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Legal Corner: Bills in US Congress Would Require Federal Agencies and Vendors to Implement NIST AI Framework The Legal Corner provides the procurement community with an opportunity to share insights and comments on relevant legal issues of the day. The guidance does not apply to the Federal Supply Schedule. Authored by Howard W.
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.” The White House also released an accompanying Fact Sheet that announces a “new goal to phase out Federal procurement of single-use plastics from food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all Federal operations by 2035.” Coffey , and Michael E. Authored by Evan C.
The Coalition for GovernmentProcurement Endowed Scholarship Fund Proceeds will also support The Coalition for GovernmentProcurement Endowed Scholarship Fund for a deserving veteran studying U.S. governmentprocurement at The George Washington University Law School.
We remain committed to this mission at the upcoming Spring Training Conference, ensuring that attendees leave with comprehensive updates on acquisition policies, programs, and initiatives in subjects like artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, the medical supplychain, and much more. We look forward to seeing you in May!
Jay Blindauer A contractor takes on a Governmentcontract to make money, and inflation is getting in the way. With inflation eroding value for this long, a Government contractor may need to obtain contract relief. 57] Rather, determining whether a modification exceeds contract scope is highly fact dependent.
On February 28, again at Miller & Chevalier Chartered, we will hold our GSA and VA Schedule Contracting Training for In-House Counsel course. While DoD previously focused on grants and procurement commitments, the office is now looking at loans and loan guarantees to move forward with defense industrial base initiatives.
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