GovCon & Trade

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The July 19 Ultima ruling threw the 8(a) program into tumult after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee found the program’s rebuttable presumption mechanism, used to find social disadvantage, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Following the ruling, in an attempt to resolve confusion, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued interim guidance providing that those participants “whose program eligibility is based upon one or more indivi

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Founded in 1894 by Milton Hershey, The Hershey Company has seen their share of ups and downs. Not only have. The post Getting a Kiss From a World Class Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 13 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS GovTech Accelerator. Launched in June at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C., the Accelerator supports government technology (GovTech) startups as they develop innovative solutions enabling justice and public safety agencies to

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The government’s new Trustworthy and Responsible AI Resource Center is expanding IT leaders’ understanding of artificial intelligence and its risks, says Reva Schwartz, research scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Techniques for mitigating AI risk remain a small segment of the entire technology market, which is why the AIRC houses NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework and supporting documents authored by the agency and others — as long as they’re in scope.

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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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Redstone Government Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As the Government approaches yet another potential shutdown, we wanted to bring our reader’s attention to the information we have previously provided on this topic and some just-in-case planning suggestions. While unfortunate, the shutdown battles have become a perennial occurrence for most of the last two decades. We began writing on the topic prior to 2010, and our blog archives go back to 2012.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Happy Friday, Readers. We hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend. Talk around the proverbial water cooler, this week, has been about the possible government shut down. On midnight, September 30th, fiscal year 23 will come to an end. Apparently, if certain things aren’t passed by Congress and signed by the President, the new fiscal year will start with a shutdown, and that has a lot of government contractors nervous.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Defense Department’s sprawling IT architecture includes at least 15,000 networks used by millions worldwide. Creating a zero-trust network for a system that complex is no small feat. As director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner oversees a team of more than 20,000 that enables the White House, the DOD, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and others to communicate securely.

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Redstone Government Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Any company receiving a government contract for the first time will have lots of questions and changes to their operations as a result of that contract. The question is, will the accounting structure and approach to the company’s accounting practices have to change? If you are awarded a fixed priced contract or a commercial FAR part 12 contract with the Federal Government with payment on delivery, you should not need to make any changes to your accounting practices based on US Generally Accepted

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supplier diversity is not just a box to tick on a corporate social responsibility checklist; it is a dynamic strategy. The post Supplier Diversity: How to Achieve Impact at Scale appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Public sector organizations often utilize third-party Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to manage various business functions, such as marketing and communications, payment processing, workflow automation, donor management, and more. This common SaaS landscape can lead to data silos where data becomes isolated in disparate systems and difficult to centralize for business insights.

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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The end of the federal fiscal year will be marked by a flurry of contract and task order awards as federal agencies obligate remaining fiscal year 2023 appropriated funds.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the knowledge economy, general workforce skills can become obsolete in as little as two years. This timeline is even more compressed within the cybersecurity space as technology advances and threats evolve. Our nation’s security depends on the federal government keeping its employees, contractors, and vendors up to date in these areas, but the task is too large for federal agencies to take care of on their own.

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – September 22nd, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Read this post in Finnish. Read ths post in Swedish. Innovation is key in achieving sustainability goals across the public and private sector. According to McKinsey, Nordic organizations are uniquely positioned to lead organizations in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions. Two Nordic-based organizations are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to reach ambitious sustainability goals.

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Redstone Government Consulting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As the fiscal year draws to a close, government contractors are gearing up to meet their year-end reporting requirements. Navigating the maze of regulations and clauses can be daunting, but with a clear understanding, the process becomes manageable. This article aims to shed light on the major contract reporting requirements for all government contracts.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Federal government cybersecurity breaches rose by 453 percent between fiscal years 2016 and 2021, according to the Government Accountability Office. To combat and overcome these threats, federal IT administrators can use IP packet capture to examine network traffic for security threats using Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon). In network monitoring, IP packet capture enables real-time or retrospective packet analysis to establish a baseline.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It’s a tale as old as time, and I’m not talking about “Beauty and the Beast.” I’m talking about an offeror who failed to comply with the registration requirements in FAR 52.204-7. What’s FAR 52.204-7? It’s the FAR provision that requires, among other things, all offerors to be registered in the System for Award Management, or SAM as it is better known.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Colonel Lamar Davis of the Louisiana State Police (LSP), recently summed up the law enforcement landscape, saying, “When you look at crime today, it’s not just a public safety or law enforcement problem—it’s a social problem.” Colonel Davis was one of the speakers participating in a panel at the IMAGINE 2023 conference for education, state, and local leaders from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Watson & Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A conspiracy charge in a government contract fraud case is a complex and often misunderstood aspect of the legal system. When someone is accused of being involved in a conspiracy under federal law, it can have serious consequences. The term ‘conspiracy’ often conjures images of shadowy figures plotting secretly, but. Read more » The post Government Contractors :: Understanding Conspiracy Charges appeared first on Watson & Associates LLC Government Contracts Blog.

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Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Assuring your organization follows DCAA compliant time tracking procedures is key to a successful DCAA Floor Check. Our Experts compiled guidance with suggestions to assure organizations are prepared for Floor Checks. What is a Floor Check Audit? Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts.

