AWS Public Sector

APRIL 3, 2025

Leveraging generative AI to optimize the work scope generation process Scope Builder represents a paradigm shift in procurement document generation. The application uses generative AI to assist procurement specialists during the work scope development process, helping them produce detailed and comprehensive documents.

Procurement 64

Procurement Education Procurement Team Chief Procurement Officer 64

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Cooperative purchasing , by combining the needs of many agencies, not only lowers costs but also improves access to quality products and services, simplifies procurement processes, and ensures compliance with regulations. OMNIA Partners checks suppliers to ensure high quality, providing organizations with many options in various categories.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement IT Quality 58

GovSpend

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Filtering Best Practices for Quality Bids Some businesses prefer to focus on volume, while others are more interested in high-quality, well-suited opportunities. Titles vs. Descriptions vs. Documents If your business offers broad services, searching Titles, Descriptions, and Documents may yield the best results.

Quality 59

Quality Bidding Procurement Efficiency 59

Federal News Network

JANUARY 30, 2025

Modernizing the military move system has brought inevitable challenges, but HomeSafe is working through them diligently to ensure we deliver high-quality, timely moves to military service members and their families, the company said. Its unclear how many movers are currently in that network; HomeSafe does not disclose those figures.

Capacity 122

Capacity Contract Tender Networking 122

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. Their comments are all published on the site, along with any responses from the procuring entity.

Collaboration 57

Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

Throughout my career as a procurement practitioner, I have never seen bids submitted that are perfectly responsive to the evaluation criteria or requirements specified in the solicitation documents. Thus, deviations from the evaluation requirement could either be material/major or immaterial/minor.

Public Procurement 95

Public Procurement Procurement Bidder Bidding 95

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

So the Rule of Two requires federal agencies to set aside procurements for small businesses where there’s a reasonable expectation that at least two small businesses will be able to submit offers at fair market prices and otherwise competitive in terms of quality and delivery. Tom Temin: And that goes back to the 1980s, right?

Thresholds 104

Thresholds Participation Procurement Contract 104

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Public sector organizations worldwide face a common challenge: processing an ever-growing volume of document-heavy applications across various services. While we focus on naturalization as our primary example, the solution discussed can be applied to any public sector use case involving large-scale document processing.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Data Import Utilities 52

FedScoop

JULY 25, 2024

“TIGTA’s Office of Investigations review of IRS CSP baseline requirements determined that they omit critical investigative audit trail data elements listed in its Audit Trail Needs document.” The post Tax watchdog says IRS has work to do on Login.gov security controls appeared first on FedScoop.

Impact Assessment 116

Impact Assessment Data Transparency Quality 116

USFCR

AUGUST 7, 2024

His certification in Google Project Management further enhances his ability to manage projects effectively and deliver high-quality documentation. With a strong educational background from Tallahassee Community College and practical experience in various customer-focused roles, Coye brings a fresh perspective to the team.

Project Management 83

Project Management Education Quality Management 83

GovLoop

MAY 8, 2024

Make documentation part of your delivery. Treat data as code and use infrastructure as code in development environments and quality assurances phases, in addition to production. You can’t know where the challenges lie or how to prioritize addressing them without fully understanding the situation. Embrace infrastructure as code.

Quality 94

Quality Data IT Management 94

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

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. In sum, the VA and VHA have a timely and significant efficiency opportunity for the VA Medical Supply Chain.

Supply Chain 49

Supply Chain Purchasing Transparency Efficiency 49

FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Department of Labor is spelling out how artificial intelligence can boost job quality without harming the rights of workers, releasing a roadmap this week that aims to empower workforces in underserved communities as use of the emerging technology proliferates.

Impact Assessment 122

Impact Assessment Transparency Quality Ethics 122

FedScoop

JULY 29, 2024

The White House is leaning into the global competition on critical and emerging technology, releasing a strategy document Friday focused on engaging with standards stakeholders and agency actions. innovators and industry and access to quality products and services that benefit all.”

Public Private Partnership 122

Public Private Partnership Sustainability Participation Influencing 122

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The HR Line of Business and Quality Service Management Office completed this year-old effort earlier this summer to update the HR business reference architecture. Pollack said what comes from that are these final standards, which is a living document and will be updated over time.

Management 109

Management Quality Data Import 109

Government Contracts

APRIL 4, 2025

Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.

Quality 52

Quality 52

FedScoop

APRIL 12, 2024

“These tools have the potential to lower the barriers and costs of practicing before the office as well as helping law practitioners offer services to their clients with improved quality and efficiency,” the notice states. “As USPTO pointed to word processing software and other computer tools that have generative AI capabilities.

Ethics 126

Ethics Innovation Quality Efficiency 126

FedScoop

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Digital Service engineer, the intent is to eliminate any distinction of quality between authorizations and bring the “same high watermark that says, ‘This meets the expectation for reuse across the government.’” Moving documents into machine-readable formats and being as transparent as possible aligns with those plans.

