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OPM will use AI to modernize legacy IT system over a two-year period

FedScoop

We still need human developers, testers and quality control reviews to evaluate and approve the rewritten code, the spokesperson continued. We saw enough to convince us that the use of AI could significantly reduce the time to rewrite the code and decided to take that path.

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What is Cooperative Purchasing & How Does it Benefit Public Sector Procurement?

American City & Country

Cooperative purchasing , by combining the needs of many agencies, not only lowers costs but also improves access to quality products and services, simplifies procurement processes, and ensures compliance with regulations. This reduces the need for bid preparation and evaluation. Your Peers are Using Cooperatives!

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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

  Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) and Quality-Based Selection (QBS)   Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) and Quality-Based Selection (QBS) are competitive procurement methods used for acquiring consultancy services.

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Understanding Minor Deviations in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

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.

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Public Safety Starts with Smart Procurement

American City & Country

The Growing Need for Enhanced Event Safety With the increasing frequency of large-scale events, procurement teams are tasked with finding reliable, high-quality solutions for crowd control and event safety. With OMNIA Partners, procurement teams have access to a portfolio of suppliers who provide quality, compliance, and reliability.

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When Cloud Just Isn’t Feasible

FedTech Magazine

Agencies re-evaluating their relationships with the cloud must remember that what they’re really looking for is the most cost-effective way to deliver a quality end-user experience to citizens and warfighters. A hybrid cloud model can guarantee that federal employees have access to data in the office, at home and on their phones.

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NASA and OPM take steps to modernize astronaut applications

FedScoop

While the astronaut process itself did not change, NASA became aware of OPM’s systems that support automation alongside continuous evaluations and improvements through the partnership between agencies, J. Patrick Sharpe, USA Hire program manager at OPM, said in an email to FedScoop.

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