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Competing global supply chain approaches

Federal News Network

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

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Competing Global Supply Chain Approaches  

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The BAA, however, is a price evaluation preference, which means if the price of a Chinese product is low enough, the federal government will buy that product. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

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Interim Rule Effective in December Establishes Requirements for Contractors to Remove Identified Products and Services from the U.S. Government Supply Chain

Government Contracts & Investigations

According to the Final Rule, FASC will evaluate sources and/or covered articles that may present supply chain risk, conduct reasonable diligence into the covered articles and/or sources identified, and will issue a recommendation for next steps. In August 2021, the FASC issued a Final Rule adding a new 41 C.F.R. Waivers may be available.

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Thoughts on the AI Safety Summit from a public sector procurement & use of AI perspective

How to Crack a Nut

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.’

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“(Don’t) Let the Chips Fall Where They May”:  FAR Council Previews Proposed Rule Implementing the Covered Semiconductor Prohibition  

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Both prohibitions will apply to all procurements, including commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items, and purchases below the micro-purchase threshold: Section 5949(a)(1)(A) ( Part A ) prohibits agencies from acquiring electronic products or services that include covered semiconductor products or services.

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Leveraging AI to Transform Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Machine learning techniques can strengthen macro-fiscal policy design by providing data-driven insights, accurate forecasting of economic indicators, evaluating impacts of proposed measures, identifying structural vulnerabilities, and enabling timely policy responses through continuous monitoring of real-time data.

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Friday Flash 04/26/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

While the threshold for reporting under CISA’s rule is higher than, for example, under the Department of Defense’s (“DoD’s”) cyber incident reporting rule (which requires reporting of incidents involving activities that “may have” occurred), this is a welcome acknowledgement of the practicalities of cyber incident detection and response.