AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Education institutions, though, face slightly different decision-making contexts when evaluating which cloud provider to use to host these applications. The value of data and innovation Three of Educause’s 2023 Top 10 IT issues (“ #4: Smooth Sailing for the Student Experience” , ” #7. Moving from Data Insight to Data Action “, and ” #10.

Evaluation 78

Evaluation Education Data Import 78

FedScoop

JUNE 28, 2024

The Chief Data Officers Council was created in compliance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 to promote data-sharing across the federal landscape and assist agencies with the implementation of transparent data practices called for in the OPEN Government Data Act.

IT 89

IT Data Transparency Inventory 89

Great Government Through Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

Key to successful organizations Government acquisition professionals are out there every day doing the hard work of evaluating requirements to determine what’s possible, what’s working, and what could be improved. Each group is instrumental to the success of our mission. Thank you for your unwavering dedication.

IT 64

IT Supply Chain Transparency Procurement 64

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

Throughout my career as a procurement practitioner, I have never seen bids submitted that are perfectly responsive to the evaluation criteria or requirements specified in the solicitation documents. Thus, deviations from the evaluation requirement could either be material/major or immaterial/minor.

Public Procurement 95

Public Procurement Procurement Bidder Bidding 95

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Technical Evaluation Another popular strategy is to incorporate “green procurement” considerations into the technical evaluation for award in a procurement – for example, to give a “greener” product (one that caused less greenhouse gas emissions) more “points” in the evaluation.

Procurement 147

Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

To fully harness the cloud’s potential, organizations should shift their mindset and adopt procurement processes that let them successfully evaluate options and choose the best solution. However, outdated evaluation criteria tailored to on-premises infrastructure still commonly shape procurement processes. What actions should we take?

Procurement 80

Procurement IT Price Sustainability 80

American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Understanding the nature of today’s job market and the importance of effectively recruiting and retaining its employees, the HR department at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took important steps to transform the way it evaluates employees’ and managers’ performance. At the same time, the number of applications per job decreased by 39%.

Management 94

Management Evaluation Efficiency Collaboration 94

FedScoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Looking ahead, we will continue to uphold our values of equity, privacy and transparency by incorporating best-in-class technology and learning from our academic and user research.” Login.gov, the single sign-on platform provided by the General Services Administration, will begin offering a new identity verification option to its partners.

Transparency 112

Transparency Evaluation Import IT 112

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

We value collaboration, and we strive to ensure a transparent process for our industry partners. So, it’s receiving a flood of attention which creates a flood of questions, yet we are not getting, for whatever reason, transparency back to know where this is going. But in this case, NASA says ‘stop contacting us.’

Evaluation 103

Evaluation Bidding E-procurement Consulting 103

Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Following a January 29, 2024 White House announcement and Fact Sheet , on January 30, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( Proposed Rule ) on salary-history bans and pay transparency for applicants and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors.

Transparency 52

Transparency Bidding Price Government Contracts 52

FedScoop

APRIL 18, 2024

The guardrails are human oversight and decision-making; clear and comprehensive policies; robust testing and evaluation; transparency and disclosure; and education and upskilling. Interestingly, AI was used in the drafting of the committee’s report, modeling the transparency guardrail the committee outlined.

Transparency 96

Transparency Education Participation Evaluation 96

AWS Public Sector

MAY 31, 2024

This modular cloud architecture infrastructure enables the evaluation of vector stores, generative AI models, and more, using different evaluation metrics to optimize the architecture based on domain-specific requirements such as performance, cost, and accuracy. Architecture diagram of loading data into the vector store.

Evaluation 128

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integrity 128

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 16, 2024

Whistleblower advocates have long pointed out the whistleblowers in the U.K. are flocking to U.S. whistleblower programs which, unlike their counterparts in the U.K., offer monetary awards. not implement whistleblower awards. appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

Internal Analysis 106

Internal Analysis Data Transparency Evaluation 106

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. Transparency on legal and regulatory frameworks To make e-GP systems work effectively, it’s essential to have supportive legislative arrangements in place.

E-procurement 82

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Transparency 82

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

This targeted approach offers clearer accountability, enhanced transparency, simplified risk assessment, and focused testing procedures. Evaluate models thoroughly on safety characteristics such as prompt stereotyping (encoded biases for gender, socioeconomic status, etc), factual knowledge, and toxicity.

Government 75

Government Government Ethics Transparency 75

SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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. And, as we have seen many times before , there is no way around this rule. United States , No. 23-443 (Fed. May 23, 2023). The relevant solicitation incorporated FAR 52.204-7 by reference.

Evaluation 54

Evaluation Bidding Negotiation Government Contracts 54

FedScoop

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Procurement is also a challenge for the FBI, staffers said, because most commercially available AI products do not have adequate transparency of their software components. The funding issues the FBI faces manifest themselves in two primary areas: procurement, and data architecture and IT infrastructure.

Utilities 97

Utilities Strategic Planning Budget Inventory 97

The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Qualification and Evaluation Criteria : They outline the minimum qualifications needed and the criteria for bid evaluation and recommendation. It guides bidders on how to prepare and submit their bids and outlines the criteria for evaluation. Works : Documents used for procuring construction or infrastructure projects.

