all-encompassing dive into whistleblowing is as engaging as it is informative.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s also important to be thinking about the entire lifecycle of a spacecraft. There’s definitely some satellites that are in operation that probably don’t have software update capabilities. And I think a lot of those principles are important in space as well. Easy to say, well, hey, I can talk to the ISS.

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FedScoop

JUNE 27, 2024

On top of that, AI — particularly generative AI in recent years — has been an important tool for the CIA’s mission to triage open-source intelligence collection, Raman said. “Imagine all of the news stories that come in every minute of every day from around the world. “We have a very broad mission at the CIA.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 28, 2024

Ahluwalia stressed that’s even more important as he believes Labor will inevitably play a critical role in supporting, training and preparing the American workforce to take new jobs generated by shifts in the labor market, particularly as more of the economy goes digital and is revolutionized by technologies like AI.

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GovLoop

JUNE 26, 2024

Don’t Avoid Giving Feedback: Muru first acknowledged that you won’t always get it right when it comes to feedback, and it’s definitely a skill you have to practice. One of the important things to remember is that feedback can be positive. “Feedback can let people know that the work they are doing matters.”

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The guide now provides a definition for what exactly constitutes a prototype, as well as defines who qualifies as a non-traditional contractor. That’s very important for us as practitioners,” Evangelista said. The post DoD dispelling lingering myths about OTAs first appeared on Federal News Network.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The importance of that is it kind of helps us have an idea of what we’re looking at for the coming fiscal year. That’s definitely what we’re seeing. But these are each one of these is unrestricted. Ashley Sanderson Each one of these is unrestricted, which is important just to take a step back. Absolutely.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 9, 2024

So I think that’s really important to understand. Felipe Fernandez Well, it’s really important to understand that it’s about federal contract information and see why. So it is important for entities to understand exactly how that data traverses their systems to design and really illustrate a workflow for that.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But because we are starting under a CR and it’s going to be slower, I think there are a couple of things that companies might want to shift gears on right now and pay attention to, because they’re important as well. And one of those is making sure that you’re fulfilling the projects that you’ve been awarded.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 3, 2024

Whistleblowers are very important for society and need to be encouraged to control wrongdoing in the system. It fails to protect whistleblowers’ identities and establishes a flawed reporting and investigative framework. The scope of the law is also limited, and there is no functional enforcement mechanism.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2022

We often fail to remember the subject matter in a meeting in which someone got cut off at the knees, but we definitely remember the insult. Crafting an elevator pitch to explain what you do and why helps everyone grasp the importance and impact of your career and how you support citizens. How to Explain My Job to My Mom.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’.

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Federal Construction Contracting

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Both proposed rules not only provide new requirements for federal contractors to follow but also provide new definitions and contract provisions for information and contract technology and federal information systems contracts.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We think if we replace that language with best value, it’s clear, it’s easier to train, it’s easier to explain, and, more important, it’s consistent with the direction Congress has given and consistent with what we’re trying to do with the acquisition system.”

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SmallGovCon

MAY 8, 2024

Per COFC: “the appearance of impropriety (or conflict of interest), by definition, means that an objective observer might believe there is an impropriety, even where the facts, when fully investigated, would not support a finding of an actual legal violation or impropriety in the procurement.” FAR 3.101-1.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 26, 2024

The JAMS AI Rules are, in many respects, identical to the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules (“JAMS Comprehensive Rules”), though there are important differences in the JAMS AI Rules that are intended to offer parties an alternative to the JAMS Comprehensive Rules for disputes concerning AI systems.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

“AirGradient started as a volunteer project for a school impacted by the burning season, and our collaboration with AWS to support Mechai Bamboo School definitely embodies our early spirit,” said Achim Haug, CEO and co-founder of AirGradient. “By

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Federal News Network

JUNE 11, 2024

This is an area where contractors are very interested in what the government has to say about definitions about what compliance requirements look like, and how do you safeguard information that addresses security objectives.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects. Definition of Prime Contractor A prime contractor refers to an entity that receives a government contract to oversee and carry out a project.

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

JUNE 20, 2023

The Court did not apply the holding of Safeco to the FCA, because that case involved the definition of a different intent requirement (willfully) for a different statute (the Fair Credit Reporting Act). Further, the Court rejected the argument that Safeco “purport[ed] to set forth [a] purely objective safe harbor.”

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Mika stated that while some agencies still tout that culture is culture, no matter where you are, she believes that where you’re located can definitely impact the way you collaborate, connect, socialize, and support one another. With hybrid workplaces becoming increasingly more prevalent, the idea of what workplace culture is has shifted.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While the PAP’s Background section cites this definition of what is “fair and reasonable,” the PAP’s “guidance” sets standards and directives that raises questions whether, when read as a whole, it provides guidance that will result in a price and terms that are fair to both parties in a transaction. Emphasis added.) See Section 2.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In August of this year, SBA released an Information Notice emphasizing important points about where employees reside, and HUBZone entity’s efforts to employ the necessary amount of employees residing in HUBZone areas. One of the pillars of the SBA’s HUBZone program is the location of a company’s employees.

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