FedInsider

JANUARY 21, 2024

The Department of Defense has adopted advanced telecommunication capabilities to support a variety of new technologies including creating private networks for the military, integrating 5G capabilities, improving supply chain logistics and more. Close Director, Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, NTIA, U.S.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

How I got into procurement My peers all have a 'story' about how they got into procurement without knowing they were actually working in a Supply Chain Management (SCM) role. ​I've never met anyone who studied supply chain management at university because they knew that's what they wanted to do. Read on to find out.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. According to Supply Chain Now’s Greg White, the cracks have been exposed and there is nowhere to hide.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Further, if the truth be known I suspect many others in procurement and supply chain are feeling the same, but maybe that’s not true. This is not a “side of the desk” or part time role, nor within the skill set or training for the vast majority of purchasing and supply chain managers. Capital goods. Business travel.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 24, 2024

He has earned a master’s degree in Information Management at Syracuse University with advanced study in Information Security Management, a CIO Certificate from CIO University, and a master’s degree in National Resourcing and Strategy with a concentration in Global Supply Chain and Logistics from Eisenhower College, National Defense University.

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ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

Bashar El-Jawahari, PwC’s Middle East Procurement and Supply Chain Leader, explored the findings unique to the region. Whereas prior to March 2020, digital transformation was the top priority, today risk management has replaced it, as organizations struggle to keep supply chains operational.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Control the supply chain and you control your destiny. But it’s expensive to own a supply chain so manufacturers began to offload their capital-intensive component factories in favor of purchasing parts and assemblies from a growing network of suppliers. Supply partners now matter more than ever.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders. But in response to supply chain disruptions over the past year and a half, many store managers had to go rogue. Optimize New Spend .

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Solicitation, award and distribution of grant funding requires significant effort from government administrators and experts in the areas of grants compliance. Some of this funding will be distributed by HHS to state and local health departments tasked with providing regional Covid-19 management. Reason No.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

Or they’re small businesses or providing additional value in this process in the supply chain to drive that base. So, we’re going to have, you know, United Acme Steelworks make it, but it’s going to be sold to us through mom-and-pop distribution. Justin Chiarodo Mom and Pop distribution company.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Day Two – Healthcare VA Acquisition Leadership Healthcare Customer Agencies DHA Pharmaceutical Programs VA MSPV Distribution Contracts VA and IHS Pharmacy Programs VA Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs DLA MSPV and ECAT Programs View the full day two agenda here. James Peake , M.D., James Peake , M.D.,

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Carter recently graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management and started with the Arizona State Procurement Office in early 2019. Carter Marshall. Co-op Program and Special Projects Coordinator, State Procurement Office.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Day Two – Healthcare VA Acquisition Leadership Healthcare Customer Agencies DHA Pharmaceutical Programs VA MSPV Distribution Contracts VA and IHS Pharmacy Programs VA Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs DLA MSPV and ECAT Programs View the full day two agenda here. James Peake , M.D.,

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FedScoop

APRIL 2, 2024

The Defense Logistics Agency, under the guidance of Chief Information Officer Adarryl Roberts , is spearheading a digital business transformation initiative to streamline efficiency across its supply chain operations.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

Just as supply chains are better characterized as complex networks than linear progressions of one-to-one product handoffs, supplier information and supplier master data is accessed by a web of users for a myriad of reasons during the life of a contract. How: The Advantages of Having a Single Platform.

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The Contractor's Perspective

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The President may delegate authority to the Secretary of Energy related to the production, conservation, use, control, distribution, and allocation of energy supplies under DPA Title I and Title III. more efficient energy storage and distribution technologies, and energy conservation measures.” energy security.

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ivalua

APRIL 4, 2016

Financing trade and supply chain as a business- Financing payables and receivables is anything but covered at this point– per Jason. A shared infrastructure is a distribution of knowledge, content, and even security among colleagues and various divisions within an organization.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Prior to Akamai, Mr. Bonci was involved in the Open Source community as an engineer at VA Linux and as a contributor to the Debian Linux Distribution. He has co-authored three books and has a patent pending for supply chain assurance using Blockchain technology. He is also an Eagle Scout.