Transparency 115

Transparency Quality Collaboration Engineering 115

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Although there was an official delivery plan for the Games, as specified in a September 2023 governmental decree, we found data and documents on its delivery scattered across various public and private actors. More generally, there is room for improvement in the quantity and quality of the data on the platform.

Transparency 97

Transparency Bidding Sustainability Corruption 97

Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Becoming a prime contractor involves registering with the System for Award Management (SAM), obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, and meeting federal requirements for compliance and documentation. Adherence to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and maintaining thorough documentation are non-negotiable requirements.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Contract Bidding Participation 52

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

Strategic Sourcing 98

Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The OIG found that CISA planned to “establish the Quality Service Management Office to create an online marketplace so CISA could advertise AIS to potential data producers,” but never made it to launch. The agency said it will deliver recommendations from its findings and communicate changes to participants as needed by July 31, 2025.

Participation 119

Participation Quality Data Evaluation 119

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Federal agencies have increasingly looked to RPA “bots” to offload basic but cumbersome processes to free humans up to focus on higher-quality work. The IRS is looking to shore up the staffing of its robotic processing automation arm, as the program aims to develop and deploy 35 to 50 automations annually for the tax agency.

IT 101

IT Electronics Quality Engineering 101

Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 4, 2024

Former employee, Daniel Kokotajlo, who left OpenAI “due to losing confidence that it would behave responsibly around the time of AGI,” has confirmed publicly that he had to surrender what would have likely turned out to be a huge sum of money in order to quit without signing the document.

Whistle-blowing 98

Whistle-blowing Quality Leadership Networking 98

FedScoop

APRIL 17, 2024

For a federal agency charged with administering health insurance programs, upholding quality standards at facilities and enforcing a seemingly countless number of arcane rules , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is especially reliant on institutional knowledge.

Insurance 106

Insurance Management Finance Utilities 106

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Saasyan , an AWS Partner, built a solution using AWS services including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), that monitors and analyzes web searches, website visits, videos, chat, email, images, and documents to help ensure students’ safety and well-being.

Education 130

Education Collaboration Utilities Quality 130

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

This position also prepares resolutions with applicable supporting documentation for the Board of Commissioners’ review and approval. This position also prepares resolutions with applicable supporting documentation for the Board of Commissioners’ review and approval.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Insurance E-procurement Bidding 100

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

DLA’s efforts to increase the use of automation in their contracting system include using that information to asses a supplier’s risk and quality score as a necessary validation before making an award. “Over the last few years, we really made a push to automate processes where we can.

Contract 103

Contract Supplier Logistics Efficiency 103

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 16, 2024

A 2021 study by White & Case and Queen Mary University of London indicated that 49% of arbitration practitioners never or rarely employ AI tools such as data analytics or technology-assisted document review. AI extends beyond the mere document review. According to another study , the numbers remained on a similar level in 2023.

Ethics 90

Ethics Data Integration Integrity 90

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2023

An IG investigation also found members of Teixeira’s unit had wide latitude to access and print classified documents without any oversight. ( But Air Force officials said more than a dozen other personnel – from staff sergeants to a colonel – failed to deal with suspicious behavior leading up to those illegal disclosures.

IT 118

IT Networking Evaluation Data 118

GovSpend

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Data is the core of the GovSpend value proposition, and increasing data coverage and quality is a top objective. Today we are dramatically improving the overall volumes, quality, and refresh rates of data – and we’re not letting up. It’s rare that a day goes by without a new possibility arising. Any final words?

Data 105

Data Quality Purchasing Transparency 105

Extract Systems

MARCH 12, 2024

While data accuracy and quality are topics that have always been top of mind for top information officials, errors were often self-contained, only affecting the document with the problem or those mentioned within it. Certain roles, like the CIO’s, have and will always require a focus on data quality.

Data 52

Data Government Government Quality 52

Select GCR

JULY 9, 2024

An RFI is a formal document issued by an organization for gathering information about the capabilities, products, and services of potential vendors. Read and Understand the RFI Document Thoroughly read the RFI document to understand the requirements, objectives, and specific questions or sections that need to be addressed.

Quality 52

Quality Supplier Evaluation Quality Management 52

Extract Systems

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Quality Assurance (QA) is commonly thought of as one of the final steps in the development cycle prior to release, which makes sense as generally a final round of testing is the last hold before a release goes out. Communication between developers and quality assurance as code is being built is very mutually beneficial as well.

Quality 52

Quality End to End Utilities Efficiency 52

GovCon & Trade

AUGUST 23, 2023

Socially disadvantaged individuals are defined as “those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their individual qualities.” The regulations outline what it takes for an individual to prove they are socially disadvantaged.

Participation 130

Participation Negotiation Quantity Contract 130

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It’s the culture around data hygiene, the quality of the data, the way we collect it, how we keep it clean.” Use AI to Make More Data Accessible Most agencies have documents that aren’t formatted for databases. But the difficulty of that is you have to be able to accept all types of data. That’s all unstructured data,” Chang said.

Data 98

Data Influencing Quality Engineering 98