Fri.Sep 22, 2023

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Yet Another Potential Government Shutdown – Say It Ain’t So

Redstone Government Consulting

As the Government approaches yet another potential shutdown, we wanted to bring our reader’s attention to the information we have previously provided on this topic and some just-in-case planning suggestions. While unfortunate, the shutdown battles have become a perennial occurrence for most of the last two decades. We began writing on the topic prior to 2010, and our blog archives go back to 2012.

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Small GovCon Week in Review: September 18-22, 2023

SmallGovCon

Happy Friday, Readers. We hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend. Talk around the proverbial water cooler, this week, has been about the possible government shut down. On midnight, September 30th, fiscal year 23 will come to an end. Apparently, if certain things aren’t passed by Congress and signed by the President, the new fiscal year will start with a shutdown, and that has a lot of government contractors nervous.

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Ensuring Compliance with New SBA Requirement for Inclusion of Indirect Costs

Capital Edge Consulting

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Assuring your organization follows DCAA compliant time tracking procedures is key to a successful DCAA Floor Check. Our Experts compiled guidance with suggestions to assure organizations are prepared for Floor Checks. What is a Floor Check Audit? Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts.

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Transparency  in Public Procurement & How To Get it.

Spend Network

Ensuring transparency in government procurement is not only a matter of ethical governance but also a catalyst for efficiency, fair competition, and economic growth. But how? What exactly does transparency do to ensure these things? Here's a quick overview of how it works, and what governments can do to make it a part of their processes.

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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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Cesar Flores

BLP

Cesar Flores Associate Honduras +504 2269 1217 +504 9509 4622 cflores@blplegal.com Contact card Resume Profile Cesar is an Associate in BLP’s Honduras office. His specialties include Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation. Throughout his years of experience, he has led the legal advice to different government institutions in administrative contracting processes and state procurement, transparency and accountability, administrative sanctioning procedure; as well as judicial process

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Government Contractors :: Understanding Conspiracy Charges

Watson & Associates

A conspiracy charge in a government contract fraud case is a complex and often misunderstood aspect of the legal system. When someone is accused of being involved in a conspiracy under federal law, it can have serious consequences. The term ‘conspiracy’ often conjures images of shadowy figures plotting secretly, but. Read more » The post Government Contractors :: Understanding Conspiracy Charges appeared first on Watson & Associates LLC Government Contracts Blog.

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Watching the Watchman – New FAR Rule Opens Door to Further Feedback on Acquisition Process

SmallGovCon

In Fiscal Year 2022, 1,595 bid protests were filed with GAO. While that seems like a large number, it pales in comparison to the number of federal contracts the federal government awards in a given year. On average, the government awards over 11 million contracts per year. That’s a lot of acquisitions that are not subject to any feedback from outside the agency.

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From its Origins to Actuality: The Permanent Court of Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

On July 26, 2023, the Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB) organized a webinar on New Developments of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). The discussion was introduced by Claus von Wobeser (Von Wobeser y Sierra, México) and led by Sandra González (Ferrere, Uruguay) and Juan Manuel Marchán (PBP, Ecuador), who posed several topics that were discussed and deepened by Julian Bordaçahar (Senior Legal Counsel and PCA Representative in the Argentine Republic) and Markel Eguiluz Parte (A

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What the FAS Pricing Guidance Says and Doesn’t Say About Order Level Competition

The Coalition for Government Procurement

This week, in the spirit of “Fair and Reasonable Transparency,” the Coalition submitted to the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) feedback on its “ FAS Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing.” The PAP is a significant policy document, providing guidance to FAS contracting officers regarding the negotiation of Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts.

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Analytics Innovations Draw a Complete Data Picture

GovLoop

Spreadsheets are structured things: They have clearly defined lines, cleanly labelled columns, and rules that govern what goes where. Government analytic programs have become skilled at working within those parameters, even if it means spending hours manually manipulating data to fit. Spreadsheets are what Andy MacIsaac, Solutions Marketing Director for the Public Sector with Alteryx, calls “30-year-old desktop technology.

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Friday Flash 09/22/23

The Coalition for Government Procurement

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