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Bill Foster, a particle physicist-turned-congressman, on why he’s worried about artificial general intelligence

FedScoop

FS: How worried are you that companies might try to influence what legislation is crafted to sort of benefit their own finances? BF: I served on the Financial Services Committee for all my time in Congress, so I’m very familiar with industry trying to influence policy. It would shock me if that didn’t happen.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. platform mentioned in the case study above.

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Examining the Delegation of the Power to Determine Arbitrability: Insights from Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

Kluwer Arbitration

Notably, Fujitsu partially breaks with precedent in other jurisdictions on how carve-out provisions influence the delegation of arbitrability. Fujitsu Electronics was later acquired by Kaga Electronics Co., Details of the Fujitsu ruling and its broader implications for the arbitration landscape follow below.

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How NPOs and NGOs embrace digital transformation for sustainability with AWS

AWS Public Sector

This data includes lifestyle information, electronic health records (EHR), genetic sequencing, biomarker data, and full-body scan images. Additionally, concerns about data privacy, especially when serving vulnerable communities, can influence decision-making.

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What is a Prime Contractor?

Select GCR

Payment Structures The payment terms for prime contractors and subcontractors can differ greatly, influenced by various factors such as their role in the project, area of expertise, and prevailing industry standards. This system helps federal agencies track subcontracting data and ensure compliance with subcontracting plans.

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How Government Can Become a Talent Magnet

GovLoop

The workforce that’s now coming up – Gen Z and post-Millennials – they’re very savvy when it comes to electronics,” she said. For instance, GSA does a lot of targeting recruiting and posts openings to social media outlets such as LinkedIn. They’re not going to go trotting through a job fair with endless tables like we did back in the ’90s.”.

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When the door from government-to-industry leads to a brick wall

Federal News Network

And I think the level of expertise in electronic warfare countermeasures, particularly that this guy had, are really unique. Not a source selection person necessarily, but an influencer, an adviser deep in there. So, Raytheon wanted to hire him on. He didn’t tell them that he had involvement with this program.