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The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Step 2 – Development Once the procurement strategy is developed and agreed to the next step in the procurement journey is to begin drafting or developing the procurement documents for distribution. Author: Graham Allen Graham Allen is recently retired from Supply Chain Ontario. which provides a high level procurement overview.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Reports of large-scale cyberattacks such as the Russian breach of SolarWinds, the passage of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and the signing of President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order have kept cyber supply chain risks top of mind for policymakers and federal agencies.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

However, these are bound to be narrow and relatively technical exercises (as the current process of review indicates, where views are collected through by-invitation virtual workshops and forms emailed to a closed distribution list) and it seems unlikely that Parliament will spend much time discussing the NPPS.

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Govshop

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The funding, distributed through DOE’s Office of Science, supports 111 projects focused on computing, advanced materials, and scientific instrumentation to advance the department’s clean energy mission as a role of small businesses in creating technologies for scientific research goals and achieving a net-zero emissions future.

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FedInsider

MAY 29, 2024

Years ago, anti-virus software updates were distributed via floppy disks through the U.S. To view this webinar: How to Fight Threats to the Software Supply Chain. Today, due to the vast and complex nature of cyber threats, continuous diagnosis and mitigation (CDM) is necessary.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This includes things like ensuring that health benefits are equally distributed and that lower income communities aren’t getting burdened with high energy costs. Attendees will learn what’s next in decarbonization, supply chains, strategic communications and change management.

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ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

The release includes a broad set of innovations to empower Procurement and Supply Chain leaders to improve collaboration among internal stakeholders and suppliers, proactively mitigate supplier risk and performance issues, gain efficiency and visibility in contracting and improve guidance and effectiveness across procure-to-pay. .

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It’s opportunity for a more flexible supply chain from the contracting side. And as you would expect, there’s a broad distribution of respondents in the survey who are primes versus subs. So, the sample in the survey was broadly distributed. But the opportunity is huge. But that’s pretty competitive.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

The proposed idea is to digitally integrate smallholder farmers into Choppies’ supply chain, to overhaul procurement operations to allow fresh produce to swiftly reach store shelves. AWS proposed an enhanced solution to Choppies’ application by leveraging its cloud capabilities and distribution infrastructure.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I will be doing the post on vehicles sometime later this week Contract type 15 - food products, catering and automated vending For food procurement, the text of the Resolution and contract type 15 include a reference to the need to have 'short supply chains'. So what is a 'short supply chain'?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

Contractors should also be aware of the following opportunities that the Government is considering to reduce plastics in the Federal supply chain: The fact sheet touts past Federal accomplishments, including the FSS Single Use Plastics Final Rule that the Coalition commented on in February. Reporting should begin by September 1, 2025.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

The purpose of the RFI was to provide DoD with information to “support their efforts in developing policies, initiatives, and resource distribution to ensure support for the DIB in integrating AI into defense systems.” In our comments, the Coalition emphasizes the need to reduce regulatory burdens and maximize use of commercial practices.

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The Contractor's Perspective

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Infrastructure” is broadly interpreted and includes solar and wind “structures, facilities, and equipment that generate, transport, and distribute energy including electric vehicle (EV) charging.” 2 CFR §184.4(c). 2 CFR §184.4(c) 2 CFR §184.6(b).

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 25, 2024

In this action, the petitioners have requested five specific remedies: The imposition of a port fee on Chinese-built vessels; The distribution of the proceeds from the port fee to a newly-established US Commercial Shipbuilding Revitalization Fund to support investments in US shipbuilding capacity, supply chains, and workforce; Actions to increase demand (..)

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 11, 2024

Facts The arbitration concerned an exclusive distribution agreement for footwear concluded between two companies, the French CAI and the German GBO. In 2017, CAI granted a license to GBO to use CAI’s trademarks, such as Disney, for the purpose of distributing CAI’s branded shoes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Distribution Price Negotiation Manufacturing 59

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 30, 2024

The RFI has 13 questions pertaining to infrastructure/supply chain resilience, workforce, innovation, acquisition, policy, and regulatory environment. A public hearing is being considered. A Federal Register notice will be published with the date and information if a hearing is scheduled.

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

In order to avoid this issue the opportunity listing advertising the procurement should be distributed to all registered suppliers and where possible also sent to industry organizations for posting on its website. Meetings should be multi-lateral to include representatives from operations, supply chain and senior management.

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Import and Trade Remedies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From May to August 2023, the Government passed into law novel supply chain transparency legislation and introduced amendments and legislative proposals that are impacting, or will impact, compliance with Canadian customs, export controls, and economic sanctions legislation.

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