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Tab for access: How New York City is increasing participation and access to government contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

Because of the amount of dollars that we spend, and individuals that we touch with the services that we provide, people in procurement actually have the opportunity to be engines of innovation. Public procurement can be an economic engine for any municipality. We can lead in technology and approaches to programs.

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Federal Contracting Events You Can’t Afford to Miss in 2025

USFCR

Build Relationships, Win More Contracts Winning federal contracts requires more than meeting technical requirementsits about building relationships with government decision-makers who influence awards. Contracting officers, program managers, and prime contractors prefer to work with businesses they trust. Why attend?

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Using ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Engine on Amazon EMR to predict rideshare demand

AWS Public Sector

In this post, we explore the challenges of big data analytics and showcase how ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Engine , a spatial analytics library for the Apache Spark environment, can be used on Amazon EMR to effectively address these problems. GeoAnalytics Engine on Amazon EMR can make the analysis feasible and aid in spatial prediction strategies.

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Former IRS staffer who managed IT contracts pleads guilty to bribery charges

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conducted two bribery schemes over four years in his capacity as a computer engineer supervising IT subcontracts for the IRS, according to the DOJ. Satbir Thukral, 62, of Germantown, Md., The first began in October 2018, when Thukral sought cash payments from the owner of an unnamed company working on a subcontract that he oversaw.

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Fear and loathing in Defense IT: Time to enforce FAR conflict of interest rules and revolving door abuses

Federal News Network

Unfortunately, few defense IT programs deliver on time nor on budget in spite of over half of the budget going to consultants and system engineering and technical analysis (SETA) contractors. that prohibits SETA contractors from using their insights and influence to gain an unfair advantage or worse, commit fraud.

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Barbarians at the Gate: Zero Trust, Active Directory & What You Need to Know

FedInsider

Close Vice President of Cyber, SAIC Chris Roberts × Chris Roberts Director, Federal Sales Engineering Chris Roberts is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience in the industry, having held various engineering and sales roles at market-leading companies such as Microsoft, Dell, and Quest Software.

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Federal Contract Awards Hit $773.68B in FY24, Small Businesses See $4B Increase

GovSpend

Notably, the top NAICS code, 541330 (Engineering Services), is widely used in both the construction/environmental and information technology sectors. Looking ahead, evolving administrative priorities are expected to influence future spending patterns. billion in FY24, primarily through contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs.