Redstone Government Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In our article, Understanding your Lower-Tier Relationships with Subrecipient and Contractor Determinations under 2 CFR 200 , we addressed the required determination as to whether the lower-tier organization supporting your Awards or Subawards are classified as subrecipients or contractors. Now that the determination is made and documented is that all that needs to be done?

Government 82

Government Government 82

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Public health agencies know that modernizing their technology infrastructure is necessary to avoid disruptions to program operations and create new opportunities to serve their constituents. To this end, the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) migrated their Women, Infants and Children (WIC) solution to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to increase resiliency so essential services are available to WIC beneficiaries, and to provide a more seamless WIC program experience overall.

Distribution 80

Distribution Accountability Leadership Management 80

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiative called “the Joint Requirement Council” hasn’t gone very far in 10 years. The Council is supposed to discover capabilities multiple DHS components have in common, in order to avoid duplication and redundancy. But the Council doesn’t meet very often and no one at the top seems to pay any attention, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Influencing 76

Influencing Leadership Management Efficiency 76

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

One of the pillars of the SBA’s HUBZone program is the location of a company’s employees. In August of this year, SBA released an Information Notice emphasizing important points about where employees reside, and HUBZone entity’s efforts to employ the necessary amount of employees residing in HUBZone areas. While SBA’s HUBZone policies don’t have the weight of law as compared to a regulation, the HUBZone office will generally enforce this sort of guidance quite stric

Utilities 74

Utilities Participation Government Contracts Contract 74

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,

Logistics

Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

On September 26, Roger B. Handberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that the U.S. had obtained more than $370 million in judgements against Rajen Shah, a Kentucky businessman, and his companies for a laboratory testing scheme targeting Medicare that violated the False Claims Act (FCA). According to the United States’ allegations, “Shah caused his laboratories to bill Medicare for expensive molecular tests that were not ordered by a licensed healthcare provider.

Integration 71

Integration Integrity Accountability Networking 71

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This Scot Climate Week 2023 , we welcome a Peatland ACTION case study on how local contractors used a public procurement opportunity to take on a challenging first project and then go on to found a specialist business in peatland restoration. Two excavators work to reprofile areas of peatland at a Peatland ACTION-funded restoration site near Girlsta, Shetland.

Tender 69

Tender Supply Chain Public Procurement Sustainability 69

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Eric Traupe, former assistant director, CIA for the Near East This week on Leaders and Legends , host Aileen Black interviews Eric Traupe, a former public sector executive with 30+ years of combined experience in the CIA and the US Marine Corps. Traupe is the former assistant director of the CIA for the Near East and served on the front lines of U.S. counterterrorism efforts for more than 20 years.

Leadership 59

Leadership Participation IT Contract 59

Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

With the expansion of cross-border e-commerce, imports of mail-order shipments have increased, and many cases of smuggling of illicit drugs and intellectual property infringing goods have been uncovered. In response to such circumstances, the Japanese Customs has amended the system to continue to ensure smooth imports, to ensure the effectiveness of border control, and to achieve appropriate taxation.

Import 40

Import 40

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Efforts to promote diversity in arbitration continue to garner awareness and support from arbitral institutions, legal practitioners, experts, and the arbitration community in general (see e.g., here and here ). Unconscious bias is a significant barrier to achieving greater diversity and can hinder opportunities, progression, and careers. It is often tricky to address because, as its description suggests, it is based on assumptions and biases which one may not be conscious of or believe in.

Import 40

Import Balance IT Corruption 40

Import and Trade Remedies

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Japan Customs has amended their import procedures in order to continuously realize both the effective border enforcement and the appropriate collection of taxes as well as securing the smooth import. The amendments were made in response to the circumstances where (1) imports of cargo transacted through online shopping platforms and other means have been increasing due to the expansion of cross-border E-commerce (“EC”), (2) a large number of smuggling of illegal drugs and goods infringing intelle

Import 40

Import Inventory Control Utilities Inventory 40

Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to navigate the impact of the injunction entered in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., No. 2:20-CV-00041-DCLC-CRW, 2023 WL 463348 (E.D. Tenn. July 19, 2023) enjoining the use of SBA's "rebuttable presumption" of social disadvantage for certain enumerated groups in the administration of the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program.

40

40

WIFCON: Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Robert K. Tompkins, David S. Black, Erin Estevez, Leila S. George-Wheeler, Hillary J. Freund, Kelsey M. Hayes, Amy L.

40

40