Public Procurement 91

Public Procurement Bidding Procurement Bidder 91

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Second, the realignment provides an opportunity to increase transparency for customer agencies and industry partners seeking to do business with FAS. The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. There are several areas where FAS can build on the realignment to make it “Dead Easy.”

Negotiation 86

Negotiation Price Transparency Data 86

Federal News Network

AUGUST 9, 2024

Over the next four years, GSA fine-tuned the applicability/scope of TDR, established evaluation criteria, and monitored TDR performance. In 2021, after reviewing the Fiscal Year 2020 evaluation results, GSA decided that the “TDR Pilot” was eligible for expansion.

Price 77

Price Transparency Supply Chain Data 77

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 15, 2024

Carefully evaluate any original sources; the integrity, completeness, and currency of the data; how usable it is in its current form; and how to safeguard that data throughout its use. Or you may want to draw on information held in publicly-available repositories or procured from a third party. Consider: Where does the desired data exist now?

Data 134

Data Import Efficiency Balance 134

ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

Transparency, or ability to scale data, across an organization. This in turn enables procurement teams to better evaluate a situation, make decisions and act. The evaluation of direct material suppliers is often nuanced and complex depending on the final product, regulatory concerns, and other requirements.

Supply Chain 69

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Procurement Team 69

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Reading the Evropaïki Dynamiki (ESP-ISEP) Judgment, one cannot but wonder if EU public procurement rules do not still impose an excessive degree of transparency in the debriefing of disappointed bidders. 1) (‘the Financial Regulation’).

Collusion 40

Collusion Public Procurement Transparency Tender 40

FedScoop

JUNE 5, 2024

Officials also noted that important criteria for the agency’s own use of the technology are transparency and consistency. We need some transparency and accountability for knowing when we’re invoking an AI capability and when we’re not,” Noyes said. That means that when we deploy and build something, it has to be sustainable.”

Ethics 98

Ethics Transparency Innovation Inventory 98

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The procurement agency has now established a dedicated helpdesk and increased the diversity of its planning and evaluation committees in the process and the hope is that the percentages of women-owned businesses participating will rise further as trust and training increases.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

FedScoop

APRIL 5, 2024

That prototype is still being evaluated for effectiveness and for whether it’s something that can be scaled, but it’s something CDC is looking into, Sim said. In total, CDC has 15 pilots using the agency’s generative AI capabilities, primarily through the Azure Open AI service, a spokesperson said.

Efficiency 118

Efficiency Data Innovation Media 118

The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 19, 2024

Integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) into public procurement processes holds significant promise for enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency, potentially reducing corruption. AI’s Role in Public Procurement AI enhances procurement by improving decision-making and streamlining processes.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Market Analysis 52

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” However, it is crucial for agencies to carefully evaluate the available contracts to ensure they meet specific needs and to be mindful of potential limitations, such as limited vendor options.”

Purchasing 110

Purchasing Total Cost of Ownership Government Government 110

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It will put in place commonsense safeguards for the highest-risk applications of AI — like in our critical infrastructure — and improve transparency for policymakers and consumers.” “This bipartisan legislation is one important step of many necessary towards addressing potential harms.

Transportation 95

Transportation Transportation Innovation Risk Management 95

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Create speed and transparency. Making processes transparent enables everyone along the supply chain to react quickly.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

They create an enabling culture for innovation and promote transparency and trust in digitized services. Ukraine’s open government procurement site Prozorro (which means transparency in Ukrainian) is an example of a successful PPP investment in DPI. Simpler access drives service use and increases customer demand and adoption.

Government 78

Government Government Transparency Public Private Partnership 78

FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

A best practice for economic analysis is a transparent methodology, including analytical choices and assumptions,” the GAO wrote, adding that start-up tech costs for “a novel system” of this kind “could be substantial.” Taken together, these steps should help support data-driven evaluation by IRS leadership and members of Congress.”

Accountability 94

Accountability Price Electronics Data 94

VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. How has the evaluation criteria changed? How will the increased transparency impact suppliers?

Supplier 52

Supplier Procurement Tender Award Criteria 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Many procurement teams lack the technical expertise to draft precise specifications or rigorously evaluate proposals. The Role of AI in Procurement AI offers powerful tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency in procurement processes. It is not just a participant in the digital revolution—it is its foundation.

Procurement 59

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 1, 2024

It also serves to standardize evaluation of specific task performances such as retrieval or text generation. Model evaluation – In order to achieve rapid iteration and experimentation, repeatable model evaluation is a key step. An FM can adapt the model to a specific task or subdomain without retraining.

Evaluation 84

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integrity 84

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. Rwanda has useful experiences to share with the rest of the region.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There seemed to be some recognition of the need for more State intervention through regulation, for more regulatory control of standard-setting, and for more attention to be paid to testing and evaluation in the procurement context. Public procurement is an opportunity to put into practice how we will evaluate and use technology.’

Procurement 80

Procurement Evaluation Participation Collaboration 80