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Spend Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Ensuring transparency in government procurement is not only a matter of ethical governance but also a catalyst for efficiency, fair competition, and economic growth. But how? What exactly does transparency do to ensure these things? Here's a quick overview of how it works, and what governments can do to make it a part of their processes.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Career and Technology Education (CTE) programs like architecture, design, and digital editing can require significant computing power and high-end graphics cards. The computers needed to run these resource-heavy applications can cost thousands of dollars each and are generally located within computer labs. While many schools across the US provide students with laptops to provide access to web-based applications, these laptops often don’t have the computing power to support these types of program

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BLP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Cesar Flores Associate Honduras +504 2269 1217 +504 9509 4622 cflores@blplegal.com Contact card Resume Profile Cesar is an Associate in BLP’s Honduras office. His specialties include Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation. Throughout his years of experience, he has led the legal advice to different government institutions in administrative contracting processes and state procurement, transparency and accountability, administrative sanctioning procedure; as well as judicial process

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023). It is the result of years of doctoral research in public procurement law and policy at the University of Nottingham, and it incorporates my practical experience as well.

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Spend Network

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has begun to reshape the very core of procurement analytics. As part of an EU project exploring data enrichment , we're learning exactly how AI is catalysing a new age of data enrichment in the procurement sector.

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Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

UZP opublikował niedawno na swojej stronie internetowej zestawy przykładowych klauzul waloryzacyjnych. Opracowały je organizacje działające w branży IT. Dokument ten ma pomóc przede wszystkim zamawiającym, którzy są zobligowani do wprowadzenia takich postanowień do umów o zamówienie publiczne. 13 lipca 2023 r. na stronie internetowej Urzędu Zamówień Publicznych opublikowano dokument „Praktyki branży IT dotyczące przygotowania klauzul waloryzacyjnych na podstawie art. 439 Pzp dla zamówień IT”.

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Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

[link] Join Larry Allen and Julie Dunne on the PCI GovCon Practical Matters Podcast as they discuss the most recent changes to the small business rules on the GSA schedule. The post PCI Practical Matters Podcast: Small Business Rule changes in GSA Schedule Contracting appeared first on Public Contracting Institute - Government Contracts Training.

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BLP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Lucila Zuñiga Associate Honduras +504 2269 1217 +504 9652 6888 lzuniga@blplegal.com Contact Resume Profile Lucila is an Associate at the BLP office in Honduras. Her practice areas are Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation, Business Law, Energy & Infrastructure, and Environment, Health & Safety. Throughout her experience, she has worked on trust agreements and Conciliation and Arbitration hearings.

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Government Contracts Navigator

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College is poised to significantly influence Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) practices and Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) programs and affirmative action requirements for government contracts. This landmark decision has far-reaching implications and is being exploited by … Continue reading "Webinar: Navigating the Impact of Students for Fair Admissions "

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Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Problematyka sztucznej inteligencji (AI) w kontekście prawa własności intelektualnej, w tym prawa autorskiego cieszy się niesłabnącym zainteresowaniem [1]. Przyczynia się do tego wprost oszałamiający postęp w tej dziedzinie, jaki obserwujemy w ostatnich latach. Jednym z zasadniczych problemów dotyczących wytworów stworzonych w całości lub w części przy udziale AI w prawie autorskim jest odpowiedź na pytanie, czy w ogóle podlegają one ochronie, tj. czy mogą stanowić utwór w rozumieniu prawa autor

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Watson & Associates

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Wire fraud is a crime that involves the use of electronic communications, such as email or text messages, fax machines and telephone line to commit illicit acts such as payment of government contract invoices, federal contract awards, or traditional crimes such as identity theft or money laundering. Avoiding charges of. Read more » The post What is Wire Fraud?

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Extract Systems

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In an era dominated by technology, it's important that government offices keep up with the times to better serve their constituents. County clerks across the U.S are taking a proactive approach by embarking on digitization projects aimed at modernizing their records management systems. In this blog post we will cover the importance of these initiatives and how automated redaction software plays a pivotal role in ensuring the security and efficiency of these projects.

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Spend Network

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Trade associations work hard to provide opportunities for their members. Government procurement insights are a new tool to empower trade associations to navigate the landscape of global trade more effectively, and provide greater opportunities for their members who work in this space.

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Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

1 lipca 2023 r. weszły w życie w Polsce nowe przepisy procedury cywilnej, które wprowadzają również zmiany dotyczące regulacji odnośnie sporów sądowych przedsiębiorców z konsumentami. Nowelizacja może być istotna dla przedsiębiorców zagranicznych prowadzących interesy w Polsce, którzy będą w Polsce pozwani przez konsumenta lub którzy postanowili w Polsce dochodzić swoich roszczeń od konsumentów.

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The Softly Spark

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A new sustainability initiative , Walmart’s Built For Better program helps customers live better as they shop for everyday low prices. Showcasing sustainable goods to eco-conscious customers makes price-conscious ones more likely to see them too. This initiative also significantly enhances the visibility of these products, boosting the likelihood of attracting customer attention.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In fiscal year 2022 alone, the Federal Government is estimated to have spent over $1 trillion in grant and assistance programs – a little less than double the Federal Government’s estimated procurement budget for the same year. This spending reflects a trend in recent years towards making more Federal dollars available for more assistance programs. The American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and even the CHIPS Act (to name a few), have created significant financial

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