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Episode 1: Dealing with IRS Penalties

Coleman Jackson, P.C.

Legal Thought’s – Episode 1 of Dealing with IRS Penalties Coleman Jackson, P.C. | Transcript of Legal Thoughts Published July 17, 2023 Attorney introduction: Welcome to Legal Thoughts! My name is Coleman Jackson and I am an attorney at Coleman Jackson, P.C., a taxation, litigation, and immigration law firm based in Dallas, Texas. In addition […] The post Episode 1: Dealing with IRS Penalties appeared first on Tax, Litigation, Immigration Law Blog.

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Improving CX Through Simplicity and Security

GovLoop

Agencies seeking to improve customer experience face multiple hurdles — some that start long before direct interaction with constituents. “Legacy technology debt, and almost as importantly, legacy IT approaches, are core challenges,” said Matt Barry, Chief Operating Officer, HP Federal. Aggravating that is the scarcity of IT talent, which hits government particularly hard.

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3 Ways to Apply Automation for a Faster, More Efficient DevOps Practice

FedTech Magazine

Agencies need tools in place to support faster, automated software deployments if they want to keep pace with evolving technology and government requirements. DevOps was barely on the government’s radar 20 years ago, with a typical agency’s development teams working in silos, handling single applications at a time. This was highly inefficient, as all processes — including monitoring, testing and development — had to be done manually.

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NAO - framework agreements don't achieve competition!

Naomi Clews Consultancy

Public Procurement Report The latest National Audit Office (NAO) report provides detailed recommendations for UK Government departments’ to maximise the benefits of effective competition when they run public procurement processes. ​The UK Government procured 72% of its large contracts through framework agreements in 2021-22 compared to 43% in 2018-19.

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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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What we’re getting wrong about accountability and citizen empowerment

Open Contracting Partnership

Designing actionable citizen feedback systems: Lessons from Paraguay’s reAcción Lea una versión en español en la revista Quantico de reAcción. This blog is based on a speech delivered by Open Contracting Champion, David Riveros García, at the World Bank’s inaugural GovTech Global Forum focused on “Governance in the Digital Era” this May.

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Bringing in Constituent Perspectives

GovLoop

A core principle of good customer experience (CX) is knowing your audience and what you want from it. Are you interested in how people experienced a government service, for instance, or do you want more general input on public perceptions of an agency? Effective CX also recognizes that “constituents” are not always people — they can be businesses, nonprofits and other entities an agency’s mission affects — and that English isn’t always their primary language.

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Price Reasonability in the New Public Procurement Law

BLP

Through the official letter MH-DCoP-OF-0458-2023 of the Public Procurement Directorate of the Ministry of Finance, an interpretation has been made of Article 44 of the Regulations to the new Public Procurement Law regarding the obligation of the Administration to conduc t market research. There are two different stages in which a market study must determine the price: 1) before the issuance of the initial bidding decision and 2) during the analysis of the reasonability of the price.

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[Pod] Procurement 6 – July 21st, 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 – July 21st, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Complete This Sentence: ‘I Am in Public Service Because…’

GovLoop

Many government employees seem to be wired differently. They aren’t looking for big bucks. They’re not interested in attention or power. They’re not necessarily all that political. They just want to make a difference. Over the last 30 years I’ve talked with many govies who knew they could command more money and gain more upward mobility in the private sector but had no interest in making the switch.

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Why Securing the Cloud Will Take Time for the Pentagon

FedTech Magazine

Before the Department of Defense can shift from perimeter network defenses to cloud security, it must first verify that its zero-trust security systems work in the cloud. National Security Agency red teamers began attacking the systems within the clouds of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract winners — Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and Oracle — in search of weaknesses starting in the spring.

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Modernizing Government Procurement: Overcoming Inefficiency and Embracing Technological Advancements

Extract Systems

Government procurement is a complex and critical process that involves high stakes, time sensitivity, and significant importance. However, relying on outdated and inefficient systems like emails, spreadsheets, and shared drives can hinder efficiency and impede progress. To address these challenges, it is essential to modernize procurement technology.

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New CONESUP Regulation

BLP

On July 6, a new regulation regarding the functions and powers of CONESUP entered into force in response to an urgent necessity and in agreement with the current changes and needs faced by Higher Education in our country. Among the relevant provisions, we can mention, for example: The exemption in compliance with the procedures to modify study plans and careers now applies to those cases in which changes to the study plan result from an accreditation process approved by SINAES.

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Habit #5: Measure Productivity Productively

GovLoop

What is Measuring Productivity? Productivity measurement tells you how well you’re doing. But it’s challenging to gauge in the public sector, where the goals are complex and quantitative measures cannot always reflect the values of an agency’s mission and public service. So, effective measurement in government has a qualitative component. And that requires creative thinking about what outcomes are important and how to calculate them.

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Government’s Worst Nightmare Isn’t Another Edward Snowden — It’s Accidental Leaks

FedTech Magazine

After the recent disclosure that a young airman leaked classified documents online, the federal government is once again dealing with the reality that bad actors inside and outside agencies are intent on sharing national secrets. That fact alone is enough to keep security leaders up at night. Couple it with a less hostile but equally destructive ongoing threat, and you have a full-blown nightmare scenario.

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June 2023 Bid Protest Roundup: Errors, Experience, Corrective Action

Government Contract Insights

This month’s bid protest roundup focuses on two decisions from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“Court”) and one decision from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”). These decisions involve (1) the Court’s determination that, based on the facts, inconsistencies in an offeror’s proposed labor hours were clerical errors that should be resolved through clarifications, (2) the importance of reading a solicitation as a whole and not raising arguments previously conceded in a GAO protest,

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[Pod] Bridging the Confidence Gap to Achieve the Best Business Outcomes w/ Baber Farooq

Art of Procurement

“To increase confidence within the C-suite, procurement must show it can work within the business to address internal risks and. The post [Pod] Bridging the Confidence Gap to Achieve the Best Business Outcomes w/ Baber Farooq appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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First Aid for Projects

GovLoop

Do you have a first aid kit in your office? I am sure you have probably participated in first aid training in your life. For example, when I was in the Boy Scouts, I trained other Scouts in first aid. Thankfully, I’ve had to treat only the occasional bruise or slight cut. The first aid I learned as a teenager have also helped me with project management.

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023

Edo State Public Procurement Agency

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Let’s Go Shopping for a Cloud Solution

GovLoop

Cloud can be the foundation to simplify and accelerate digital transformation for an agency. In a recent AWS Marketplace/GovLoop survey, 48% of respondents said they expect cloud software investments for their organization to increase in the next two years. As more and more agencies plan on boosting their spending to move more of their data to cloud, they’re discovering that navigating the tech buying process can be overwhelming.

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Is There Life After Twitter?

GovLoop

Many government agencies have come to rely on Twitter to get information out — especially time-dependent notices, from snow days and street closings to flood warnings and Amber alerts. But recent changes in Twitter policies, as well as the platform’s technical stability, have left some agencies looking for alternatives, such as Mastodon and Bluesky , and leaning more heavily on old standbys like Facebook and Instagram.

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A Deliberate Path to Success through Comprehensive Talent Procurement

Art of Procurement

Decisions about how a company manages their external talent management program should not be taken lightly. There are many factors. The post A Deliberate Path to Success through Comprehensive Talent Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Tracking Procurement from Industry 1.0 – 5.0

Art of Procurement

While researching a recent episode of Dial P, I came across material on the difference between Industry 4.0 and 5.0. The post Tracking Procurement from Industry 1.0 – 5.0 appeared first on Art of Procurement.