Federal News Network

JULY 18, 2024

She addresses the proposed legislation’s key definitions, contracting restrictions, scope of coverage, and implementation timelines. Sturm provides context on the goals for the legislation and outlines the key provisions and how they would impact federal contracts, agencies, and contractors.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The potential of AD and SCM committees – some examples Treatment of goods: captive use and inward processing Take, for instance, the practically important issue of the treatment of captive goods, i.e., goods traded within the same company, or goods imported under the inward processing regime, in anti-dumping investigations.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 9, 2024

by removing additional note 2 on the definition of ‘modem’ for the purposes of subheadings 8528 71 15 and 8528 71 91 as part of the implementation of the Information Technology Agreement. The declaration of goods upon import, export, or when subject to intra-Community trade statistics between EU Member States is based on the CN.

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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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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

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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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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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 19, 2024

The “orders under single-agency contracts” Policy (FAR 42.1502(d)) This policy owns definitive clout and the interpretation of this policy warrants some appreciative clarity and confirmation. The policy reads: “Orders under single-agency contracts.

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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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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Pentagon didn’t introduce any groundbreaking changes in the final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification rule, but CMMC observers say the Defense Department made several key updates and definitions to help companies as they work to comply with the requirements.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 27, 2024

To achieve this it will impose a carbon price on imported goods with the aim of levelling the playing field and ensuring that imported goods are subject to a carbon price that is comparable to that incurred by manufacturers based in the UK. Importers will be able to rely on default values, at least until 2031.

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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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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The additional guidance covers the functionalities of the Information System, updates on penalties, and clarifications on critical definitions such as ‘forest degradation’, ‘operator’ and ‘placing on the market’. This extra 12 months is intended to serve as a “phasing-in period” to ensure proper and effective implementation of the EUDR.

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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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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 23, 2024

Relying on this definition, the Claimants argued that KS&T’s emission allowances constituted “property” and therefore qualified as an investment under NAFTA. Property” is commonly included in the definition of “investment” in investment treaties, but many treaties do not expressly define “property.” The Koch v.

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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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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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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 20, 2024

This includes a fairly broad and future-oriented definition of AI, provisions on safeguarding confidentiality and furthermore, ensuring the integrity of the arbitral proceeding. The inclusion in the Guideline itself rather than in the commentary as per the draft, shows the importance of the arbitrator’s obligation to draft awards.

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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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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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Government Contracts & Global Trade

JANUARY 9, 2024

t is, therefore, critically important for contractors to avoid not only an actual OCI, but also any appearance of an OCI. Starting with the FAR definition, she walks attendees through the common bases for OCIs, and explain the basic types – 1) Unequal Access to Information, (2) Impaired Objectivity, and (3) Biased Ground Rules.

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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

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

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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FedScoop

MAY 9, 2024

“This pilot is only with 12 states, but obviously there’s real opportunities for growth there because building out that capability so that folks in every state can have this option will be important,” Hsiang said. That will definitely be a challenge, but one we’re excited to take on.”

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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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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 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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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The travaux preparatories of the Convention titled “ Report by the Secretary General ” dated 31 January 1956 indicate that whilst the contracting states considered including a definition of the term ‘arbitral award’ but, later, each Contracting State was given the flexibility to define its respective parameters. NHA 2023 CLD 1365.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It also is important to keep in mind that BABA, and by extension, OMB’s Guidance, applies only to infrastructure projects and infrastructure spending – the requirements do not apply to other forms of federal spending, whether through the procurement process, or through other non-infrastructure grant and assistance opportunities.

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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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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 30, 2024

And so the submarines will definitely be part of it, regardless of whatever else they cancel at some point, should they do so. So we definitely have that. And so you can definitely see things and you can see things coming together. Tom Temin And you found a key program best practice missing from how Navy is managing it?

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

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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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It is important, however, also to consider that contract prices on an indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contract, such as the MAS, are based on unknown requirements and must cover every possible contingency, e.g. , quantity, quality, delivery, complexity, scale, location, security clearance level, etc.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 29, 2024

Because the amendment has only been made to the Arbitration Act 2010, the definition of “dispute resolution proceedings”, while broad, only covers arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolution proceedings that arise out of, or are in connection with, international commercial arbitration. The Resolution observed in its Introduction (para.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Legal Corner: New Year, (Potentially) New Definition for “Subcontract” The Legal Corner provides the legal community with an opportunity to share insights and comments on legal issues of the day. Yes, you read that correctly – there is no single definition for the terms “subcontract” or “subcontractor.” Code and the FAR.

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