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The Laws of Supply and Demand Meat at Tyson Foods

Art of Procurement

In his book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Scottish Enlightenment thinker Adam Smith. The post The Laws of Supply and Demand Meat at Tyson Foods appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Agencies Finally Have the Resources to Scale DevSecOps

FedTech Magazine

While much attention has been paid to the Department of Defense’s efforts to create a development, security and operations environment, civilian agencies’ moves toward DevSecOps have largely flown under the radar. But some are actively integrating security as a shared responsibility throughout the IT development lifecycle. “We’re seeing a real commitment to DevSecOps within federal civilian agencies,” says Nicole Burdette, a principal at MeriTalk.

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The Best Defense Against Cyber Threats Is a Strong Offense

GovLoop

In today’s highly contested cyber environments, agencies must be faster and smarter than even the most sophisticated adversary. Retroactive analysis and periodic scans aren’t enough. And even with the best tools, you must assume that attackers will — or already did — find their way in. Only a proactive cyber defense will help you stop attackers early enough in the kill chain so that threats don’t become costly incidents.

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Top 20 Federal Contracting Opportunities in June 2023

GovTribe

GovTribe studied data from over 260,000 unique users and millions of interactions to find the top 20 opportunities in the federal market heading into June 2023. Let’s start by diving into the top three.

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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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[Pod] Exploring the Potential for Applying AI in Procurement w/ Florin Tufan

Art of Procurement

“The reason you need AI is because you never know what you don’t know. Procurement has to be able to. The post [Pod] Exploring the Potential for Applying AI in Procurement w/ Florin Tufan appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C4810 Provides Secure Printing for Agencies

FedTech Magazine

Printers are the unsung heroes of many government agencies. Even as hybrid work continues, federal agencies still have a high need for printed documents such as permits, licenses and contracts. The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C4810 multifunction printer hits the mark for all of those and more. It can also copy and scan documents, and serve as a fax machine, a technology still used by many federal agencies to send or receive some official documents or those with signatures.

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How to Build Trust with Federal Buyers and Teammates | Social Selling 201

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

Social Selling has emerged as a powerful strategy to engage with federal agency buyers and teaming partners. Small businesses who learn to embrace the power of Social Selling become the go-to experts in their specific domain. It is just a process. How Can You Make Your Business 'Findable' and 'Attractive? Today, Neil McDonnell demonstrates how to engage online with both known and unknown leads.

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[Pod] Procurement 6 – June 2nd, 2023

Art of Procurement

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post [Pod] Procurement 6 – June 2nd, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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How should appeals be submitted as of the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Law and its Regulations?

BLP

As of the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Law No. 9986 and its Regulations, all procedures related to public procurement must use the SICOP platform, including appeals to object to the solicitation and revocation or appeal against the awarding act. Regarding appeals and objections before the Comptroller General of the Republic, the latter has ordered that, both for their presentation and for the responses to the hearings granted, the appellant must use the electronic SICOP form wi

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June Online Training Schedule

GovLoop

A new month means new professional development opportunities! Be sure to take a look at what topics June has to offer and click to register for upcoming online sessions below. As always, these webinars are totally free to register and attend. Happy learning! Wednesday, June 7 | 2-2:45 p.m. ET/11-11:45 a.m. PT Improving Data Literacy and Management The volume of data the government collects daily is staggering.

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Federal Circuit Decision Confirms UCAs Are Not Government Claims But Leaves Some Questions Unanswered

Government Contracts Advisor

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) dismissed a contractor’s appeal of a contracting officer’s unilateral price definitization on two undefinitized contract actions (“UCAs”).

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"Can Procurement Be Used to Effectively Regulate AI?" [recording]

How to Crack a Nut

The recording and slides for yesterday’s webinar on ‘Can Procurement Be Used to Effectively Regulate AI?’ co-hosted by the University of Bristol Law School and the GW Law Government Procurement Programme are now available for catch up if you missed it. I would like to thank once again Dean Jessica Tillipman (GW Law), Dr Aris Georgopoulos (Nottingham), Elizabeth "Liz" Chirico (Acquisition Innovation Lead at Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army - Procurement) and Scott Simpson (Dig

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Protecting Missouri Court Records

Extract Systems

The state of Missouri is taking quick action after journalists in the state uncovered instances where resident Social Security Numbers were exposed through the state’s court case management system. The sensitive information was found by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , which discovered that unredacted SSNs could be accessed through public access terminals and even the publicly available online court document repository, Casenet.

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How to Get Ahead on Vulnerability Management

GovLoop

At some point, security becomes all about the math. Every device you connect to the network becomes another potential security vulnerability. And the more vulnerabilities you have, the harder it is to sort out what to tackle and when. That’s always been the case. What’s new is how the devices have proliferated over the last several years, in large part because of remote and now hybrid work.

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6 Ways to Change the Perception of Procurement in Your Organization

Art of Procurement

Building a strong internal brand for procurement is critical not only to how the function is perceived and received across. The post 6 Ways to Change the Perception of Procurement in Your Organization appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Military Appreciation Month with Select GCR

Select GCR

May 2023 As we are proud and grateful for our military every day, our Nation takes the month of May to show our appreciation. In 1999, National Military Appreciation Month was established. Our military is vital in the freedom and safety of this great Nation. The United States of America is a world leader because of the strength of our Military. We take this month to honor the service and sacrifice of our military: Active Duty, Guard, Reserve and Veterans.

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SBA Issues Final Rule on Ownership and Control Changes for the 8(a) Program

WIFCON: Government Contracts

Robert K. Tompkins, Erin Estevez, Kelsey M. Hayes, Hillary J. Freund, Amy L.

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UPDATED LIST OF REGISTERED CONTRACTORS AS AT MAY 2023

Edo State Public Procurement Agency

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3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation

ivalua

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Launched by the Saudi government in 2016, the Saudi Vision 2030 Program is a sweeping reform initiative with the aim of diversifying the country’s economy and reducing its reliance on oil production.

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This Menstrual Hygiene Day Let’s Talk About Sustainable Periods

The Softly Spark

End the stigma and start normalizing periods this Menstrual Hygiene Day The best advice I got from my dad about my period was: Don’t flush menstrual products down the toilet. I’m sure it wasn’t a conversation–who talks to their dad about their period? I certainly didn’t. I know he was more worried about our plumbing than the environment, but it was still good advice and I got the message.

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Digital Twins Gain Steam with Federal Agencies

FedTech Magazine

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has no shortage of data to crunch as it seeks to understand and monitor global environmental conditions. Its challenge, rather, involves tying all that together and getting disparate data pipelines to feed into a single system. “We have so many satellites and ground-based observation sites collecting data from different sensors in different formats,” explains Sid Boukabara, former senior scientist with NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, D

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