Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

that prohibits SETA contractors from using their insights and influence to gain an unfair advantage or worse, commit fraud. Some major technology companies have sought to influence government contractors through kickbacks, job offers and special discounts. conflict of interest and false claims rules. Congress must enforce FAR 9.5

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Use AI to Make More Data Accessible Most agencies have documents that aren’t formatted for databases. AI also helped the department determine what programs could influence people to stay. “But the difficulty of that is you have to be able to accept all types of data. That’s all unstructured data,” Chang said.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

government is the largest purchaser in the world, significantly influencing the purchasing landscape. Reading the terms and conditions in the solicitation documents carefully is crucial, as they detail the requirements and obligations that must be fulfilled. Government agencies as major buyers The U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

While employed, Krupski had taken photos to document production safety issues, specifically the use of a rolling table that employees put under a car when removing a battery. OK, please let me know if there’s anything we should still do,” Mr. Musk replied, according to a copy of the email included in legal documents.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Influence The Board by Mapping the value of procurement projects to business priorities.

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Procurement Supply Chain Influencing Chief Procurement Officer 52

FedScoop

APRIL 16, 2024

Enhancing collaboration Public sector agencies operating worldwide are adopting cloud-based collaboration tools to create a more integrated work environment where documents and projects are easily accessible anytime and on any device.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

FS: How worried are you that companies might try to influence what legislation is crafted to sort of benefit their own finances? BF: I served on the Financial Services Committee for all my time in Congress, so I’m very familiar with industry trying to influence policy. It would shock me if that didn’t happen.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Up front efforts to define roles and responsibilities, document requirements, integrate with other enterprise systems, and maximize the value of data will be rewarded in multiple forms well beyond the conclusion of the implementation.

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Extract Systems

JULY 2, 2024

In addition to removing specific mentions of race, the software will also remove certain physical and location descriptors that might have an influence. The project’s goal isn’t just to remove identifiers of race, but to compare how charging results would differ across a redacted and unredacted report.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 12, 2024

On May 13, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an instruction implementing policies and procedures that DoD will use to identify contractors (including uncleared contractors) requiring foreign ownership, control, and influence (FOCI) determinations, review related information, and address FOCI concerns. business documentation).

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Procurement thus heavily influences the interaction between the State’s contractual agents and citizens, and becomes a tool for the regulation of public service delivery. This relates to discussions in other areas and to the broader expectation that procurement can be a trend setter and influence industry practice and standards.

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 31, 2024

So, now that most in-office business has resumed, a company would likely need to show SBA documentation of direct support for such long-distance management. They restrict the financial support a Non-Qualifying Veteran may provide to a VSB and prohibit any financial dependence or influence.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Factors in favour of arbitration included the reduced scope of document production, the streamlined approach to cross-examination, and a more logical approach to the admissibility and relevance of evidence. This aligns with the sentiment that ‘documents don’t lie’, as noted by Dr. iur. 23 and 24).

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Bonfire

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In some cases, they even have to pay to view the opportunity and bid documents. Organizations that charge for bid documents run the risk of appearing less attractive to the vendor community and reducing their bidder pool. I would worry that, if I wasn’t party to that, I might have less ability to influence that.”.

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Select GCR

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Describe Educational and Professional Challenges Delve into the impact of systemic barriers on your educational and professional pursuits and how these factors may have influenced your access to opportunities. By incorporating this supporting documentation, you enhance the authenticity of your narrative.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 22, 2024

It clarifies the position of the courts on vital issues such as the enforceability of mediation clauses, the role of mediators and the legal value of the documents they produce, as well as the relationship between any prior steps of mediation and arbitration. The reasonings for this were not clear.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Likewise, in Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act outlines data subjects’ rights as principles for organisations to follow. Despite being hailed as a significant advancement in data protection, the consent-based model brings its own challenges.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2024

Not a source selection person necessarily, but an influencer, an adviser deep in there. And one of the reasons involved there was that someone had worked in the government and ended up at the cloud company, or had been at the cloud company, then at the government, whatever. So, you do want a firewall.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This may include posters with project progress, presentations, and the mobilization of internal influencers. If they are squarely on board and willing to advocate, in my experience, they will have a positive influence on outcomes. Change Management. First and foremost, be very clear on what the implementation vision is.

