Federal News Network

AUGUST 27, 2024

Transportation Command officials said Tuesday. The positive feedback received from both customers and our transportation offices shows that we are headed in the right direction,” Andy Dawson, the director of TRANSCOM’s Defense Personal Property Management Office said in a statement. The expansion of work under the up-to-$17.9

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

and other members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, aims to provide clear distinctions on AI-generated content and other identification for AI systems, including those deemed “high impact” and “critical impact.” The AI Research, Innovation and Accountability Act of 2023 , introduced Wednesday by Sens.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Transportation Command, awarded to KPMG LLC, finding that the agency reasonably evaluated both companies' proposals. Government Accountability Office has denied Ernst & Young LLP's protest over a $107.8 million accounting services deal in support of U.S.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 16, 2024

In alignment with Singapore’s ambitious sustainability objectives , the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is intensifying its efforts to spur the adoption of electric vehicles. This contributes to the nation’s goal of achieving 100 percent cleaner energy vehicles by 2040, and the effort leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Under the statute, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and NHTSA were required to approve and publish regulations for the whistleblower program by July 6, 2016. For years, advocates and members of Congress pressured the agency to act.

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GovSpend

JUNE 18, 2024

Whether you’re in education, software, transportation, or any other industry, these tips are designed to help you identify opportunities, generate leads, and close more deals. Below, we recap her primary takeaways, giving readers a comprehensive guide to winning more government contracts with GovSpend. Let’s dive in!

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FedInsider

JULY 23, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Power grids, water systems, transportation networks and other vital services are essential to communities but lack substantial cyber defenses. Their vulnerabilities make them tempting targets, whether for nation-states or cybercriminals.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

Transportation Command’s (TRANSCOM) new Global Household Goods (GHC) contract has long been meant to change almost everything about how the military interacts with the moving industry. But the 1965 statute also includes a carve-out for the transportation industry, which has long set its rates based on published tariffs.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JUNE 22, 2017

The employee and certain dependents also receive a free transportation pass on Kitsap Transit. This position participates in the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement Plan with the option of participating in a state administered deferred compensation plan. There is a generous general leave accrual and 11 holidays.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2024

This includes the NCS proprietary design thinking methodology with the DRIVE framework (discovery, reframing, innovation, visualization, and evaluation), as well as the Amazon Working Backwards methodology. Visit the NCS partner page on AWS and view their products in AWS Marketplace.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 31, 2024

AI and ML empower transportation agencies to extract valuable insights from their raw data collected using IoT devices like sensors and cameras, enhancing the quality of services. Download the transportation dataset to your local machine. Access to an Amazon SageMaker Canvas subscription. Access to an Amazon QuickSight subscription.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The new government website evaluation tool , which is called “gov metadata,” was created by Luke Fretwell and his son, Elias, as part of the Civic Hacking Agency, a project focused on technology for the public good. Several agencies, including the Departments of Commerce and Transportation, did not respond to requests for comment.

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Public Contracting Institute

JUNE 12, 2024

Drafting a Proposal The Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) issued a solicitation for the replacement of cart transport elevators in a hospital building in Houston, TX. In Armstrong Elevator Co., B-422123, Dec. For other helpful suggestions on government contracting, visit: Richard D.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Transportation to the conference will be provided for guests staying at the Residence Inn Marriott via shuttle in the morning and evening on Wednesday and Thursday. However, the Coalition has secured an additional room block at the Residence Inn by Marriott Fairfax Merrifield , located 1.5 miles away from the Fairview Park Marriott.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

After receiving quotations, the contracting officer added salient characteristics to the technical evaluation form to be considered during evaluations that were not stated in the solicitation. For the awardee’s first prior experience example, the TET report did not analyze or evaluate the size of the project.

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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.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Improving public information services To better serve their community, a state agency uses an LLM-powered chatbot enhanced with RAG to provide real-time, accurate information on public transportation schedules, public health advisories, and more.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Transportation to the conference will be provided for guests staying at the Residence Inn Marriott via shuttle in the morning and evening on Wednesday and Thursday. The award decisions received protests on the evaluations of small business participation, veteran employment, and relevant experience. All other protests were dismissed.

