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October Outlook: New Fiscal Year in Federal Contracting

USFCR

Starting Federal Contracting in October Sets the Stage for Success October's arrival brings more than just the beauty of fall; it marks a pivotal moment in the federal contracting landscape. As the fiscal year resets, businesses have a unique opportunity to redefine their strategies and aim for new heights. In this article, we'll blend insights from the fiscal year's onset with a deep dive into the intricacies of federal contracting as experienced in October.

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Government shutdown puts contractors in precarious position

Federal News Network

There’s never a convenient time for a full or even a partial government shutdown, but we’ve reached the beginning of the end of another fiscal year with the likelihood of a shutdown rising. So how can contractors make sure they’re ready for it and minimize the damage? As always for these kinds of questions, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Executive Producer Eric White turned to Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners.

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AOP Introducing… Tonkean

Art of Procurement

Sagi Eliyahu is well-known for solving the “unsolvable” problems. In this episode of AOP Introducing, Sagi, Founder and CEO of. The post AOP Introducing… Tonkean appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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3 Pain Points of IT Management

GovLoop

Achieving a seamless, functioning IT infrastructure while focusing on creating great customer experiences poses a formidable challenge. Today’s IT staff faces three main challenges in achieving their goals: 1) While moving to the cloud has freed IT professionals of some tasks (such as networking infrastructure and monitoring, powering and cooling data centers), a significant portion of the work they did to manage data centers and IT infrastructure still persists in today’s cloud-based environmen

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Five Ways Robust Data Protection Defends Critical Infrastructure

FedTech Magazine

Whether they’re turning on the lights, running the faucet or commuting to the office, citizens expect power, clean water, transportation services and other critical infrastructure to work every day. Critical infrastructure ensures the security, health, safety and well-being of all citizens. Cybersecurity threats represent one of the most significant strategic risks to the continued operation of these fundamental services.

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Can Filers be Trusted with Redaction?

Extract Systems

Every so often, a news article pops up where someone has realized that their personal information is available online, which usually prompts some discovery into how many other people have their personally identifiable information (PII) accessible. What makes these instances particularly jarring is that this information is from documents like court and land records and can be accessed by the public on a government website.

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Zmiany dotycz?ce reorganizacji transgranicznych spó?ek wynikaj?ce z implementacji dyrektywy 2019/2121

Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners

15 września 2023 r. weszły w życie zmiany Kodeksu spółek handlowych implementujące do polskiego porządku prawnego elementy Dyrektywę 2019/2121 z dnia 27 listopada 2019 r. zmieniającej dyrektywę (UE) 2017/1132 w odniesieniu do transgranicznego przekształcania, łączenia i podziału spółek. Nowelizacja stanowi kolejny etap wdrażania tzw. pakietu prawa spółek.

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DoD: How is it meeting the security challenges facing the nation?

Federal News Network

This week on Off the Shelf , Bill Greenwalt, visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute , and Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates , discuss the national security threats and how the Department of Defense (DoD) is responding to deliver the capabilities to meet the challenges facing our nation. Greenwalt and Schwartz discuss the DoD ‘s changing mindset, focusing on contested logistics, speed of innovation, data driven decision making to improve operations and cybersecuri

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These 8 Microelectronics Innovation Hubs Will Transform the Industry

Govshop

Congratulations to the 8 Hubs that will transform the microelectronics industry in the United States! On September 20, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks announced $238 million in government funding through the CHIPS and Science Act to establish eight Microelectronics Commons Regional Innovation Hubs. This commitment demonstrates a commitment from the Department of Defense to develop this critical emerging technology area.

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Put Observability to Work

GovLoop

Agencies need the ability to generate insights and track potential problems throughout their IT ecosystem and all cloud environments — whether it’s public, hybrid, on premises, and multi-cloud. A unified observability platform offers comprehensive visibility across all your cloud environments, making sure all systems are talking in the same language and connected, so you don’t miss anything that could put a stop to your services.

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Arbitration Tech Toolbox: Applicable Law, Choice of Courts and Enforcement Issues in Metaverse Disputes

Kluwer Arbitration

On 24 March 2023, the Metaverse Dispute Resolution Colloquium was organised by the Digital Law Center (University of Geneva), the Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement (CIDS) and MetaverseLegal to explore selected legal issues arising from disputes in/about the metaverse. Previous contributions to this blog have explored metaverse-related issues here.

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Season 10: Episode 20 “FAR Facts”

Public Contracting Institute

Hello and thank you for joining us for our Episode 20 FAR Facts of Fun with the FAR Season 10! Our next session will cover: FAR Parts 34 and 35. Far Part 34 covers Major System Acquisition and FAR Part 35 covers Research and Development Contracting. As we prepare for our twentieth episode of Season 10, here are a few FAR Facts for us to think about: Major System Acquisitions are those programs that, as determined by the agency head, (1) are directed at and critical to fulfilling an agency missi

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Helping to address the Climate Emergency through sustainable public procurement

Scottish Government Procurement

To celebrate Scot Climate Week 2023 , in this blog we want to remind you of the eLearning available to help you to embed climate action in your procurement activity. Embedding sustainability into procurement can support organisations’ wider economic, social and environmental objectives as set out in relevant policies and/or strategies and can be adapted to reflect the nature of the contract.

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Consolidating Your Cybersecurity Platforms

GovLoop

Recent investments in cloud have come with a cost — increased attack surfaces that make agency networks more vulnerable to cyberthreats. So how can agencies reduce their network vulnerabilities while still taking advantage of the benefits cloud offers? One solution is cybersecurity consolidation , which combines traditionally separate tools, such as intrusion prevention, anti-malware, or DNS security, into a single platform that provides all those protections together.