Eprocurement 40

Eprocurement Change Management Influencing Procurement 40

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 5, 2024

In particular, Mr. Paulsson raised concerns as to the increasing complexity and length of arbitration documents, who are often written by young authors unknown to the parties. He highlighted the shift from a time when arbitration was a niche practice to its current status as a specialized and full-time profession.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 31, 2024

Crypto, block-chain and AI technology will all influence business transactions over time, meaning the type of disputes will evolve. These initiatives are bound to influence approaches to private dispute resolution as well, including arbitration. Singapore too is pursuing similar initiatives.

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Tracker Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2024

Tracker facilitates this area by offering features that allow for efficient document handling. The system assists in recording the necessary documentation so that all compliance requirements of the contracting authority are satisfied without any issues.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sales and the Art of Persuasion Winning proposals are essentially SALES documents , so they must be compelling and persuasive to the buyers. Can a sales mindset influence your proposal? What does the federal buyer want to achieve with their RFP? Don’t delay.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 7, 2022

hours a day searching for information and documents, while corporations spend about $120 billion yearly on printed forms , most of which are outdated within three months. Ask yourself these questions: Who has influence over the process? Document the business case and align it to mission. That’s unacceptable,” Eldridge said.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

In other words, the AI PPN is not a ‘plug-and-play’ document setting out how to go about dealing with AI hallucinations and other risks in procurement. And given the pace of change in this area, it is also bound to be a PPN that requires multiple revisions and adaptations going forward. 57(8)(i)(ii) PCR2015 and sch.7 7 13(2)(b) PA2023).

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

The first panel, moderated by Professor Alejandro Garro (Columbia Law School), aimed to identify an effective toolkit for managing evidence in construction cases, which generally involve multiple technical issues, numerous technical expert reports, and thousands of documents. Duclos agreed that understanding the major disruption is essential.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Arbitrations under this procedure are proposed to be heard by a sole arbitrator and, unless the tribunal decides otherwise, shall be decided on the basis of written submissions only with no document production, and no fact or expert witness evidence. in the draft 7th ed. SIAC Rules.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Initially, the city piloted a bonus sustainability and equity question in all RFP documents, each worth one point. We want to build and influence these practices through our own contracting power.”

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Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

While the Memo is directed at agencies and does not impose new requirements on contractors directly, those providing AI products and services could soon see it influence contract requirements, source selection evaluation criteria, and contract terms.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

While the Memo is directed at agencies and does not impose new requirements on contractors directly, those providing AI products and services could soon see it influence contract requirements, source selection evaluation criteria, and contract terms.

Logistics 52

Logistics E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

This guide examines the fundamentals of public procurement, including fairness, value for money, and transparency, and how they influence both ethical and effective procurement procedures. By using procurement intelligence solutions, companies may stay up to date on opportunities and changes in national legislation and regulations.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It was clearly a problem, that it was disparate treatment and it could have influenced the decision, even though the source selection decision said didn’t. So I think the agency’s just got to be very careful in how it documents why it’s making its decisions. But GAO thought that mattered enough. Tom Temin Right.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Any number of factors can influence that multiplier, from the perceived strength of the claims and defenses, the overall value of the matter, and more. The Verizon settlement represents the latest example of DOJ’s continued focus on cybersecurity cases, a trend that we believe will only continue to escalate going forward.

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The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

The latter groups have a strong influence on the priorities to be realized and the time frames for their delivery. For example, moving from a manual process of issuing purchase orders and bid documents to an e-procurement system such as Ariba® or Euna Solutions.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage. With data excellence as one of the pillars of their mission, TenderNed has been working on creating better data within the Dutch government for several years.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

31] Thus, implementing and documenting adequate internal controls for determining compensation can significantly reduce audit risk. 36] This guidance affords contractors considerable leeway to try to influence the appropriate level at which to define the relevant geographic area.

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