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Public Contracting Institute

AUGUST 28, 2024

Two offers were received, and Military Freefall protested the award, alleging that Agency failed to evaluate its technical proposal properly.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 22, 2024

2, 2024, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) conducted a task order competition for property management support services among OASIS 8(a) pool 1 contract holders. procurements. In SierTeK-Peerless JV LLC , B-422085, B-422085.2,

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This will require developing funding mechanisms and information systems to identify, prioritize, and evaluate countries’ climate finance efforts, which hinges on first identifying and evaluating public spending on climate change in national budgets. Classifying climate expenditures reveals how much is being spent and on what.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This section describes some measures being put in place or planned to seize ‘the opportunities presented by AI to deliver better public services including health, education, and transport’, such as: ‘ tripling the number of technical AI engineers and developers within the Cabinet Office to create a new AI Incubator for the government ’ (para 41).

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The next-generation communications standard already in development – 6G – is a revolutionary technology that will provide unprecedented speeds and low latency, making it perfect for innovative use cases such as smart homes, autonomous transportation systems, healthcare, and even with holographic media, sensing and 3D mapping applications.

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Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

How are bids evaluated? The answers to these questions will help you prioritize common sourcing tools and evaluate them as they relate to your top goals, current processes, and specialization within your specific industry. For further discussion about supplier networks, see Evaluate the Options: Choosing a Supplier Network ) 3.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The AWS IoT Core Device Gateway requires customers to encrypt all communications while in transit using Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.2 When a device connects via WebSockets, AWS IoT evaluates the attached policy to determine if the connection and subsequent actions (e.g., Regularly rotate certificates.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

AUGUST 23, 2023

The process of strategic sourcing requires continuous market analysis, goal recognition and an ongoing re-evaluation of sourcing activities. Analysis should be focused on risks and opportunities while factoring in all costs, from raw materials to transportation of goods. It is, therefore, a long-term process.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As we have seen during the pandemic, the transportation of supplies from a vendor’s overseas site to your own facility is also fraught with risks. Implementing such a system requires considerable advance planning and strategic thought. Ivalua Supplier Management Datasheet.

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ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

It would be simple if buyers were only looking for the lowest-cost supplier, but they have to consider other factors as well such as price, transport, lifecycle of the product, and environmental and social components. Supplier Performance Evaluation.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

The agency is also exploring various emerging PFAS-destruction technologies, and provided a “technology evaluation framework,” while at the same time calling on “technology developers to generate and publicly release data that can be used to complete the framework.”

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He has led and executed a wide variety of computer security reviews to evaluate the adequacy of information systems general and application controls. Close Assistant Director, Center for Enhanced CS, U.S.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Desai joined FERC in 2007, prior to which he worked for KPMG in their Advisory Services practice supporting numerous commercial clients with IT general and automated controls evaluation. Matt Gilkeson is the Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

This will impact manufacturers and retailers who rely on these products and labor, the logistics haulers expecting to transport the material, and ultimately the end consumers. . This mapping should include evaluating those key tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers as well as key logistics hubs that could be impacted. .

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Transparent criteria for evaluating social value proposals allow for fair competition among suppliers while keeping them liable for their commitments. Local Frameworks Cities and regions may have tailored strategies that address unique challenges, such as affordable housing or improving public transportation.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A kit may be treated and evaluated as a single and distinct manufactured product. In addition, the rule adopts a FAR-like cost of components test, used to determine whether the cost of components of a manufactured product is greater than 55% of the total cost of components.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

First, they need to help drive large-scale and unprecedented changes in the energy, construction, industry, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors. The lack of data on climate-related public spending significantly limits the ability to evaluate it and prevents an accurate understanding of the associated fiscal risks.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Oftentimes, public authorities buy services such as energy, transport, social protection, waste management, and health or educational services from private entities. then the organisation will evaluate the bids and award the contracts to the given businesses. The process of winning the contract is known as tendering.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In these instances, tradeoffs have been made, such as impeding carbon emissions reduction progress through the use of less sustainable products or carbon intensive transportation options. Supplier risk management too often focuses on evaluating the risk level of each supplier and selecting lower risk ones when possible.

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