FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2022

The Defense Department has been investing in 5G wireless technology for years, partnering with commercial partners to test use cases at military bases for everything from edge computing to connected vehicles, base security and more. As the DOD evolves its use of 5G technology, it is also looking to dynamic spectrum sharing technology to ensure it can continue to use both its core military systems without interference and expand its wireless offerings.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2022

In a lot of workplaces, the idea is that the best employees are the ones that climb the ladder. The expectation seems to be: The people who are best at their jobs are the ones who would be best suited to run the company someday. Therefore, those people are the same people who seek increasing responsibility and get promoted. I think something is missing from this picture.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2022

“‘Go live’ is not a business outcome. Because there is a lack of clarity as to what the target business. The post [Pod] Digital Procurement Is Not Easy: Don’t Go It Alone w/ Anthony Mignogna and Claire Sexton appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Originally published in the 2022 ProcureCon Report “Transforming Procurement: Embracing Digital Innovation and Driving Sustainability” Ethical business practices and sustainability initiatives are forcing organizations to not only stand up, but to also set themselves apart from the competition by implementing ESG and CSR commitments. Sustainable and socially responsible procurement practices that cover the full spectrum can provide end-to-end visibility that facilitates monitoring an

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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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Oles Morrison

AUGUST 24, 2022

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker is beyond thrilled at the success of our government contracts practice group Bid Protest Webinar 2022. Bid Protests are an important weapon in a contractor’s arsenal, whether as a successful awardee or disappointed bidder. When they occur, they happen fast, and there isn’t much time to learn about the process. Contractors need to understand the bid protest process to successfully assert their rights to full and open competition as a protester or to defend their c

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

AUGUST 24, 2022

The new Acquisition Regulation Comparator (ARC) is now live on Acquisition.gov. ARC provides users the ability to compare up to three regulations side by side. The results are displayed in a column layout, with regulations compared at the part/subpart level and lined up by the sections. Its not quite finished however. Currently it contains the FAR, GSAR (GSA FAR Supplement), and DFARS (DoD FAR Supplement) but soon (they say) ARC will release all of the civilian agency acquisition regulations (e.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 10, 2022

While interpersonal conflict can seem like an unavoidable fact of office life, your approach to it is ultimately what determines how it affects both you and those around you. By acting in a mature and reasonable manner, you can turn disagreements into opportunities for learning and personal growth. Take a look at these four tips for managing conflict in a professional manner, and think about how you can best incorporate them to help foster a friendly, tension-free office environment. 1.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2022

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, The post [Pod] Hour of Change and Challenge: 10X the Impact of Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

As a Procurement Leader, carbon neutrality by 2050 should be a central focus and Dr. Natacha Tréhan’s comprehensive research offers practical tips to get you on track. First, let’s start with procurement and how it plays a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint with 3 key areas of impact: – Actions with suppliers. – Actions on the products and services purchased. – Actions on the way you buy. 1.

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Bonfire

AUGUST 19, 2022

One of the most challenging parts of putting together an RFP is getting stakeholders involved in the build process without creating chaos. If you’ve ever had different document versions from multiple editors get stored in different locations, or you’ve experienced painful approval processes that take place through endless email chains, you know how frustrating and time-consuming that chaos can be.

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Tenders Direct

AUGUST 10, 2022

The UK government is striving for technological excellence, and has introduced new guidance for the procurement of goods and services. The post The Digital, Data and Technology Playbook appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2022

Imagine autonomous shuttle buses transporting military personnel around a base, or a smart warehouse using a distributed sensor network and robotics to track military vehicles. Or, picture a medic in the field receiving immersive training remotely. All of that and more is becoming reality at military bases from Georgia to the Hawaiian Islands, as the Department of Defense prototypes 5G wireless connectivity, network interoperability and security, and 5G-enabled applications such as augmented rea

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GovLoop

AUGUST 9, 2022

Whether you’ve had a morning full of meetings or experienced an afternoon slump, you’ve probably found yourself drained at some point of the day and in desperate need of a break. Here are seven tips for recharging during your break. 1. Meditate. Meditating is a lot simpler than you think. The point of meditation is to carve out space between a stimulus and a response.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 30, 2022

If you joined us for Categorypalooza 2022, you helped make it our must successful event ever. We were joined by. The post All Categorypalooza Sessions Now Available on Demand appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

Redwood City, 17 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that O-I Glass Inc, an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, has selected its solution to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes. O-I Glass is one of the world’s leading producers of glass bottles and jars, operating 70 glass manufacturing plants in 19 countries with an annual revenue of $6.4B in 2021 and 24,000 employees.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2022

While the events of the pandemic created a number of new arguments, reckonings, and theories, one concept that was revisited for the umpteenth time was that of shorter working weeks. A reduction to four-day weeks or even five-hour days – sounds ideal, doesn’t it? While it might be the perfect solution for employees who have found their free time almost vanish, what impact would it have on businesses?

