FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Reports of large-scale cyberattacks such as the Russian breach of SolarWinds, the passage of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and the signing of President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order have kept cyber supply chain risks top of mind for policymakers and federal agencies. Here’s an update on what agencies can do to defend against these threats and how the General Services Administration is helping agencies mitigate cyber supply chain risks.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Imagine listening to your emails pile in your inbox while you are working on a major project before attending an important meeting that starts in 10 minutes. Just then, your supervisor walks over and asks if you could complete an additional assignment before the end of the day. You accept the task because you want to prove that you’re up for the challenge, but deep down you know that you’re overwhelmed.

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Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In the leadup to Mastermind LIVE 2022, Art of Procurement and Globality partnered to run a series of LinkedIn polls. The post 43 Percent Say Procurement is Seen as a Necessary Evil appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Over the past two decades, a growing number of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries began adopting fiscal rules to limit overspending influenced by election cycles, public pressure, and other political economy factors, helping the region strengthen its fiscal solvency and sustainability. However, in recent years the region has suffered several external shocks that have put such rules to the test.

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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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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

To see the impact of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, all you need to do is look at the numbers — and the letters. FITARA’s semiannual assessment ranks agencies on how well they meet the requirements outlined in the law, including data center optimization, enhancing CIO authority, cybersecurity and more. When 24 agencies were first assessed on the FITARA report card in 2015, only seven received a grade of C or higher.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Insights from Heidi Norman, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, city of Pittsburgh. In late 2019, Pittsburgh, seeking to distinguish itself from other cities, applied for certification from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities Certification Program, which honors localities that effectively use data to increase economic mobility within their borders, protect public health, improve residents’ satisfaction and respond to crises, among oth

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ivalua

OCTOBER 20, 2022

59% of UK businesses say suppliers have ended relationships with them due to repeated late payments, while 67% fear late payments could trigger a global cashflow crisis. London, UK, 20th October, 2022. Research from Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, has revealed that more than a third of UK businesses (36%) have extended payment terms for suppliers in the last 12 months, due to the impact of COVID-19 (62%), Brexit (39%), and rising energy costs (38%).

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nearly two years after the SolarWinds cyberattack forced the government to bolster IT supply chain security, federal agencies continue sorting out how to implement and enhance those protections. The December 2020 attack, attributed to Russian foreign intelligence, compromised nine agencies with malicious software embedded in via legitimate updates.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The need for cybersecurity is here to stay and will only continue to evolve in scope and necessity as the digital age advances. To meet that challenge, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in July 2022 the formation of the Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC) to “serve as the nerve center for joint local, state and federal cyber efforts, including data collection, response efforts and information sharing.”.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Starting next month, the District of Columbia’s “pay-to-play” law will take effect. Under the new law , the District government is prohibited from contracting with “covered contractors” which have contributed to “prohibited recipients” during the “prohibited period.” A covered contractor is “any business entity, or a principal of a business entity, seeking or holding a contract or multiple contracts with the District government,”

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PwC: Government & Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2022

On October 12, 2022, the decree of Ministry of Economy and Finance, adopted together with Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility and concerning “Provisions on the possible exclusion of the economic operator from participation in a procurement tender for serious tax violations that have not been definitively sanctioned” (“Decree”), has been published on the Italian Official Journal no. 239.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Technology leaders at Argonne National Laboratory have been looking for a more efficient and effective way to make the wheels turn smoothly and meet user requests both complex and simple. “About four years ago, we looked at how we were delivering all operational services to the lab,” says Stu Hannay, CIO and senior director of the lab’s Business Information Services Directorate.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are a lot of myths regarding employee demotivation – that a demotivated employee lacks ability, that teams do not desire to improve, and that “good” employees do not become demotivated. The truth is a lot simpler. To understand, we need to think about the difference between being demotivated and unmotivated. Managers often use the two words interchangeably, but they are very different terms, said Lisa Jammer, Director of People and Culture in the Texas Department of Information Resources,

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Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2022

“Who are the suppliers that you can build formative relationships at the very beginning of their journey? How can you. The post [Pod] Key Takeaways from ProcureCon EU w/ Helen Mackenzie and Philip Ideson appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Redwood, CA, 17 October, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been selected by Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to further improve the efficiency of its procurement processes and uphold and strengthen supply chain risk management thanks to Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract (S2C) solution. SSAB is a global steel company with a leading market position in high-strength steel and related services.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As more federal agencies allow and encourage the use of BYOD mobile devices, the number of endpoints that must be monitored for security breaches increases. On a fundamental level, mobile endpoint security helps agencies protect users’ devices and data, as well as prevent unauthorized users from accessing sensitive corporate or personal information.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A free and open platform that many agencies already use for search and logging can also serve as the foundation for a data-driven approach to observability and cybersecurity, especially when deployed in the cloud. Grounded in a robust search engine capability, Elastic is deployed across much of the federal space, from civilian agencies to high-security defense and intel offices.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2022

By Hayden Smith. With the new fiscal year upon us, you might be looking at some big goals for the year ahead. Fresh budgets make the best time to give your purchases a security refresh. Use your funds to make an impact that returns results all year long. What’s the spending strategy here? Simply this: A culture that values innovation seeks solutions for smarter ways to work, and along with that are tools that can accelerate collaboration, communication and transparency.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Over the past two years, federal, state and local government leaders have had to be more agile than ever, adapting to the ever-changing demands that a global pandemic brings, while seamlessly providing the services that constituents have come to expect. Now, agencies want to remain ahead of the curve, continuing to innovate and keeping up with the latest trends in technology to meet their mission effectively.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The post Ivalua named as a 2022 Technology Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ SPARK Matrix for Source-to-Pay (S2P) suites, 2022 appeared first on Ivalua.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This year’s themes at Imagine Nation ELC 2022, sponsored by the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council, take a step away from pandemic-related concerns and look forward to a flexible and adaptable future. “There are pandemic lessons learned about issues around resiliency and response and recovery,” says ACT-IAC CIO David Wennergren.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The business case for data-driven transparency is not hard to make. In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. In the latest Procurement Leaders Report and Survey , we ask top-performing CPO’s how they’re prioritizing data-enabled supply chain visibility–and the changes that need to be made.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 18, 2022

According to Merriam-Webster, “workforce” encompasses two connected ideas: Workers who are engaged in a specific activity or enterprise, and workers who could potentially be assigned to a purpose. For government managers, that means the workforce is not only those who work in their agencies now, but also people they will recruit in the future. The future workforce is increasingly diverse, as is the population it will serve, and as the largest employer in the country, the government serves as a r

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The need for cybersecurity has been around since the 1970s, a result of the 1969 release of the Defense Department’s (DoD) Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, and has grown in importance and urgency along with technological advancements. Today, cybersecurity consistently ranks as a top concern for all levels of government and is considered a perennial challenge.

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