FedScoop

JUNE 18, 2024

It is essential that Congress provide resources to allow the TMF to continue to meet the growing demand for investments which address constantly evolving technology needs, threats and advancements so that government can deliver better for the American people,” GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said in a press release. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.,

Finance 122

Finance Education Transparency Quality 122

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 22, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the demand for skilled tech professionals continues to outpace the supply. This initiative aims to foster collaboration among employers, academic institutions, and governments, ensuring that academic curricula aligns with real-world demands of businesses.

Education 127

Education Collaboration Demand Networking 127

FedScoop

AUGUST 8, 2024

Most experts agree that the long-term potential of artificial intelligence (AI) depends on building a solid foundation of reliable, readily available, high-quality data. One area where data quality and readiness play a particularly crucial role for federal, state, and local government agencies is identity management.

Data 93

Data Quality Management Integration 93

USFCR

APRIL 30, 2024

Seeding Success in Federal Landscaping Projects The push to improve green spaces within federal projects represents a strategic and environmentally focused decision to bolster environmental resilience, enhance public health, and enrich the quality of life.

Sustainability 105

Sustainability Quality Demand Innovation 105

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

With such a broad scope of duties and limited resources, the team struggled to keep up with the demands of the procurement process. Rogers and his team knew they needed a more efficient approach to meet the town’s procurement needs without compromising compliance or quality. personnel hours to complete a solicitation project.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing IT Supplier Negotiation Efficiency 58

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By working closely with suppliers, organizations can ensure quality, on-time deliveries, and mutually beneficial partnerships. When it comes to procurement, having a clear, strategic approach is key to delivering value to your organization. Develop a Strategic Procurement Plan Procurement shouldn’t be reactive; it should be proactive.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Student performance gaps stubbornly refuse to close while the demands placed on teaching professionals by time-consuming administrative tasks and the challenges associated with lesson preparations continue to increase. This blog is the first in a series that discusses how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in education.

Education 130

Education Collaboration Utilities Quality 130

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 17, 2024

Join NWC in Taking Action: Demand that Congress strengthen the False Claims Act Further Reading: The Grand Health Care System and 12 Affiliated Skilled Nursing Facilities to Pay $21.3M 1, 2016, and June 30, 2021. The bill is widely supported by whistleblower advocates.

Integration 117

Integration Integrity Quality Demand 117

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

This on-demand electronic sourcing service offering developed by CKS for over fifteen years is particularly popular within the automotive industry. It is a true boost to efficiency and competitiveness in innovative sectors of the automotive industry to be able to rely on the expertise of experienced partners.

Strategic Sourcing 98

Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 7, 2024

When medical devices are used in surgical procedures, patients deserve to know that their device was selected based on quality of care considerations and not on improper payments from manufacturers.” Join NWC in Taking Action: Demand that Congress strengthen the False Claims Act Further Reading: Medical Device Manufacturer Innovasis Inc.

Influencing 107

Influencing Manufacturing Quality Demand 107

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

The fiscal crisis facing cities is a result of a perfect storm: the reduction of federal grant dollars, reduced tax revenues, increased demands, especially in urban areas, and rising inflation. Optimize resource allocation: Prioritize spending on essential services while exploring innovative ways to cut costs without compromising quality.

Government 97

Government Government Budget Quality 97

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In the short run, debt can finance higher government spending, which increases aggregate demand and the gross domestic product of a country. Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are still dealing with its economic consequences. interest payments).

Thresholds 105

Thresholds Quality Influencing Finance 105

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 14, 2025

An automated ordering platform tied to existing contracts and sources through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), will reduce or eliminate credit fees while leveraging existing contract vehicles for price, quality, and compliance. Currently, there over 38,000 approved products available via the Supply BPAs.

Supply Chain 49

Supply Chain Purchasing Transparency Price 49

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 9, 2024

To meet these demands, many nonprofits, including Thorn , are turning to innovative technology solutions. The team reviewed the results coming from the chatbot and were pleasantly surprised with the quality of responses. The team reviewed the results coming from the chatbot and were pleasantly surprised with the quality of responses.

Engineering 126

Engineering Efficiency Integration Integrity 126

Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

The Defense Department is ready to start ramping up implementation of its planned overhaul to the military’s household goods moving system, including by conducting DoD’s first-ever long distance moves under the new contract structure, U.S. Transportation Command officials said Tuesday. The expansion of work under the up-to-$17.9

Contract 105

Contract Transportation Transportation Capacity 105

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

“Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.” He points out that these kinds of contracts ensure quality and reliability by involving vendors who have been vetted through a competitive selection process.

Purchasing 110

Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A Comprehensive Approach Rather than buy potentially dozens of solutions to address different needs, including customer relationship management (CRM) demands, an agency can turn to Salesforce, Hansen said, and ultimately provide an “omni-channel approach to [offering] accessible government services.”

Integration 97

Integration Integrity Data Quality 97

GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

Neurodiversity as a Transformation Play Neurodivergent individuals’ inherent cognitive differences often enable them to excel in future-focused competencies through adeptness in pattern recognition, enhanced ability to manipulate data, technology quality assurance and an analytic mindset.

Government 111

Government Government Innovation Demand 111

How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

The UK Government has today published its AI Opportunities Action Plan , focused on Ramping up AI adoption across the UK to boost economic growth, provide jobs for the future and improve people's everyday lives. The plan heavily focuses on public sector AI adoption and formulates a series of recommendations to boost AI procurement. 41 PA23 and Sch.5

Procurement 64

Procurement Tender Supplier Innovation 64

ivalua

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In today’s competitive business landscape, consumers demand a continuous cycle of new products and services, and the gap between each launch is shrinking. What’s more, these poor relationships limit the effectiveness of innovation, preventing organisations from keeping pace with end-user demands.