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NIH NITAAC

AUGUST 2, 2022

Achieve End of Year Fiscal Spending Goals and Help Save the Planet with NITAAC GSS 2022 marks the third consecutive EPEAT Award win for NITAAC. Globally recognized, EPEAT helps purchasers, manufacturers and resellers buy and sell environmentally preferable electronic products. The Global Electronics Council, which owns and manages EPEAT, also facilitates the EPEAT Purchaser Awards.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

In addition to the traditional advanced persistent threats from traditional nation-state actors, cybersecurity threats have lately been coming from unexpected places. Legitimate software updates and open-source software have contained major vulnerabilities that IT experts did not expect. Tony Sabaj, head of channel engineering for the Americas/Office of the CTO for Check Point Software Technologies, explains what security officials should be watching for.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 11, 2022

Each of us knows to closely guard our Social Security numbers, credit card accounts, fingerprints, phone numbers, health records and other personal information. But within government agencies — which aggregate vast troves of our personally identifiable information (PII) — the management of our private data can be confused, outmoded and insecure, making it tough for agencies to comply with security mandates and exposing each of us to financial and other calamities.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 18, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to interview Wen Xie, an intellectual property attorney, about the World Trade Organization’s decision to. The post Who Do Patents – and Contracts – Protect? appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

AUGUST 16, 2022

Progress on sustainability is notoriously hard to measure for organizations, but the needle is moving in the right direction. A new report from the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) found that 2,000 firms across 70 countries worth $38 trillion have set emissions reductions targets that line up with the science. It’s incredible to see the strides we’ve made over the past year or so.

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The Contractor's Perspective

AUGUST 29, 2022

Key Point Federal contractors and subcontractors who filed Type 2 EEO-1 Reports for the years 2016-2020 are advised that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) intends to release the data from such filed EEO-1 Reports unless they file written objections asserting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) objections by no later than September 19, 2022.

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Tenders Direct

AUGUST 10, 2022

The UK government is striving for technological excellence, and has introduced new guidance for the procurement of goods and services. The post The Digital, Data and Technology Playbook appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

Historically, farmers have managed multiple fields as a single unit, despite marked variations in soil quality, topography and drainage capacity that can exist in those acres. To enable more granular oversight — for example, targeting weeds of a certain size, class or species for removal — the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been examining potential edge computing applications in the farming realm.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 31, 2022

Collaboration doesn’t look the same in North Carolina anymore. Whereas employees were almost 100% in person until March 2020, as of April 2022, 64% of the state’s Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) was fully remote, while 26% switched between remote and in-person work. This blended environment means leaders and employees have to change some expectations to foster a dynamic, engaged workspace.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 9, 2022

“Digital products become a bedrock of all the processes and the transformation that is taking place in the organization.” –Sanjeev. The post [Pod] Designing an End-to-End Ecosystem Approach to Procurement Part 2: Category Management appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Redwood City, 11 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, selected its platform to digitally transform procurement. The initial focus is on digitising the Procure-to-Order process with subsequent phases planned for invoicing and sourcing.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

AUGUST 4, 2022

In a recent case from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, United States ex rel. Scollick v. Narula , Case No. 1:14-cv-01339, two surety companies and the broker that issued bonds on federal construction projects succeeded in summarily dismissing civil False Claims Act allegations involving federal small business set-aside contracts.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

Along with the promise to completely transform the digital landscape, 5G — the fifth-generation standard for broadband cellular networks — will bring changes to cybersecurity practices and protection as well. 5G download speeds are expected to be 100 times faster than currently possible with 4G. Higher bandwidth will allow more devices to be connected (an estimated 29 billion by 2030, up from 8.6 billion in 2019).

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2022

While the Defense Department has moved faster than civilian agencies in adopting 5G, leaders across federal government are taking an interest in the emerging network infrastructure, with good reason. “5G is more than cellular telephony,” according to a report from the CSIS Working Group on Trust and Security in 5G Networks. “5G meets the growing demand to create and move data and new knowledge faster and more efficiently.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2022

The Department of Defense and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration have partnered to accelerate the adoption of open interfaces, interoperable components and multivendor solutions related to 5G. In the 2022, first-year 5G Challenge Preliminary Event, NTIA will award part of a $3 million prize to contestants who submit winning hardware or software solutions for 5G network subsystems.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

No matter how many legacy systems a federal agency tries to upgrade, another will age into antique status right behind them. “It’s almost like a game of whack-a-mole,” says Kevin Walsh, director of IT and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office. “As soon as you modernize one of these really old systems, you move on to the next one.” In April 2021,Walsh provided testimony to Congress on agencies’ efforts to modernize critical legacy systems, some of which have been in operation sinc

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Turn back the clock a decade or so, and you would see a far different data center landscape in the federal space than exists today. For one, there would be more data centers —many more, in fact —and they would be largely running applications on bare-metal servers. Those servers would have shockingly low utilization rates by today’s standards, meaning agencies over spent on inefficient and sometimes redundant environments.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 29, 2022

Can you imagine trying to solve different challenges in the same way constantly? You can use the same method only so many times before it stops working in the face of a new challenge or unpredictable circumstance. That’s why agencies can’t afford to problem-solve like a broken record. Public servants need fresh perspectives and creative ideas even beyond agency lines to make persistent progress on their most urgent problems.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 29, 2022

Navigating your purpose in the workplace can be complicated, especially when incorporating new technology into your job. While technology allows you to make a greater impact in your career, you should consider your purpose alongside everything you do. So how do you diversify your skillset and maintain your passion for your job? Here are some pointers.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2022

Bill Zielinski, CIO for the city of Dallas entered city government after spending years at the federal level, holding key positions at the General Services Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Social Security Administration, and OPM. He arrived in Dallas in June 2020 to an office that worked remotely, and to this day about 75% of his staff significantly telework.

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