Supplier 68

Supplier Innovation Procurement Consumer Demands 68

ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

This combined with our industry expertise and our flexibility in approaching and solving all main project issues makes us a preferred implementation partner for the most demanding customers. REDWOOD CITY, Calif., has selected Ivalua’s platform to drive its Procurement digital transformation journey with PwC as implementation partner.

Procurement 52

Procurement IT Supplier Supply Chain 52

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Photo by Gabriel Bouys / AFP via Getty Images) Overcrowded and inefficient, with a slow rate of construction that doesn’t meet demand. And that doesn’t even account for an igloo-sized elephant in the room. The $600,000 HUD issued to Nome is part of a $1.6

Logistics 124

Logistics Transportation Transportation Quality 124

AWS Public Sector

JULY 30, 2024

Streamlined code reviews maintain software quality, mitigate security risks, and enhance operational efficiency. Additionally, as teams expand to meet customer demands and maintain high software quality standards, the volume of pull requests escalates, further complicating the development process.

Efficiency 75

Efficiency Quality Engineering Integration 75

GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s been pretty fast, and great quality. AI capability built into PowerPoint has improved the quality of training slide decks, too. Hayden stressed that responsible use of AI demands that a human review the AI’s output. Microsoft Federal has used AI internally to make its compliance training more engaging and effective.

Quality 65

Quality Participation Import Demand 65

ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

This can significantly impact the amount of time it takes to get to the point where the information is truly actionable — especially since you must make sure that data quality, consistency, and timeliness issues are resolved BEFORE you start taking action on the information now at your disposal. Initiate a performance review.

Supplier 69

Supplier Capacity Automotive Manufacturing 69

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, a key concern is to maximize the utilization of capacity to meet demand while avoiding overprovisioning. Demand spikes also need to be accounted for; holiday traffic, major sporting events, or peak shipping seasons all impact satellite capacity planning. This walkthrough focuses on a maritime shipping use-case.

Capacity 81

Capacity Demand Distribution Data 81

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Visibility into ‘unit costs’ (for example, the cost-per-student of a solution) helps budget and product owners demonstrate a connection between the demand for an application and how this demand influences cost. If user activity varies, then cloud costs should ideally be variable, reflecting that cloud resources are scaling with demand.

Price 75

Price Demand Education Influencing 75

AWS Public Sector

MAY 14, 2024

The AWS Machine Learning University Educator Enablement Program (MLU EEP) and the Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance connect early career talent to in-demand technical jobs globally, including in Illinois. These efforts have created a deep pipeline of instructors to deliver AI/ML programs for both continuing education and for credit at CCC.

Innovation 72

Innovation Education Participation Demand 72

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 14, 2024

With government-mandated climate action targets, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting requirements, and demands from end consumers on the environmental and social impact of goods and services, sustainability needs to be intrinsically linked with each organisation’s unique value proposition.

Sustainability 81

Sustainability Data Quality Efficiency 81

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Million Fine for Bribery Conspiracy Highway Contractor to Pay $950,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations The post SmallGovCon Week in Review: September 23-27, 2024 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

Category Management 52

Category Management Government Contracts Quality Demand 52

AWS Public Sector

MAY 15, 2024

Even though the team was able to create high-quality video material this way, they quickly realized that the process was very time-consuming and resource-intensive. The serverless services scale automatically as traffic and usage demands change, saving costs and handling sudden spikes in traffic without performance issues.

Education 80

Education Demand Evaluation End to End 80

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Predictive Analytics: Uses advanced data analytics, such as machine learning, to predict future demand, analyze potential supply chain risks, and facilitate informed procurement decisions. Prior purchase data is also used for demand forecasting improving resource management and operational efficiency.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Procurement Data Supply Chain 52

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 19, 2024

Improving public sector business outcomes with accurate time series forecasts As the amount of data increases dramatically every year, organizations face significant challenges in managing inventory levels to avoid poor customer experiences, predict service demand, allocate resources effectively, and conduct financial and workforce planning.

Data 75

Data Demand Efficiency Import 75

ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

As the demands on supply chains continue to increase, so do the expectations of consumers. Consumers also expect transparency – in product origin, quality standards, and how organizations are improving their environmental and sustainability efforts. . Leveraging Technology to Transform The Supply Chain.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain End to End Transparency Logistics 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 11, 2024

Have they contributed to an increased demand for AFSA’s services? These strategic partnerships also showcase AFSA’s recognition and have significantly boosted our attractiveness to international stakeholders, resulting in a surge in demand for our services. AFSA’s awards are generally enforceable, with no rejections to date.

Efficiency 98

Efficiency Quality Demand Collaboration 98

ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

While data quality cannot be perfected and some technological innovations aren’t quite ready for prime time, tremendous improvements are possible. Below, Improve Data Quality. Improve Data Quality. Having quality data is essential, but ultimately the decision-maker must have access to insights that drive value.

Transparency 52

Transparency Supply Chain Data Procurement 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Containers enhance and modernize public sector applications with improved application quality, portability, security, scalability, and fault isolation. This is particularly valuable in times of crisis or when there’s a need to respond swiftly to constituent demands. Take for example a web portal to submit unemployment insurance claims.

Total Cost of Ownership 126

Total Cost of Ownership Efficiency Data TCO 126